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The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe – the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than one billion viewers.. II - In 1904, FIFA, th[r]
(1)(2)1. Where was the 2002 World Cup held? - South Korea and Japan
Which team became the championship then? - Brazil
(3)THURSDAY, MARCH 22TH, 2012
UNIT 14: THE WORLD CUP
(4)I BEFORE YOU READ:
New Words
(5)Read the following passage and then the tasks that follow.
I - World Cup, the international football tournament, is held every four years It is considered the most popular sporting event in the world The World Cup is followed with passionate interest around the globe – the final game of the 2002 World Cup tournament attracted more than one billion viewers
II - In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up At its first meeting, FIFA planned to organize a world championship But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held Only 13 teams took part in the first tournament The host nation, Uruguay, gained a victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion a the history of the World Cup By 2002, the World Cup had witnessed 17 World Cup
tournaments National football teams must now compete in elimination games within their own regions before becoming one of the 32 finalists III - The 2002 World Cup final was jointly held by Japan and South
Korea It is the first time the World Cup was play in Asia and the first time it was hosted by two nations With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became the first team to win the trophy five times Although Europe and South America are the only continents to have
(6)A
a A competition in which players compete against each other in a Series of game until there is a winner
b Involving two or more people or Groups
c The world
d A prize for winning a competition e A country that provides the
necessary space, facilities, etc, for special event
B 1 jointly
2 the globe 3 tournament 4 host nation 5 trophy
(7)Task 2: Choosing
1 Only teams competed in the first World Cup.
A 13 B 17 C 32 D 26
2 Today the final tournament of the World Cup has _ teams. A 32 B 17 C 13 D 26
3 The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was _.
A Brazil B Uruguay C Germany D Argentina 4 The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience 0f over _ billion viewers.
A B C D 2
5 After FIFA’s first meeting, _ years had passed before the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
A 31 B 26 C 23 D 13
(8)Task 3: T/F statements 1.The first World Cup was held in
Uruguay in 1904.
2 The World Cup is held every two years
3 The World Cup is regarded as the world championship of
the sport
4 Germany and Brazil played in the final match of the 2002 World Cup.
5 Brazil is the country that has played five times in the World Cup.
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(9)III AFTER YOU READ: Match the year/number with the events
Year/ number
a _ is the year when FIFA was set up, first meeting
b _ is the year when World Cup the first time was played in Asia and hosted by two nations
c _ is the year when the first World Cup was held
d _ is the number of World Cup tournaments up to 2002
e _ is the number of teams playing in the World Cup in the modern time