ASIAN GAMES READING SKILL CLASS 11 – UNIT 9. CONTENTS Reading skills A short discussion Presenting vocabularies Guiding questions Reading comprehension.

ASIAN GAMESASIAN GAMES

READING SKILL

CLASS 11 – UNIT 9

CONTENTSCONTENTS

Reading skillsA short discussion Presenting vocabulariesGuiding questionsReading comprehensionChecking comprehensionExtra task

Reading skillsReading skills

Skimming: read quickly (only 1 time) for main ideas

Scanning: read slowly (2 or 3 times) for details

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?

DiscussionDiscussion

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.

33 Sports in the Asian Games33 Sports in the Asian Games

A group of people who are chosen to organize the Games

A sporting event in which people compete in three different sports, usually swimming, cycling, and running

organizing and inviting other countries to take part in the Games

People who compete in the Games

Places where people meet for a sporting eventThe way in which roads, buildings,

or bridges have been built

The act of decorating a room, a building in order to make it more attractive

VocabulariesVocabularies1. Organizing Committee (n) A group of people who are chosen to

organize the Games

2. To hold a presentation (v) to make a speech

3. To announce (v) to tell people something officially

announcement (n)

4. 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.

5. Triathlon (n) A sporting event in which people compete in three different sports, usually swimming, cycling, and running

6. Attendee (n) = participant

VocabulariesVocabularies7. To host (v) to organize and invite other countries to join the

Games

host (n)

8. Athlete (n) a person who competes in sports

9. Venue (n) a place where people meet for sporting events

10. Construction (n) the way in which roads, buildings, or bridges have been built

to construct (v)

11. Refurbishment (n) The act of decorating a room, a building in order to make it more attractive

to refurbish (v)

Guiding questionsGuiding questions

Is Asian Games the most important event in Asia?

How does the host countries prepare for the Games?

Reading comprehensionReading comprehension

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

Passage 1:Passage 1:

1. When was the presentation held?

April 16th , 2006

2. How many new sports were announce to be added to the Games?

2 (chess and triathlon)

1. What did the Doha Asian Games Organizing Committee hold the presentation for?

To inform the attendees of complete preparations and plans

Passage 2:Passage 2:

1. How long does the Asian Games take place?

2 weeks (from Dec 1st to Dec 15th )

2. How many counties are there attending in the Games?

44 counties

Passage 3:Passage 3:

1. How many sporting venues are informed?

34

2. Which stadium do the opening and closing ceremonies happen?

In Khalifa National Stadium

Passage 4:Passage 4:

Checking comprehensionChecking comprehension

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

True or falseTrue or false

Statements True False

1. The Asian Games happens in Doha, Quatar.

2. They held the presentation for broadcasting on TV

3. There are a few countries to take part in the Games

4. They are well-prepared for the Games

Extra taskExtra task

Work in pairsChoose one of your favorite sportsWrite a paragraph to tell the reason why

you like that game and how to play that game (the game’s rules)