UNIT 12:
THE ASIAN GAMES
WARM-UP
Play a game: Guessing
Instructions:
+ Class is divided into 2 groups
+ 6 cards corresponding to 6 sports
+ Choose a card and act out the sport in each card without saying anything.
+ The rest of the group has to tell name of each kind of sports.
+ Say it correctly in English => get 2 points.
+ Say it correctly in Vietnamese => get 1 point.
+ Have no answer, the other group can answer.
+ Which group has more correct answer will be the winner.
PRE-READING
New words:
Intercultural /ˌɪntərˈkʌltʃərəl/ (adj): liên văn hóa
Solidarity /ˌsɒlɪˈdærəti/ (n): tình đoàn kết - Solidary (adj): đoàn kết
Aquatic sports /əˈkwɑːtɪk ˈspɔːrts/(n): thể thao dưới nước
Athletics /æθˈletɪks/ (n): điền kinh
Weightlifting /ˈweɪtlɪftɪŋ/ (n): môn cử tạ
Shooting /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/ (n): bắn sung
Wrestling /ˈreslɪŋ/ (n): đô vật
Squash /skwɑːʃ/ (n): bóng quần
Fencing /ˈfensɪŋ/ (n): đấu kiếm
Rugby /ˈrʌɡbi/ (n): môn bóng bầu dục
PRE-READING
4. Intercultural
5. Athletics
3. Shooting
1. Weightlifting
2. Solidarity
PRE-READING
Squash
Fencing
Rugby
Aquatic sports
Wrestling
WHILE - READING
Task 1 (in textbook, page 138)
Answers:
Facilities
Aquatic
Enthusiasm
Effort
Advancing
Appreciated
WHILE - READING
Read the text and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
The purpose of Asian Games is to develop intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia.
In 1951, the 1st Asian Games began in Manila the Philippines.
There were six sports events at the 2nd Asian Game.
In 1958, tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey were added at the 3rd Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan.
More than 10,000 participants from 44 countries took part in the 14th Asian Game.
The athletes competed in 38 different sports and won 427 silver medals.
People appreciated the Vietnamese participants when they won gold medals in bodybuilding, billiards and women’s karatedo at the Busan Games.
T
F
F
T
F
T
T
POST - READING
Play a game: Who am I?
+ 4 pictures corresponding to 4 athletes.
+ One student will guess the name of the person and the sport he/ she play
+ One right answer will get 1 candy ^^
Instructions:
Pham Van Mach - Weightlifting
Hoang Xuan Vinh - Shooting
Bui Tien Dung - Football
Nguyen Thi Anh Vien – Swimming