SGK Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 12: THE ASIAN GAMES

the ASIAN GAMES
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Work with a partner. Discuss the following questions:
How often are the Asian Games held?
How many countries take part in the Asian Games?
What sports is Vietnam best at?
While you read
Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow.
The Asian Games, which take place every four years, are held for the purpose of developing intercultural knowledge and friendship within Asia. In this multi-sport event, young people from all over Asia gather together to compete. It is an occasion when strength and sports skills are tested; friendship and solidarity are built and promoted.
During their five-decade history, the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects. The number of participants has been increasing. The quality of athletes, officials and sports facilities has also been developing through time. New sports and traditional sports have been introduced and added to the Games. The 1st Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India in 1951. Only 489 athletes from 11 nations took part in the Games. The six sports events at the first Games were basketball, cycling, football, aquatic sports, athletics and weightlifting. Boxing, shooting and wrestling were added at the 2nd Asian Games in Manila, the Philippines in 1954; and tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey were added at the 3rd Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan in 1958. Squash, rugby, fencing and mountain biking were introduced for the first time at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand in 1998.
The 14th Asian Games, which were held in Busan, Korea in 2002, attracted 9,919 participants from 44 countries. The athletes competed in 38 different sports and won 427 gold medals. The Vietnamese participants took part in this event with great enthusiasm. Their efforts were much appreciated when they won 2 gold medals in bodybuilding and billiards, and 2 others in women’s karatedo. It is hoped that in the near future, Vietnam will become a host country and receive more medals in a variety of sports events.
KIT Task 1. The words in the box all appear in the passage. Fill each blank with a suitable word.
effort
appreciated
advancing
aquatic
enthusiasm
facilities
The hotel has special	for disabled athletes.
Swimming and water skiing are both	sports.
He never lost his	for training athletes.
I will make every	to arrive on time.
Our sports performances have been 	 considerably over
recent years.
Your help was greatly	.
IklT Task Scan the passage and complete the following table.
Year
Events
 . .
(1)
The 1st Asian Games began in New Delhi, India.
1954
Boxing, shooting and wrestling were added at (2)
(3)
Tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey were added at the 3rd Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan.
1998
(4)	were introduced
at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
(5)
The 14th Asian Games were held in Busan, Korea.
[fUF Task 3. Answer the questions.
What is the purpose of the Asian Games?
How many participants took part in the 14th Asian Games?
In which sports events did the Vietnamese athletes win gold medals at the Busan Games?
After you read
Work in groups. Talk about the history of the Asian Games.
B. SPEAKING
KIT Task 1. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the Asian Games, using the information from the table below.
Games
Year
Number of countries
Number of sports
No.
Host country
1
India
1951
11
6
2
Philippines
1954
18
8
3
Japan
1958
20
13
4
Indonesia
1962
17
13
5
Thailand
1966
18
14
6
Thailand
1970
18
13
7
Iran
1974
25
16
8
Thailand
1978
25
19
9
India
1982
33
21
10
Korea
1986
27
25
11
China
1990
37
27
12
Japan
1994
42
34
13
Thailand
1998
41
36
14
Korea
2002
44
38
15
Qatar
2006
45
39
Example:
A: When and where were the 1st Asian Games held? B: (They were held) in 1951 in India.
A: How many countries took part in the Games?
B: Eleven.
A: How many sports were there at the Games?
B: Six.
EdsT Task 2. Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the sports results of the Vietnamese athletes at 14th Asian Games, using the information from the table below.
MEDALS WON BY VIETNAM (at 14th Asian Games held in Busan, Korea)
Sports
Gold Medals
Silver Medals
Bronze Medals
Bodybuilding
1
1
Billiards
1
1
Karatedo
2
1
Shooting
1
Wushu
1
1
Example:
In bodybuilding, the Vietnamese athletes won one gold medal and one bronze medal.
80kg, left to right: Liaw Teck Leong (Malaysia - 2nd),-Ly Due (Vietnam - 1st), Lee Jin Ho (Korea - 3rd)
60kg, left to right: Ibrahim Sihat (Singapore -2nd), Cho Wang Bung (Korea - 1st), Pham Van Mach (Vietnam - 3rd)
c. LISTENING
Before von listen
Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
What are the names of these sports?
Have you ever watched sports like these on television?
Which sport(s) do you like best? Why?
Listen and repeat.
coming live freestyle . gymnasium Lee Bong-ju land	bar	gymnast	Vichai
While you listen
E3T Task 1. Listen and choose the best answer A, B, c or D for the following sentences.
Yuko won the gold medal in women’s swimming. She set a new
A. 3.2m	B. 2.3 m	c. 2.0 m	D. 2.5 m
Which of the following sports events was NOT mentioned in the report?
swimming	c. long and high jumps
gymnastics	D. weightlifting
Bát3 Task 2. Listen again and answer the following questions.
What time was “The Asian Games Report” programme?
How many gold medals have the Japanese athletes won in the first three days?
How many times has Lee Bong-ju competed in the long jump?
What was the last sports event mentioned in the report?
How did Vichai feel after he finished his performance?
After you listen
Work in groups. Talk about a famous athlete you know.
D. WRITING
Suppose Vietnam is going to host the coming Asian Games. Write a paragraph of 120 words to describe the preparations for the Games, using the cues given below.
• build
- one more National Stadium, some sports buildings and car parks
• upgrade
- National Sports Centres and local stadiums (because they are not in good condition)
• widen
- training areas and roads to sports buildings
• equip
- hotels, guest houses with modem facilities (also special services for disabled athletes)
• promote and
- preparations for the Asian Games on the radio
advertise
and TV
• recruit
- volunteers to serve the Games (university teachers and students with good English)
• hold
- competition to choose an official song
You may begin with:
To prepare for the coming Asian Games, we have a lot of things to do. First of all, we will build one more National Stadium and...
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Pronunciation: /str/ - /skr/ - /skw/
Grammar:	1. Relative clauses (revision)
Omission of relative pronouns
Pronunciation
• Listen and repeat.
/str/
/skr/
/skw/
street
scream
square
strong
screen
squeeze
strange
screw
squeak
strength
scratch
squeal
• Practise reading aloud these sentences.
There was a strong man on the street at night.
The strong man looked very strange.
He was holding an ice-cream in one hand, and a rubber doll in the other hand.
The man was eating the ice-cream, squeezing the doll and it was squeaking.
The man was screaming while walking to the square.
Nobody knew why he was doing the strange things.
Grammar
Exercise 1. Complete each of the following sentences, using a suitable sentence in the box to make a relative clause without a relative pronoun.
Marv is wearing it
we had it for lunch
we met him this morning
John told them
he invited them to the birthday party
you lost it
I bought it yesterday
Example:
I like the diamond ring* 	 .
-Hike the diamond ring Mary is wearing.
1. Have you found the bike
?
2. Most of the classmates
couldn’t come.
3. The. short stories
were very funny.
The dictionary
I didn’t like the man
is expensive, but very interesting.
The beef	was really delicious.
Exercise 2. Complete each of the following sentences, using a suitable sentence in the box to make a relative clause with a preposition.
I wanted to travel on it
we're living in it
they were talking about them
I work with them
we went to it
I slept in it
he applied for it
Example:
The flight	was fully booked.
- The flight I wanted to travel on was fully hooked.
enjoy my job because I like the people	.
The dinner party	wasn’t very enjoyable.
The house	is not in good condition.
wasn’t interested in the things	.
He didn’t get the job	.
The bed	was very modem.
Exercise 3. Tick (Z) the sentences in which the relative pronoun can be omitted.
Example:
[z| 0. Are these the keys that you are looking for?
I I 1. The girl who we are going to see is from Britain.
□ 2. He works for.a company that makes cars.
I I 3. What was the name of the man who you met yesterday?
I I 4. The table that was broken has now been repaired^
I I 5. Do you know the girl who he is talking to?
I I 6. This is the novel that I’ve been expecting.