Tran Phu High School
Teacher in charge: Nguyễn Ngọc sơn
English 10 – Unit 14 Reading Comprehension
side by side
23 MATERAZZI Marco
10 ZIDANE Zinedine
Italy`s team captain Fabio Cannavaro holds the World Cup trophy after the final of the soccer World Cup between Italy and France.

UNIT 14
THE WORLD CUP
School year 2006 - 2007
BEFORE YOU READ : Answer the following questions
1 . Where was the 2006 World Cup held ?
2 . Which team became the champion then ?
3 . Which team was the runner – up ?
Questions

1 . How often is World Cup held ?
Once every four years.
2 . What organization was set up in 1904 ?
FIFA, the governing body for football, was.
3 . When was the first World Cup held ?
In 1930.
4 . How many World Cup tournaments had the world witnessed by 2006 ?
18.
5 . Which teams became the champion then ?
Italy.
Task 1 : Match the words in column A with their definitions in column B.
A B
1 . jointly a . a competition in which players compete against
each other in a series of games until there is a winner.
2 . the globe b . involving two or more people or groups.
3 . tournament c . the world.
4 . host nation d . a prize for winning a competition.
5 . trophy e . a country that provides the necessary space, facilities,
etc. for a special event.

1 . b
2 . c
3 . a
4 . e
5 . d

Task 2 : Scan the text and complete each of the following sentences with a word or a number.
1 . Only _____________ teams competed in the first World Cup.
2 . Today the final tournament of the World Cup has ____________ teams.
3 . The team which was defeated in the first World Cup final was ______________.
4 . The final match of the 2002 World Cup attracted a television audience of over
_______ billion viewers.
5 . After FIFA first meeting, _____ years had passed before the first World Cup
was held in Uruguay.


13
32
Argentina
one
26
Task 3 : Read the text again and decide whether the following statements are
true ( T ) or false ( F ). Then give the correct statements.
1 . The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1904.
2 . The World Cup was 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 5 times in the World Cup.
F
F
T
T
F
1 . The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930.
2 . The World Cup was held every four years.

5 . Brazil is the country that has won the World Cup 5 times .

AFTER YOU READ : Talk about the events mentioned in the passage, using the following figures as cues.
1904 - 1930 - 13 - 17 - 32 - 2002
Example : _ 1904 is the year when FIFA was set up.