General Knowledge Quiz
1.Which language has the most native speakers?
2.Which continent has the biggest population?
3.In which country is Mout Everest?
4.How many legs does a butterfly have?
5.Who discovered the American?

a. Belgali
b. English

c. Chinese
d.France
a.Asia
b.Africa
c.America
d.Europe
a.Tibet
b. Nepal
d.Swetzeland
c.Filand
a.3
b.4
c.5
d.6
a.Christopher Columbus
b.James Cook
c.Great Khan
d.King Henrry VIII
Thursday, December 4th 2008
Period : reading
Teacher: Pham Tuyet Thanh
From: Xuan Khanh upper secondary school
The price is right
Look at some pictures and give the names of them.
Who wants to be a millionaire?
English competition
Ring the gold bell
Olympic Games
Singing contest
Quiz: "Road to Mount Olympia"
Beauty contest
Sponsor(v,n)
Give the words from these pictures.
[`spɔnsə]:

Tài trợ,người tài trợ
Competition(n)
[,kɔmpi`ti∫n]:

Cuộc tranh tài
Judge(n)
[`dʒʌdʒ]:

Giám khảo
Announcement(n)
Announce(v)
[ə`nauns]:
[ə`naunsmənt]:
Sự thông báo
Thông báo
Recite(v)
Em có thích bầu trời đêm
Khi các vì sao nhấp nháy?
Em có thích bầu trời không gợn mây
Vào những ngày quang đãng?
[ri`sait]:
Ngâm thơ
Apologise(v)
Apologise smo for smt:
I apologised the teacher for going to class late.
When you make trouble for someone.What should you do?
[ə`pɔlədʒaiz]:
Xin lỗi
Sponsor:
Competition:
Judge:
Annouce:
Recite:
Apologise:
Annoucement:
Vocabulary:
Tài trợ
Cuộc tranh tài
Giám khảo
Thông báo
Sự thông báo
Ngâm thơ
Xin lỗi
Last Saturday the representatives of three classes of my school took part in the annual final English competition organized by our English teachers. Its aim was stimulate the spirit of learning English among students. The competition was sponsored by the Students` Parents Society. Mrs. Lien our English teacher explained the competition`s rules to the students.
".To participate the contest, You have to work in groups of three. Each group must complete five activities in all. On completion of each activity, you will have to answer the questions on the worksheets within two minutes .The judges will observe and score your performance. The maximum score for each activities is 15 points. At the end of the competition, the judge will announce the total score of each group. The group that gets the highest score will be the winner. The winner will be awarded a set of CDs for studying English and an Oxford Advanced Learner`s Dictionary. Now,let`s start our competition."
Hung, Thu and Nga were the members of Group A. They quickly read the questions and tried to find out the answers. At first, things went smoothly. They almost completed the five activities. But in Activities 5,Hung had difficulty in reciting the poem. He couldn`t remember the last sentence. the time was up, and the judge announced the results. The winner was Group B, which got 70 points; Hung` s group got 65;and Group C got 60.Thu felt a bit disappointed. Hung apologized for not being able to complete the poem. But Nga made it better by saying "For me the most important thing was our participation in the competition and the enjoyment we had from it."
Task1:Guess the meaning of the underlined words.
1.Its aim was stimulate the spirit of learning English among students.
2.Each group has to complete five activities in all.
3.All of the classes of my school took part in the annual final English Competition.
4.At first,things went smoothly.
5.Our form teacher usually stimulates the spirit of us.
6.At first, the representatives of our group were very nourvous
Matching
Spirit
In all
Annual
Smoothly
Stimulate
Representative
Without problems or difficuties
Enthusiasm and energy
Altogether or as a total
A person chosen or appointed on behalf of another person or a group
Encourage or make something more active
Happening or done once every year
Task 2:Answer the questions.
Playing"Lucky animal"
The rule:You are going to devided in to two big groups.Each group has right to choose one animal you like.You have to answer a question behind the animal.If your answer is correct,you `ll score one mark.If you choose the "lucky animal",you don`t have to answer but you still have one mark.The winner will be the group has more correct answers and will receive a special present.Ok?


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Dolphin
Bird
Butterfly
Penguin
Dog
Elephant
Who sponsored the competition?
The Students`Parents Socoety did.
Who took part in the annual final English Competition last Saturday?
The representatives of threee classes of the writer`s school did.
What was the aim of the competition?
To stimulate the spirite of learning English among students.
What did each group of students have to do during the contest?
They must complete 5 activities.On completion of each activity,they had to answer the questions in the worksheets within 2minutes.
Task 3:read the paragraph 3 again.
Hung, Thu and Nga were the members of Group A. They quickly read the questions and tried to find out the answers. At first, things went smoothly. They almost completed the five activities. But in Activities 5,Hung had difficulty in reciting the poem. He couldn`t remember the last sentence. the time was up, and the judge announced the results. The winner was Group B, which got 70 points; Hung` s group got 65;and Group C got 60.Thu felt a bit disappointed. Hung apologized for not being able to complete the poem. But Nga made it better by saying "For me the most important thing was our participation in the competition and the enjoyment we had from it."
1.In Activity 5, Hung was unable to........................................
....................................
2.Having achieved the highest score, Group B..........................
...............
3.Group C lost the game because they just got ..............
4.Nga encouraged her group by saying.........
..........................
......
Complete the sentences.
couldn`t remember the last sentence.
winner of the competition
recite the poem because he
became the
60 points
"For me the important
was our participation in the competition and the enjoyment
we had from it.
Do you like the sky at night
When the stars are shining bright?
Do you like it in the day
When the clouds are go away?
What I like is morning sun
Shining on me when I run.
And I also like the rain
Pattering on my windowpane.

Would you like to read the poem which Hung recited in the competition?
Extra exercise
1.My school holds General Knowledge .......every month.
a. competition b. competitor c. compete d. participation
2.......of each class have about 2 weeks preparing for the competition.
a. Student b. teacher c. representatives d. representative
3.Dung likes...... Xuan Quynh`s poem.
a. recite b. reciting c. to recite d. recited
4.LG company is the main.......for the Quiz "Road to Mount Olympia".
a. representative b. holder c. sponsor d. leader
Summary
A.Before reading: Some pictures and Quiz
B.While reading: 1)Vocabulary
2)The reading
3)Task 1,2,3
C).Post reading: 1)The poem
2)Extra exercise

Learn by heart all the new words.
Do Task 1,2 again.
Prepare for the Speaking lesson.