Unit 14: The World Cup
Lesson 1:
READING
I. Before you read:
1/Where was the 2002 World Cup held?

-In Korea and Japan
2/ Which team became the champion then?
-Brazil became the champion
3/ Which team was the runner – up?
- Germany was the runner – up
4. How often is the World Cup held?
A. Every 2 years
B. Every 3 years
C. Every 4 years
D. Every 5 years
Vocabulary:
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1. FIFA:
Fe’de’ration Internationale de Football Association (French)

Symbol of FIFA
VOCABULARY
2. Globe (n)
VOCABULARY
3. Viewer (n)
4. Witness (v) :to see
VOCABULARY
 Witness (n) = viewer
VOCABULARY
5. Host nation (n)
Japan
Korea
VOCABULARY
6. Jointly (adv)
7. Final match
VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY
8. Champion (n)
9. Trophy (n)

Ex: Brazil has won the trophy five times.
VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY
10. runner – up
VOCABULARY
1. FIFA
2. Globe (n)
3. Viewer (n)
4. Witness (v) :to see
 Witness (n) = viewer
5. Host nation (n)
7. Final match
8. Champion (n)
9. Trophy (n)
10.runner – up
VOCABULARY
6. Jointly (adv)
TASK 1
Match the words in A with their definitions in B
II. While you read:
TASK 1
TASK 2
Complete each of the following sentences with a word or a number.
Task 2
Only ------- teams competed in the first World Cup.
Today the final tournament of the World Cup has------- teams.
The team which was defeated in the first World Cup was --------.
The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over --------- billion viewers.
After FIFA’s first meeting, ------ years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.

13
32
Argentina
one
26
TASK 3
Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones
Task 3
1.The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904.
2.The World Cup is held every two years.
3.The World Cup is regarded as the world championship of the sport.
4.Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the 2002 World Cup.
5.Brazil is the country that has played five times in the World Cup.
1.The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904.
1.The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930
URUGUAY 1930
F
2.The World Cup is held every two years.
2.The World Cup is held every four years.
F
3.The World Cup is regarded as the world championship of the sport.
T
4.Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the 2002 World Cup.
BRAZIL
GERMANY
Vs
T
5.Brazil is the country that has played five times in the World Cup.
F
Brazil is the country that has won the World Cup five times.

III. AFTER YOU READ

Talk about the events mentioned in the passage, using the following figures
1904

13

1930

17

32

2002
FIFA was set up.
13
The first World Cup was held
17
32
It was the first time the World Cup was played in Asia/ hosted by 2 nations.
1904

13

1930

17

32

2002

1904 is the year when FIFA was set up.
13 is the number of the teams took part in the first tournament.
17 is the number of World Cup tournaments that the world had witnessed by 2002.
32 is the number of national football teams become the finalists.
1930 is the year when the first World Cup was held.
2002 is the year when World Cup was jointly held by Japan and South Korea.
HOMEWORK
Learn by heart new words
Rewrite the events mentioned in the passage, using the provided figures.
Prepare part Speaking
GOOD BYE!
Thank for your cooperation
THE GLOBE
TROPHY

TROPHY
Host nations of the 2002 World Cup
SAD
HAPPY
WINNER