Maradona
Pele
Cristiano
Ronaldo
David Beckham
Period 83: Unit 14:
THE WORLD CUP
Lesson 1: Reading
I. Before you read
Choose the correct answers
1. How often is the World Cup held?
a.Every year c.Every two years
2. Where was the 2002 World Cup held?
a.Japan b.Argentina c.Uruguay
3. Brazil defeated ... and won the World Cup in 2002.
a. Holland c. Italy d. Japan
4. When did the first World Cup take place?
b. 1951 c. 1966 d. 1998
5. The World Cup is watched by millions of people
around ... .
a. Asia b. Europe c. Africa
6. ... organizes World Cups.
a. WHO b. WTO c. UNESCO
b.Every four years
d.Japan&South Korea
b. Germany
a. 1930
d. the globe
d. FIFA
b.Every four years
d.Japan&South Korea
b. Germany
a. 1930
d. the globe
d. FIFA
II. While you read
1. Vocabulary:
- attract (v):
- championship (n):
- continent (n):
- champion (n):
- governing body (n):
- compete (v):
- victory (n):
- honoured title (n):
thu hút
nhà vô địch
giải vô địch
lục địa
cơ quan lãnh đạo
thi đấu
chiến thắng
danh hiệu vô địch
2. Task 1: Match the words in A with their definitions in B
1
2
3
4
5
3. Task 2: Scan the text and fill in each blank with a word or a number
Only ....... teams competed in the first World Cup.
2. Today the final tournament of the World Cup has ....... teams.
3. The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was ..................... .
4. The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over ......
billion viewers.
5. After FIFA’s first meeting, ...... years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
13
32
Argentina
one
26
4. Task 3: Decide whether these 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.
1
2
3
4
5
F
1930
F
four
T
T
F
won the World Cup five times
III. After you read
Complete the following table
FIFA was set up
The number of teams taking part in
the first tournament
The year when the first World Cup was held
The number of World Cup tournaments
that have been organized up to 2002
The number of teams taking part in the
tournament nowadays
The first time WC was played in Asia
and jointly hosted by two nations: Japan
and South Korea
Homework
- Write about the events of the World Cup.
- Prepare for SPEAKING.