Uni 8 SPORTS AND GAMES
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LESSON 5: SKILLS 1

1Reading

Speaking

WARM-UP

Game: Hidden picture

WARM-UP HIDDEN PICTURE

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END GAME

READING

I. READING

READING

1 Work in pairs, discuss the questions.

1. What do you know about Pele?

2. What is special about him?

READING

career (n)
/kəˈrɪə(r)/
nghề nghiệp,
sự nghiệp

READING

goal (n)
/ɡəʊl/
bàn thắng

READING

score (v)
/skɔː(r)/
ghi điểm,
ghi bàn

READING

Born (a)
/bɔːn/
Sinh ra

READING

TeachTaught (v)
/bɔːn/
Sinh ra

READING

begin (v)
/bɪˈɡɪn/
Bắt đầu

READING

2 Read the dialogue quickly to check your idea in the 1.
The PE teacher is talking to her students about Pelé.

Teacher: Today we're going to talk about Pelé. Do you know him?
Nick: Yes, I think he's the best footballer of all time.
Teacher: Right. He was born in 1940 in Brazil. His father taught him to play football at a
very young age.
Susan: Oh. When did he begin his career in football?
Teacher: At 15, when he started playing for Santos Football Club. In 1958, he won his first
World Cup.
Nick: How many goals did he score in his career?
Teacher: 1,281 goals in total, I think.
Nick and Susan: Wow! Amazing!
Teacher: And he became “Football Player of the Century” in 1999.
Michael: Surely Pelé's a national hero in Brazil.
Teacher: Yes, and he's known around the world as “The King of Football”.

READING

3 Read the text again and answer the questions
1. When was Pelé born?
2. Who first taught him to play football?
3. How many goals did he score in total?
4. When did he become “Football Player of
the Century?
5. What do people call him?

3.Answer the questions.
1. When was Pelé born?
 Pelé was born in 1940
Teacher: Right. He was born in
1940 in Brazil. His father taught him to play football at a
very young age.

3.Answer the questions.
2. Who first taught him to play football?
 His father taught him.
Teacher: Right. He was born in
1940 in Brazil. His father taught him to play football at a
very young age.

3.Answer the questions.
3. How many goals did he score in total?
 He scored 1,281 goals in total.
Nick: How many goals did he score in his career?
Teacher: 1,281 goals in total, I think.

3.Answer the questions.
4. When did he become “Football Player of the Century?
 He became the “Football Player of the Century in 1999.
Teacher: And he became “Football Player of the Century”
in 1999.

5. What do people call him?
 They call him “The King of Football”.
Teacher: Yes, and he's known around the world as
“The King of Football”.

3. Answer the questions

1.Pelé was born in 1940
2. His father taught him.
3. He scored 1,281 goals in total.
4. He became the “Football Player of the
Century in 1999.
5. They call him “The King of Football”.

SPEAKING

II. SPEAKING

SPEAKING

4 Read the following facts about two famous sportspeople.
Hoang Giang

No.1 sportsman in shooting

- Born: 1978 in Viet Nam
-1995: finished sports
school
- 1996: took part in a
shooting competition
- 2001: won a gold medal
for shooting

Jenny Green

One of the best female golfers
in history

- Born: 1972 in Greenland
- 1987: became a
member of local golf club
- 1994: took part in a
female golf tournament
- 2002: became the
female golf champion

SPEAKING

5 Choose one sportsperson and talk about him/ her
- His/ her name

Example

- The sport he/ she plays

- Jenny Green

- Why he/ she is famous

- golf

- You like him/her or not
Explain why

- one of the best female golfers in history
- like because …

In group. Tell about him/her. Use
your note.

5.Talk about one of sportsperson.
I would like to talk about Ronaldo, one of the greatest
footballers of all time.
He was born in 1985.
He won 5 Ballon d'Or awards and holds the record for the
most international goals in men's football. With his leadership,
Portugal won the UEFA Euro 2016 and the UEFA Nations
League 2019.
I like him because of his talent and determination. He made a
lot of effort to overcome challenges and become one of the
most famous footballers.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Read for general and specific
information about Pelé
 Talk about famous sportspeople

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
• Write down their opinion about a famous
sportsperson.
• Do exercises in the workbook
• Prepare for the next lesson: Skills 2.

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