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UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP
Before you read
A. READING
* Vocabulary:
- championship (n):
- witness (v): see
- witness (n):
- elimination game:
- continent (n):
- honoured title:
Before you read
UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP
A. READING
Ex: There are 5 continents on earth: Asia, Europe, America, Africa, and Australia
UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP
While you read
Task 1: Match the words in A with their definitions in B.
Answers: 1-b 2-c 3-a 4-e 5-d
A. READING
UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP
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Task 2: Scan the text and complete the sentences.
Only_____ teams competed in the first World Cup.
Today the final tournament of the World Cup has_______ teams.
The team which was defeated in the first World Cup was______.
The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over________ billion viewers.
After FIFA ’s first meeting,_______ years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
Answers: 1-13 2- 32 3- Argentina 4- one 5- 26
A. READING
UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP
While you read
Task 3: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904.
The World Cup is held every two years.
The World Cup is regarded as the world championship of the sport.
Brazil and Germany played in the final match of the 2002 World Cup.
Brazil is the country that has played five times in the World Cup.
F (1930) 2. F (every four years) 3. T 4. T
5. F (Brazil is the country that has won the World Cup five times.)
Answers:
A. READING
UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP
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Complete the table below and then talk about the events.
A. READING
1904
13
Until 2002
2002
17
finalists