WELCOME TO OUR CLASS

Look at the following pictures and guess the names of the sports.
football
What kind of sports is this?
bodybuilding
What kind of sports is this?
basketball
What kind of sports is this?
mountain biking
What kind of sports is this?
goat
What kind of animals is the mascot (linh vật) of 15th Asian Games in 2006?
Asia
Where is this?
What sports event did you just watch?
The Asian Games
Unit 12:
The Asian Games
Reading
(period :74)
I – Pre-Reading

intercultural (adj): [intə`kʌltʃərəl]

Giao thoa văn hóa
Effort /ˈefət/ (n):
Cố gắng,nỗ lực
Ex: You can`t expect to have any friends if you don`t make the effort with people.
Advance [əd`vɑ:ns] (n) :tiến bộ
Appreciate /əˈpriːʃieit/(v): đánh giá cao

Ex. The work that housewives do is very often not appreciated.
Enthusiasm /inˈθjuːziӕzəm/ (n):
Nhiệt tình,hăng hái
Ex: The hotel offers exceptional sporting facilities, including a 50 metre swimming pool.
facility /fəˈsiləti/ (n) làm việc gì đó dễ dàng
* facilities the means to do something (những tiện nghi)
Vocabulary
 intercultural /intə`kʌltʃərəl/ (adj)
 effort /ˈefət/ (n):
enthusiasm /inˈθjuːziӕzəm/ (n)
to advance /əd`vɑ:ns/ (v) = to develop:
 facility /fəˈsiləti/ (n)

* facilities the means to do something
những tiện nghi
Giao thoa văn hóa
Cố gắng
Tiến bộ,phát triển
Nhiệt tình,hang hái
Khả năng học tập hoặc làm việc gì dễ dàng.
appreciate /əˈpriːʃieit/(v):

Đánh giá cao
Task 1: Scan the passage. Fill each blank with a suitable word
effort
The hotel has special ___________ for disabled athletes
Swimming and water skiing are both ___________ sports.
He never lost his _____________ for training athletes.
I will make every _____________ to arrive on time.
Our sport performances have been ___________ considerably over recent years.
Your help was greatly ____________.
appreciated
advancing
aquatic
enthusiasm
facilities
II) While - Reading
The Asian Games, which take place every four years, are held for the purpose of developing intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia. In this multi-sport event, young people from all over Asia gather together to compete. It is an occasion when strength and sports skills are tested; friendship and solidarity are built and promoted.

During their five-decade history, the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects. The number of participants has been increasing. The quality of athletes, officials and sports facilities has also been developing through time. New sports and traditional sports have been introduced and added to the Games. The 1st Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India in 1951. Only 489 athletes from 11 nations took part in the Games. The six sports events at the first Games were basketball, cycling, football, aquatic sports, athletics and weightlifting. Boxing, shooting and wrestling were added at the 2nd Asian Games in Manila, the Philippines in 1954; and tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey were added at the 3rd Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan in 1958. Squash, rugby, fencing and mountain biking were introduced for the first time at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok. Thailand in 1998.

The 14th Asian Games, which were held in Busan, Korea in 2002, attracted 9,919 participants from 44 countries. The athletes competed in 38 different sports and won 427 gold medals. The Vietnamese participants took part in this event with great enthusiasm. Their efforts were much appreciated when they won 2 gold medals in bodybuilding and billiards, and 2 others in women’s karatedo. It is hoped that in the near future, Vietnam will become a host country and receive more medals in a variety of sports events.
Task 2: Scan the passage and complete
the following table
1951
The 2nd Asian Games in Manila, the Philippines .
1958
Squash, rugby and mountain biking
2002
1
2
3
4
5
Lucky
Number!
6
Lucky number
1. What is the purpose of the Asian Games?
It is to develop intercultural knowledge.

B. It is to develop friendship.

C. Both A and B are correct.
C
2. How many participants took part in the 14th Asian Games?
A. 9,909 B. 9,919 C. 489
B
4. In which sports events did the Vietnamese athletes win gold medals at the Busan Games?
They won gold medals in bodybuilding.
They won gold medals in billiards.
They won gold medals in bodybuilding, billiards and women’s karatedo.
C
3. What were the six sports events at the first Games?
A. Basket ball, cycling, football, aquatic sports, athletics and weightlifting.
B. Basket ball, cycling, football, aquatic sports, table tennis and hockey.
C. Basket ball, cycling, football, boxing, shooting and wrestling.
A
5. How many nations took part in the first Games?
A. 44 B. 11 C. 489
B
Lucky
Number !
III) Post-Reading
 In India, in 1951
When and where was the 1st Asian Games held?
2. How many sport events were at the 1st Asian Games?
There were 6 sport events( basketball, cycling, football, aquatic sports, athletics and weightlifting)
3. How many gold medals did the Vietnamese athletes win at Busan Games?
There were 4 gold medals( 2 in body building and billiards and 2 in women’s karatedo).
Homework
Do Task 1 in Textbook
Learn by heart all the new words
Prepare the next lesson