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Who is he?
Which team is he playing for?

Who is he?
Which national team does he play for?
Who is he?
Where is he from?
UNIT 14
THE WORLD CUP
Lesson A: Reading
Vocabulary:
- Ex: Championship is ours.
Championship /`t∫æmpjən∫ip/ ( n) : the position of being the champion
gi¶i v« ®Þch, chøc v« ®Þch.
- Ex: A tennis tournament will be held in our university next month.
tournament /`tɔ:nəmənt/ ( n) : gi¶i thi ®Êu
- Ex: Italia football team won the trophy in 2006 World Cup.
trophy / `troufi / : cóp, chiÕn lîi phÈm

- Ex: Brazil and France were the finalists in 1998 World Cup.
finalist / `fain?list/ ( n): player, team which takes part in the final of a competition: đội vào chung kết.
- elimination game / ilimi`nei?n ge?m / ( n) trận đấu vòng loại


1. Championship /`t?ổmpj?n?ip/
2. tournament /`t?:n?m?nt/
3. trophy / `troufi/
4. finalist / `fain?list/
5. elimination game / ilimi`nei?n ge?m/

Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B

Task 1: The answers
Task 2: Scan the text and choose the correct answers to fill in the blank.
1. Only…teams competed in the first World Cup.
a.17 b.32 c.13 d.30
2. Today the final tournament of the World Cup has …teams.
a.13 b.32 c.23 d.12
3. The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was…
a.Argentina b.Uruguay c.Brazil d.Germany
4. The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over … billion viewers.
a.1 b.2 c.3 d.4
5. After FIFA’ s fist meeting, … years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
a.20 b.22 c.24 d.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 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.

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