A CROSSWORD GAME
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Game rules
The class is divided into two groups, each group respectively chooses a figure and answer the question given. Within three minutes, which group that can find out the down word wins the game.
UNIT 12.
THE ASIAN GAMES
1. Listen to a piece of sports report
and do the 2 following tasks.
+ Task 1: Multiple choice.
+ Task 2: Question answering.
2. Summarize the interview.
3. Talk about a famous athlete you know.
Activity 1
WORK IN PAIRS. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. What are the names of these sports?
2. Have you ever watched sports like these on television?
3. Which sport(s) do you like best? Why?
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Activity 2
1. Land (n) /lænd/
2. Freestyle (n) /fri:stail/
3. Bar (n) /ba:/
4. Gymnasium (n) /dzimneiziəm/
5. Gymnast (n) /dzinæst/
NEW WORDS/PHRASES
Task 1.
Listen and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the following sentences.

Task 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the following statements and questions.
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
A. 9.5 B. 5.9 C. 15 D. 5
Task 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the following statements and questions.
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. 3.2 m B. 2.3 m C. 2.0 m D. 2.5 m
Task 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the following statements and questions.
5. Which of the following sports events was NOT mentioned in the report?
A. swimming
B. gymnastics
C. long and high jumps
D. weightlifting
1. What time was “The Asian Games Report” programme?
2. How many gold medals have the Japanese athletes won in the first three days?
3. How many times has Lee Bong-ju completed in the long jump?
4. What was the last sports event mentioned in the report?
5. How was Vichai after he finished his performance?

Task 2. Listen again and answer the following questions.
SUGGESTED ANSWERS
1. What time 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 completed in the long jump?
 (He has completed in the long jump) 2 times.
4. What was the last sports event mentioned in the report?
 High jump (was the last event mentioned in the report).
5. How was Vichai after he finished his performance?
 He was very disappointed.

Work in groups of four to summarize the content of the listening.
Study card
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word
The programme was on at.(1). It was "The Asian Games Report". The most important event was the women`s 200-metre.(2). The Japanese, Yuko got the gold medal. She made a new world record time of.(3). By the third day, the Japanese athletes had won .(4).gold medals. In the Gymnasium, Lily, the Chinese gymnast won the gold medal with an average of.(5).points. Lee Bong-ju, a Korean athlete, won the gold medal in the.(6).event at the distance of 8.9 m. The last event mentioned was.(7). Vichai from Thailand still failed at his third attempt. He felt very.(8).as he couldn`t do what he himself had wished.
Answer to Study card
The programme was on at (1) 10.15. It was "The Asian Games Report". The most important event was the women`s 200-metre (2) freestyle. The Japanese, Yuko got the gold medal. She made a new world record time of (3) 1 minute 58 seconds. By the third day, the Japanese athletes had won (4) 6 gold medals. In the Gymnasium, Lily, the Chinese gymnast won the gold medal with an average of (5) 9.5 points. Lee Bong-ju, a Korean athlete, won the gold medal in the (6) long jump event at the distance of 8.9 m. The last event mentioned was (7) high jump. Vichai from Thailand still failed at his third attempt. He felt very (8) disappointed as he couldn`t do what he himself had wished.
In groups of six or eight talk about one of the famous athletes you know.
Sample athletes
Real-life connection
At the moment the Vietnamese men’s football team is having a great chance to become the champion of AFF cup for the first time. As sports fans, do you think that the sports movement of our country would go up thanked to this event if this case come true? Express your ideas.
Homework
1. Learn the new words.
2. Summarize the listening text again.
3. Choose one of the three following famous Vietnamese athletes to talk about.
a. Nguyen Huu Bang
b. Nguyen Thi Huong
c. Nguyen Huu Viet
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