I. Warm up
* Name of Sports
Unit 12 : The Asian Games
Part C : Listening
II. Before listening
Work with a partner. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

1. What are the names of these sports?

Question :
1. What are the names of these sports?
=> High jump , Swimming , Gymnastics , Long jump
2. Have you ever watched sports like these on television?

3. Which sport(s) do you like best? Why?


New words
Gymnasium / dʒim´neiziəm / ( n )
Gymnast /´dʒimnæst / ( n )
Bar /ba:/ ( n )
Land / lænd /( v )
Freestyle / ‘fri:stail / ( n )









Gymnasium /dʒim´neiziəm/ (n): Phòng thể dục dụng cụ

Gymnast /´dʒimnæst / (n) : Vận động viên thể dục

Bar / ba: / ( n ) : Thanh, xà

Land / lænd / ( v ) : Hạ, rơi

Freestyle / ‘fri:stail / ( n ) : Kiểu bơi tự do



Matching column A with column B
A B
Gymnasium a. Kiểu bơi tự do
Bar b.Vận động viên thể dục
Freestyle c. Hạ, rơi
Gymnast d. Phòng thể dục dụng cụ
Land e. Thanh, xà
III. While listening

Task 1 : Listen and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for the following sentences.

1. Yuko won the gold medal in women’s swimming. She set a new world record time of…...
A. 200 seconds C. 1 minute 58 seconds
B. 1 minute 38 seconds D. 1 minute 48 seconds

2. Lily got an average of……………points in her gymnastics event.
9.5 B. 5.9 C. 15 D. 5

3. Lee Bong-ju jumped ……………..and he won the gold medal in men’s long jump.
A. 8.5 m B. 8.9 m C. 9.8 m D. 18 m

4. The bar that Vichai had to jump over was at……………..
A. 3.2m B. 2.3 m C. 2.0 m D. 2.5 m

5. Which of the following sports events was NOT mentioned in the report?
A. swimming C. long and high jumps B. gymnastics. D. weightlifting


Task 2 : Listen again and answer the following questions.
1. What was "The Asian Games Report" programme?
=> ( It was at ) 10.15 p.m
2. How many gold medals have the Japanese athletes won in the first three days?
=> ( They have won ) 6 gold medals
3. How many times has Lee Bong-ju competed in the long jump?
=> ( He has competed in the long jump ) 2 times
4. What was the last sports event mentioned in the report?
=> High jump
5. How was Vichai after he finished his performance?
=> He was very disappointed


IV. Post listening

Talk about the names of athletes you have learned in this lesson

=> Be ready to talk about :
- His / her name
- His / her achivenients
( For example, How many medals has he/she won ? )

Example : Yuko ( In women’s 200-metre freestyle, she won the gold medal in Asian Game. She made a new world record time of 1 minutes 58 seconds )


V. Home work
- Learn new words by heart
- Prepare the next lesson: Writing
THANK FOR YOUR ATTENTION !