THE ASIAN GAMES
Luyen Vu Tien
11B4-Tran Phu Senior High school

Before you read
What sports do the pictures show?
Which sport do you like the best?
When did the first A.G take place?
FENCING
ATHLETICS
BASKETBALL
1951
VOCABULARY
Take place: diễn ra
Intercultural: liên văn hóa
Multi-sport: nhiều môn thể thao
Compete  competition: thi đấu
Solidarity: tình đoàn kết
Athlete: vận động viên
Official: quan chức
Facilities: cơ sở vật chất


Cycling: đua xe đạp
Aquatic sports: thể thao dưới nước
Weightlifting: cử tạ
Wrestling: đấu vật
Squash: bóng quần
Fencing: đấu kiếm
Bodybuilding: thể hình
Billiards: bi-da
READING
TASK 1
The hotel had 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 sports performances have been ___________ considerably over recent years.
Your help was greatly ___________.

Effort appreciated advancing
Aquatic enthusiasm facilities
appreciated
advancing
effort
enthusiasm
aquatic
facilities
TASK 2
1951
1954
1958
1998
The first A.G began in New Delhi, India.
Boxing, wrestling and shooting were added at _____________________________________.
Tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey were added at the 3rd A.G held in Tokyo, Japan.
_________________________ were introduced at the 13th A.G in Bangkok, Thailand.
2002
The 14th A.G were held in Bussan, Korea.
the 2nd A.G in the Philippines
Squash, rugby, fencing
TASK 3
What is the purpose of the A.G?
Developing intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia.
How many participants took part in the 14th A.G?
9919
In which sports events did the Vietnamese athletes win gold medals at the Bussan Games?
Bodybuilding, billiards, women’s karatedo.
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Where did the 14th Asian Games take place?
A game played between two or four people on a specially marked enclosed playing area which involves hitting a small rubber ball against a wall.
A game, competition or activity needing physical effort and skill that is played or done according to rules, for enjoyment and/or as a job
The sport of fighting with long thin swords
A person who has a position of responsibility in an organization
Racing
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Do you know when the 2006 A.G took place?
Happened
Added
Deepened
Struggled
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The A.G have been advanced in all respects since the first Games was held in 1951.
Developed
Taken place
Competed
Decreased
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Only 489 athletes took part in the 1st A.G.
Participated in
Gave up
Got rid of
Added to
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
He has been to Paris twice. He loves Paris so much.
Helen is the best tennis player in the club.  No one __________.
“If I were you, I’d go in for the competition”, Tom said to Paul.  Tom advised ________________.
He heard the news after every one else did.  He ________.
The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet.
The children who attend that school receive a good education.
They live in a house which was built in 1980.
Although they got stuck in the rain, they arrived on time.  despite _____________________.
If it hadn’t been for him, we would have lost.  Had_______.
The train was late. The train travels from London to Brighton. There was a heavy snowstorm.  Due to ________________.