Welcome to our class
The World Cup
Unit 14:
Before reading
2. Which team became the champion then ?
3. Which team was the runner –up ?
1. Where was the 2002 World Cup held?
A. READING
Brazil football team
Germany football team
Vocabulary
 A governing body:
Cơ quan điều hành
 To set up:
Thành lập
 To gain a victory over:
= To establish
Chiến thắng
= To win
 An elimination game:
Trận đấu loại
 To eliminate:
 A finalist:
Đội vào vòng chung kết
- FIFA is the governing body for football.
- Bill wants to establish his own company.
- Before entering the final round, every team must play in ...........
Loại bỏ
- The team that plays in the final round is ...........
While reading
Task 1: The word in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B
jointly
a competition in which players compete against each other in a series of teams until there is a winner
2. the globe
b. involving two or more people or groups
3. tournament
4. host nation
5. trophy
c. the world
d. a prize for winning a competition
e. a country that provides the necessary space, facilities, etc. for a special event
(n)
(adv)
(n)
(n)
(n)
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 final 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.

Task 2: Scan the text and complete each of the following sentences with a word or a number
13
32
Argentina
one
26
Task 3: Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones
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.
True
False
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1930
four
won
After you read

Work in groups. Talk about the events mentioned in the passage, using the following figures as cues.
1904 13 1930 17 32 2002
EXAMPLE:
1904 is the year when FIFA was set up
1904
13
1930
17
32
2002
FIFA was set up, first meeting
Number of teams playing in the first World Cup
The first World Cup was held
17 World Cup tournaments up to 2002
Number of teams playing in the World Cup in the modern time
First time World Cup was played in Asia and hosted by two nations: Japan & Korea
THE ANSWER :
Post reading
Discussion
You are discussing with your friends about football. Use the following cues:
What/ your/ favorite football team?/ Why?
Who/ your/ favorite football players?/ Why?/Tell/ information/ him.
You/ often/ watch/ football/ VN? Which /club/ you/ like?
4. When/ you/ think/ VN/ join/ World Cup/ final round? ……..
Possible answer
1. What is your favorite football team? Why?
My favorite football team is France. Because they are fair-play.
2. - Who is your favorite football players? Why do you like him?
I like Ronaldinho because he plays very well and he is very friendly.
- Could you tell me some information about him?
He is playing for AC Milan now. He loves children very much.
3. Which Vietnamese club do you like? Why?
I like Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Because they have many famous and talented players.
4. When do you think VN will join in the World Cup final round?
I think VN will join in the World Cup final round in 2018.
First World Cup 1930 Uruguay
Back
HOMEWORK:
-Learn vocabulary by heart.
-Find information about the World Cup.
-Prepare SPEAKING.
Thanks for Your Attention !