I. PRE-READING
*WARM-UP: GUESSING PICTURES

Karatedo

cycling

football

fencing

Every four years
44 countries
Bobybuilding, karatedo, Wushu
1. How often are the Asian games held?
2. How many countries take part in the Asian games?
3. What sports is Vietnam best at?
Discuss the following questions

*TEACHING VOCABULARY
1. intercultural knowledge (n):
kiến thức liên văn hóa
Swimming and water skiing are both aquatic sports
2. aquatic sports (n):
thể thao dưới nước
shared interests, feelings, actions,…
3. solidarity (n):
great eagerness

4. I will make every ______________ to arrive on time.
5. Our sport performances have been __________________
considerably over recent years.
6. Your help was greatly ________________________.
appreciated
advancing
aquatic enthusiasm
facilities
II.Wh ile READING
Task 2: Scan the passage and complete the
following table
Year Events
(1) _____ The 1
st
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
the 3
rd
Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan.
1998
(4) __________________________ were introduced at
the 13
th
Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
(5) _____ The 14
th


3. In which sport events did the Vietnamese
athletes win gold medals at the Busan
Games?
Bodybuilding, women’s karatedo and billiards
Athletics and Wushu
Shooting and fencing

III. POST-READING: Name the sports in
which Vietnamese athletes have won
gold medals at the Asian Games.

Medals won by Vietnam
(at 14
th
Asian Games)
Sports
Gold Medals
Silver Medals Bronze
Medals
wushu
shooting
karatedo
billiard
bodybuilding
1
1
1
1
1