ASIAN GAMES

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ASIAN GAMES
CLASS 11 UNIT 9

• READING SKILL

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CONTENTS

• Reading skills
• A short discussion
• Presenting vocabularies
• Guiding questions
• Reading comprehension
• Checking comprehension
• Extra task

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Reading skills

• Skimming read quickly (only 1 time) for main
  ideas
• Scanning read slowly (2 or 3 times) for details

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Discussion

• Do you like sports?
• What are your favorite sports?
• Do you often watch sports in the stadium or on
  television?
• Can you name some sport events broadcast live
  on television?

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33 Sports in the Asian Games

• The Doha Asian Games Organizing Committee
  (DAGOC) held a presentation on the 16 April,
  2003, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha, where
  they announced the 33 sports that from the events
  for the Games in 2006. Two new events, chess and
  triathlon, were announced to be included in the
  Games.
• The purpose of the presentation was to inform
  the attendees of the preparations and plans in
  motion for hosting the Games and about the work
  already completed by the subcommittees appointed
  by the Higher Organizing Committee.
• The Games take place from December 1st through
  December 15th 2006. More than 10,000 athletes
  representing 44 countries take part in the Games,
  the most important event in Asia.
• DAGOC also introduced the 34 sporting venues
  and inform the attendees of the construction and
  refurbishment work on these venues, including
  Khalifa National Stadium, which holds a seating
  capacity of 6,000 and also hosts the opening and
  closing ceremonies.

A group of people who are chosen to organize the
Games
organizing and inviting other countries to take
part in the Games
A sporting event in which people compete in three
different sports, usually swimming, cycling, and
running
Places where people meet for a sporting event
The act of decorating a room, a building in order
to make it more attractive
The way in which roads, buildings, or bridges
have been built
People who compete in the Games
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Vocabularies

• Organizing Committee (n) A group of people who
  are chosen to organize the Games
• To hold a presentation (v) to make a speech
• To announce (v) to tell people something
  officially
• ? announcement (n)
• Chess (n) a game played by two people on a square
  board, in which each player has 16 pieces that
  can be moved on the board in different ways.
• Triathlon (n) A sporting event in which people
  compete in three different sports, usually
  swimming, cycling, and running
• Attendee (n) participant

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Vocabularies

• To host (v) to organize and invite other
  countries to join the Games
• ? host (n)
• Athlete (n) a person who competes in sports
• Venue (n) a place where people meet for sporting
  events
• Construction (n) the way in which roads,
  buildings, or bridges have been built
• ? to construct (v)
• Refurbishment (n) The act of decorating a room, a
  building in order to make it more attractive
• ? to refurbish (v)

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Guiding questions

• Is Asian Games the most important event in Asia?
• How does the host countries prepare for the Games?

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Reading comprehension

• Scan the text on page 130-131 in textbook and
  answer the following questions

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Passage 1

• When was the presentation held?
• April 16th , 2006
• How many new sports were announce to be added to
  the Games?
• 2 (chess and triathlon)

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Passage 2

• What did the Doha Asian Games Organizing
  Committee hold the presentation for?
• To inform the attendees of complete
  preparations and plans

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Passage 3

• How long does the Asian Games take place?
• 2 weeks (from Dec 1st to Dec 15th )
• How many counties are there attending in the
  Games?
• 44 counties

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Passage 4

• How many sporting venues are informed?
• 34
• Which stadium do the opening and closing
  ceremonies happen?
• In Khalifa National Stadium

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Checking comprehension

• Read the following statements carefully and
  decide whether they are true or false

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True or false
Statements True False
The Asian Games happens in Doha, Quatar. ?
They held the presentation for broadcasting on TV ?
There are a few countries to take part in the Games ?
They are well-prepared for the Games ?
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Extra task

• Work in pairs
• Choose one of your favorite sports
• Write a paragraph to tell the reason why you like
  that game and how to play that game (the games
  rules)

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