1. Where was the 2002 World Cup held?

The 2002 World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan.
JAPAN
SOUTH KOREA
2. Which team became the champion?








BRAZIL BECAME THE CHAMPION.
3. Which team was the runner-up?






 Germany was the runner-up.
- runner - up (n) [,rʌnər`ʌp]
- tournament (n) [`tɔ:nəmənt]
- globe (n) [gloub]
 global (a) [`gloubəl]
- championship (n) [`t∫æmpjən∫ip]
- organize (v) [`ɔ:gənaiz]
organization (n) [,ɔ:gənai`zei∫n]

- final (a) (n) [`fainl]
- champion (n) [`t∫æmpjən]

- gain (v)[gein]
- host nation (n) [houst `nei∫n]
- witness (v) (n) [`witnis]
- compete (v) [kəm`pi:t] with / against
competition (n) [,kɔmpə`ti∫n]
competitive (adj) [kəm`petitə]
competitor (n) [kəm`petətiv]
- elimination games (n) [i,limi`nei∫n geimz]
- trophy (n) [`troufi]
- continent (n) [`kɔntinənt]

- honoured title (n)

Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B.
A
jointly
the globe
tournament
host nation
trophy

B
a competition in which players compete against each other in the series of games until there is a winner
involving two or more people or groups
the world
a prize for winning a competition
a country that provides the necessary space, facilities,etc. for a special event
TASK 2 : Scan the text and complete each of the following sentences with a word or a number
1)
Only __________ teams competed in the first World Cup
13
2)
Today the final tournament of the World Cup has ______ teams.
32
3)
The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was __________.
Argentina
4)
The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over ______ billions viewers.
one
After FIFA’s first meeting, _____ years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
5)
26
Task 3. Read the text again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904
T F
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2. The World Cup is held every two years.
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3. The World Cup is regarded as the world championship.
4. Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the 2002 World Cup.
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5. Brazil is the country that has played five times in the World Cup.
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1.The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930.
URUGUAY 1930
2.The World Cup is held every four years.
Brazil is the country that has won the World Cup five times.

1904

13

1930

17

32

2002
1
2
3
4
5
1904
13
17
32
1930
6
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.

HOMEWORK

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