Bài giảng môn Tiếng Anh - Unit 6: Competition

UNIT 6COMPETITIONA.READING: Before you readLook at the photos. Match each of them with the words in the box belowWorld Cup	 Olympic GamesQuiz: “Road to Mount Olympia”	 Boston MarathonWork with a partner: Answer the following questionsDo you like taking part in competitions like these ? Why/Why not ?Do you hope to win a competition ? If so, which competition do you like to win ?Is winning the most important thing in a competition ? Why/Why not ?A.Reading:New words: competition /kɔmpi'ti∫n/ (n): sự cạnh tranh, cuộc thi đấu compete (v) representative /repri'zentətiv/ (n) : đại diện annual /'ænjuəl/ (a) : xảy ra hàng năm aim /eim/ (n): mục đích, ý định stimulate /'stimjuleit/ (v) : khuyến khích stimulation (n) spirit /'spirit/ (n) :tinh thần, khí thế spiritual (a)sponsor /'spɔnsə/ (v) : đỡ đầu, bảo trợ (n): cha mẹ đỡ đầu, người bảo trợjudge /'dʒʌdʒ/ (n): thẩm phán,người phân xử, trọng tàiobserve / ə'bzə:v/ (v): quan sát, theo dõiperformance / pə'fɔ:məns/ (n): thành tích, sự thực hiện perform (v): thực hiện, biểu diễnsmooth /smu:đ/ (a): trôi chảy, suôn sẻ smoothly (adv): một cách suôn sẻin all : tổng cộng, tất cảTask 1: Match the words or phrases on the left with their definitions on the right.1.Representative2.Annual3.Stimulate4.In all5.Spirit6.smoothlyWithout problems or difficultiesEnthusiasm and energyAltogether or as a totalA person chosen or appointed on behalf of another person or a groupEncourage or make something more activeHappening or done once every yearTask 2: Answer the questionsWho took part in the annual final English Competition last Saturday ?What was the aim of the competition ?Who sponsored the competition ?What did each group of students have to do during the contest ?What did the judges have to do to choose the winner of the competition ?What would be awarded to the winner ?The representatives of three classes of the writer’s school.2) Its aim was stimulate the spirit of learning English among students.3) The competition was sponsored by the Students’ Parents Society.4) They had to complete five activities in all. On completion of each activity, they had to answer the questions in the worksheets within two minutes.5) They had to observe and score the students’ performance. A maximum score for each activity was 15. At the end of the competition they would announce the total score of each group. The group that got the highest score would be the winner.6) The winner would be awarded a set of CDs for studying English and an Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.Task 3: Read paragraph 3 again and complete the sentencesIn Activity 5, Hung was unable to recite the poemHaving achieved the highest score, Group B became the winner of the competitionGroup C lost the game because they just got 60 pointsNga encouraged her group by saying Saying that for her the most important thing was their participation in the competition and the enjoyment they had from itA.Reading: After you read: This is the poem Hung recited at the annual final English Competition. Read and translate it into Vietnamese Do you like the sky at nightWhen the stars are shining bright?Do you like it in the dayWhen the clouds all go away?What I like is the morning sunShining on me when I runAnd I also like the rainPattering on my windowpane.