THE ASIAN GAMES
Part A: READING
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What are the names of
the following sports ?
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Football
Basketball Page 3
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Volleyball
Tennis
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Hockey
Weightlifting
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Cycling
Bodybuilding
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In which sport events are
these sports competed?
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əd'vɑ:ns/
To advance ( Verb ) : to develop
and improve, to make progress
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/ə'pri:ʃieit/
To appreciate ( Verb ): to
understand the value of Sb/St
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Aquatic ( Adj ): connected with water
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Aquatic sport ( N ): sport connected
with water
Rowing
Windsurfing
Water
Polo
Swimming
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Solidarity ( N ): the support that people in
a group give each other because they have
the same opinions or aims.
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Enthusiasm (N): the feeling of being very
interested in St or excited by it.
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Unit 12: The Asian Game
What is the text passage mainly about?
A.Preparation for the Asian Games.
B. Construction of a stadium for the Asian
Games.
C. Developing history of the Asian Games
D. Performance of a famous athlete.
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Task 1: Gap filling
Instruction: Fill each blank with
a suitable word.
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effort
aquatic
appreciated
enthusiasm
advancing
facilities
facilities for disabled athletes.
1. The hotel has special _________
aquatic sports.
2. Swimming and water skiing are both _________
enthusiasm for training athletes.
3. He never lost his _____________
effort for arrive on time.
4. I will make every ________
advancing
5. Our sports performances have been _____________
considerably over recent years.
appreciated
6. Your help was greatly ______________
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Task 2: Table completion
Instruction: scan the passage and
find the information to complete the
table. Work in pairs.
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YEAR
1951
(1) ________
1954
(3) ________
1958
1998
2002
(5)_________
EVENT
The 1st Asian Games began in New Delhi,
Indian.
Boxing, shooting and wresting were added at
(2)_____________________________
the 2nd Asian Games in Manila
Tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey were
added at the 3rd Asian Game help in Tokyo,
Japan.
Squash, rugby, fencing and mountain hiking
(4)_____________________________________
were introduced at the 13th Asian Games in
Bangkok, Thailand.
The 14th Asian Games were held in
Busan, Korean.
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Task 3: Question- Answer
Instruction: Read the passage again and discuss
in group of 4 to answer the questions.
1. What is the purpose of the Asian Games ?
2. How many participants took part in the 14th Asian
Games ?
3. In which sports events did the Vietnamese athletes
win gold medals at the Busan Games ?
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Task 3: Question- Answer
Key:
1. The purpose of the Asian Games is to develop
intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia.
2. 9,919 participants took part in the 14th Asian Games.
3. They won the gold medals in bodybuilding and
billiards, and 2 others in women’s karatedo.
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Post Reading
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Game’s Instruction
_Form 2 groups.
_There are 12 squares.Each square represents a question about
the topic: « The Asian Games » .
_The group allowed to go first will have a chance to choose a
random number from 1 to 12 to answer the question.
_If the answer is correct, they continue to choose another
question and go on.If they have any incorrect answer, the turn
will belong to the opposite group.
_After opening all squares, a picture will apppear. 2 groups will
try to guess the athlete’s name in the picture.
_1 mark for each correct answer, 5 marks for giving the correct
name.
_Time to think:10 seconds for each question.
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Key’s description:
_The picture is about a famous athlete:
+Being introduced to badminton by his father at the
early age of 10.
+Being a professional badminton player at the age of 18.
+Achieved the ranking of 9th worldwide on July 30,
2009.
+Achieved the ranking of 6th worldwide on June 18,
2010.
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Question
How
many
bronze
medals
did
How
many
gold
medals
did
How
many
silver
medals
did
Who
was
the
Vietnamese
How
many
countries
took
Which
country
organized
the
Which
year
did
the
13th
Asian
When
were
the
14th
Asian
What
were
4
sports
added
at
How
many
athletes
were
there
Which
one
was
the
host
country
What
were
the
6 sports
events
Vietnamese
participants
win
in
Chinese
athletes
win
in
the
participant
winning
the
gold
part
in
the
14th
Asian
Asian
Games
2010?
Games
take
place?
the
3rd
Asian
Games
?
Games
held
? ??
in
the
1st
Asian
Games
ofthe
2nd
Asian
Games
at
the
first
Games?
14th
16th
Asian
Games
medal
atAsian
the
Asian
16th
games
? ??
Games
? 2010
Answer A.Le Bich
A.A.15
79
Phuong
A.Japan
B.Vu
Thi
Huong
B.
80table
B.16
489
B.China
basketball,
football,
aquatic
The
Philippines
tennis,cycling,
volleyball,
44
countries
1998
C.Nguyen
Thanh Bao
C.17
C.Malaysia
sports,tennis
athletics
and
weightlifting
C.
81
and hockey
D.Vu Nguyet
Anh
D.Myanma
D.18
D. 82
4
2002
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