Period 1: READING
PRE-READING
a) Describe what you see in the piture below. Name one of the players.
b) Work in groups to ask your partners the following questions to see how much they know about soccer and the World Cup.

1. How often is the world cup held?
- Every four years.
2 .What does the abbreviation FIFA stand for?
-The Federation Internationale de football Association.
3. When and where was the first World Cup tournament held?
- In 1930, in Uruguay.
4.Who is considered the all time best soccer players?
- Pele, the Brazil forward.
5.When was the World Cup first held in Asia?
- The Men’s World Cup in 2002, the Women’s World Cup in 1991.
6.Is there a World Cup tournament for women?
- Yes.
Vocabulary:
- tournament:(n)
- Federation Internationale de Football association (FIFA)
- participate:(v)
- elimination:(n)
- permently:(adv)
- forward:(n)
- honor:(v)
- severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
- ermerge:(v)

WHILE-READING
Read the text and do the tasks that follow.
Soccer is the most popular sport throughout the world .The most famous competition in soccer is the World Cup, which is an international soccer tournament held every four years. There is one tournament for men and another for women. More than a billion people around the world watch the world cup on television.
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in 1904. In 1930 the first World Cup tournment was held in Uruguay with just 13 teams. Now teams from some 200 countries participate in elimination games within their own regions before qualifying as one of the 32 nations in the final tournament.
The original World Cup trophy was given permanently to Brazil to honor that country’s record third World Cup title in Mexico in 1970. Many soccer fans consider Pele, the Brazilian forward, the best soccer player of all time. He won fame for his amazing ball control and powerful shots. In 1986, Mexico became the first nation to host the World Cup twice. The 2002 World Cup was the first held in Asia by Japan and Korea.
The Women’s World Cup first took place in 1991 in China and has gained popularity steadily since then. China was named host of the 2003 Women’s World Cup, but the competition was moved to the United States after severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) emerged as a serious health problem in China. Nearly 100 nations attempted to qualify for the 2003 event.
The original World Cup trophy was given permanently to Brazil to honor that country’s record third World Cup title in Mexico in 1970. Many soccer fans consider Pele, the Brazilian forward, the best soccer player of all time. He won fame for his amazing ball control and powerful shots. In 1986, Mexico became the first nation to host the World Cup twice. The 2002 World Cup was the first held in Asia by Japan and Korea.
The Women’s World Cup first took place in 1991 in China and has gained popularity steadily since then. China was named host of the 2003 Women’s World Cup, but the competition was moved to the United States after severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) emerged as a serious health problem in China. Nearly 100 nations attempted to qualify for the 2003 event.
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Task a: The following statements can be true (T) or false (F). Check (√) the approriat be boxes. Then correct the false statements.
Task b: Read the text again answer the following questions.
1.When was FIFA founded?
2.How do you know that soccer is the most popular sport throughout the world?
3.Why do many soccer fans consider Pele the all time best soccer player?
4.When and where was the first Women’s World Cup held?
5.Why was the 2003 Women’s World Cup moved from China to the United States?
1. When was FIFA founded?
- In 1904.
2 . How do you know that soccer is the most popular sport throughout the world?
- Because every four years an international soccer tournament is held and well known as the World Cup. More than a billion people around the world watch it on television.
3. Why do many soccer fans consider Pele the all time best soccer player?
- Because Pele won fame for his amazing ball control and power shots.
4. When and where was the first Women’s World Cup held?
- In 1991 in China.
5. Why was the 2003 Women’s World Cup moved from China to the United States?
-Because severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) emerged as a serious health problem in China.



Task c: Complete the following sentences with suitable words from the reading.
1.Why is soccer so _______ throughout the world?
2.How many teams _________ in this tournament?
3.Our team got all the way through to the ____tournament before being beaten.
4.A great cheer up from the crowd when he held the _____ proudly aloft.
5.Will our team attempt to _______for the World Cup next year?

popular
participate
final
trophy
quality

POST-READING
Task d: Work in groups. Tell your partners what you know about soccer tournaments in Viet Nam.

Team________became champion of last year V-league._________was the best player.________was the best goalkeeper.
HOMEWORK