I. Read the text. (4ms)
TIGER WOODS & SERENA WILLIAMS
Eldrick Tont Woods, known as Tiger Woods, is an American professional golfer. He is one of the most successful golf players of all time. Tiger Woods was born on December 30, 1975 in California. In 1996, he became a professional golf player at the age of 20. After that, he became the tournament's youngest-ever winner in April 1997. Two months later, he broke the record and reached the number one position in the World Golf Rankings. He was the only person to be voted Sportsman of The Year more than once.
Serena Williams is one of the greatest American tennis players. She was born on September 26, 1981 in Michigan and is the youngest of five daughters in the Price family. She started playing tennis at the age of three. From 1999 to 2001, Williams had taken her place among the top ten players all over the world. One year later, she became the world's number one female tennis player and has maintained this ranking for several years. In late 2015, she was honoured as Female Athlete of the Year.
Task 1: Match the following words/ phrases with their corresponding meanings (1m)
Column A Keys:
Column B
1.tournament 1...................... a. Cuộc thi đấu
2. break the record 2...................... b. Vận động viên
3. maintain 3...................... c. Phá kỷ lục
4. honour 4...................... d. Vinh danh
5. athlete 5...................... e. Duy trì
Task 2: Put the given phrases into the right column.(2ms)
- an American professional golfer,
- Sportsman of The Year,
- a famous American tennis player,
- among the top ten players throughout the world,
- Female Athlete of the Year,
- broke the record,
- the tournament's youngest winner,
- learnt to play tennis at the age of three,
TIGER WOODS SERENA WILLIAMS
Task 3: Decide if the following statements are True or False.(1m)
Statements True (T) False (F)
1.Tiger Woods was born on December 30, 1975 in Michigan.
2.Tiger Woods reached the number one position in the World Golf Rankings in June 1997.
3.Serena Williams was the tournament's youngest-ever winner in April 1997
4.Serena Williams played golf and tennis professionally.
5.Serena Williams achieved the number one ranking in the world in 2002
II. Read the dialogue, then choose the correct answers.(2,5ms)
Marie: We might go to the football match next Saturday, Cristina.
Cristina: Football? You must be joking. I can’t stand it.
Mark: No? Why not?
Cristina: Twenty two men of two teams run after a ball, trying to kick it into a net... and thousands of people shouting and screaming like madmen every time it’s a goal or not. Is this a game?
Mark: I see... you prefer things like hopscotch, hide-and-seek, blind man’s buff...
Cristina: Don’t tease me, Mark. I’m not a child anymore and there are much better sports than football.
Mark: Really?
Cristina: Yes, take volleyball, for example. It’s so exciting, the two teams try to keep the ball in motion without letting it touch the ground. No foul play, no violence.
Mark: Yes, maybe you’re right I like volleyball too. For me all ball games are great!
Cristina: Not only ball games, Mark. Don’t you like badminton, cards, chess, even darts...and things like that?
Mark: Er...of course I do.
1. What are Cristina and Mark talking about?
a. Football b. Volleyball c. Ball games d. Games
2. How many football players are there in each team?
a. 11 b. 12 c. 20 d. 22
3. Why does Mark mention children’s games like hopscotch?
a. Because Cristina likes these games.
b. Because Cristina is a child.
c. Because he wants to tease Cristina.
d. Because he wants Cristina to play these games.
4. What kind of sports and games does Cristina NOT refer?
a. Chess b. Baseball c. Badminton d. Darts
5. Cristina thinks football is an exciting game.
a. True b. False c. No information
Task 3. Complete the passage with the words from the box. (3,5ms)
Basketball is a pretty cheap (1)______________ to play in terms of equipment. So long as you have shoes and clothes and a ball, you can play. You can play with 1 hoop or 2, but it is way more fun to have a full court to (2)___________ on and several friends to do it with. Of course, you can have knee braces, expensive shoes, and some fancy jerseys if you want, but you can play (3)___________ them if you want.
Basketball is a game of 5-on-5. There are 5 different (4)___________: point guard, shooting guard, center, small forward, and power forward. Unlike some other sports, all players can (5)___________ points, and there is NO goalkeeper. There isn’t a (6)________________position to play! Basketball (7)__________________ 4 quarters. For pro games, quarters are 15 minutes. Teams switch directions of play after each quarter.
