Side A

Name a country
beginning with

A letter

Side B
Name a sport event
beginning with

Vietnam

Volleyball

Thailand

Tennis

China

Cycling

Singapore

Soccer

Korea

Karatedo

India

Ice hockey

Brunei

Boxing

Unit 12:

The Asian Games

Speaking

Task 1
Work in pairs.
Ask and answer questions about the
Asian Games to complete the table
below.

Game
s No.

Host
country

Year

1
2

Philippines

1954

Japan

1958

Indonesia

1962

5
6

Thailand

Number of
countries

Number
of sports

11

6
8

20
13
18

14

25

16

1970

7
8

Thailand

1978

India

1982

19
33

10

27

11

37

12

Japan

1994

13
14
15

34
41

Korea

2002

25

36

44
39

Task 1
Example:
A: When and where were the 1st Asian Games
held?
B: ( They were held) in 1951 in India.
A: How many countries took part in the 1st
Asian Games?
B: Eleven.
A: How many sports were there at the 1st
Asian Games?
B: Six.

Games
No.

Host
country

Year

Number of
countries

Number
of sports

India

1951

11

Philippines

1954

18

Japan

1958

20

13

Indonesia

1962

17

13

Thailand

1966

18

14

Thailand

1970

18

13

Iran

1974

25

16

Thailand

1978

25

19

India

1982

33

21

10

Korea

1986

27

25

11

China

1990

37

27

12

Japan

1994

42

34

13

Thailand

1998

41

36

14

Korea

2002

44

38

15

Qatar

2006

45

39

Task 2
Work in group.
Match the Vietnamese athletes
who won the medals at the Asian
Games with the appropriate
pictures.

1. C. Nguyen Thi My Duc

Bronze medal
Wushu
14th Asian Games in Busan, Korea

2. A. Pham Van Mach

Bronze medal
Bodybuilding 14th
Asian Games in Busan, Korea

3. F. Hoang Anh Tuan

Silver medal
Weightlifting
15th Asian Games In Doha, Qatar

4. H. Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu

Silver medal
Taekwondo
15th Asian Games In Doha, Qatar

5. D. Nguyen Manh Tuong

Bronze medal
Shooting
14th Asian Games in Busan, Korea

6. B. Tran Dinh Hoa

Gold medal
Billards- snookers
14th Asian Games in Busan, Korea

7. E. Vu Thi Nguyet Anh

Gold medal
Karatedo
15th Asian Games In Doha, Qatar

8. G. Luu Thi Thanh and Nguyen Thi Hai Thao

Gold medal
Women's sepaktakraw double
15th Asian Games In Doha, Qatar

Task 3
Work in group.
Imagine you are the
reporter of CNN channel.
Report the sports result of
the Vietnamese athletes at
14th Asian Games using the
information from the table
below.

Medals won by Vietnam

( at the 14th Asian Games held in Busan, Korea)
Sports

Gold
Medals

Bodybuildin
g

Billards

Karatedo

Shooting

Silver
medals

Bronze
medals
1

1
1
1

Good evening. Its 7 p.m now. Welcome to the 14th

Asian
WushuGames report program on1 CNN channel.
1 Today
Vietnamese athletes won 1 gold medal and 1 bronze
medal in bodybuilding

Homework
Prepare a small talk about the history of
the Asian Games.
The purpose of the Asian Games
Number of countries and sports at the
Games
The sports in which Vietnamese athletes
have won medals