STUDENTS’ PREPARATIONA
UNIT 6: COMPETITIONSPART I: STUDENTS’ PREPARATIONA. READINGTask 1: Find out the meanings of the words in the tables below.English words Part of Speech Pronunciation Vietnamese meaningsrepresentative (n) [,repri'zentətiv]annual (adj) ['ænjuəl]competition (n) [,kɔmpi'ti∫n]aim (n) [eim]stimulate (v) ['stimjuleit]spirit (n) ['spirit]contest (n) [kən'test]judge (n) ['dʒʌdʒ]award (v) [ə'wɔ:d]announce (v) [ə'nauns]recite (v) [ri'sait]disappointed (adj) [,disə'pɔintid]Task 2: Read the passage about Final of Sao Mai (Morning Star) Television Singing Contest and complete the table below.Time for holdingAimNumber of contestantsPrizesWinnersMorning Star is a popular musical contest that is held once every 2 years in alternation with anotherTV competition called Morning Star-Rendezvous. The contest aims to discover and reward singers withpotential nationwide. After nearly four months, the organising board chose nine from nearly 6,000 contestants across thecountry for the final round.The 3 finalists for symphony are Nguyen Phuc Tiep and Nguyen Hien Anh fromHanoi and Le Anh Dung from Thanh Hoa province. In the folk music category, they are Dinh Thi Thanh Lefrom central Ha Tinh province, Bui Thu Huyen and Tran Thi Thu Ha from Hanoi. Tran Hoang Nghiep fromsouthern Can Tho city, Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong and Pham Ha Linh from Hanoi competed in the light musiccategory. Final results:First prize worth VND20 million was presented to Le Anh Dung from Thanh Hoaprovince in the symphony category.In the folk category, Dinh Thi Thanh Le from central Ha Tinh provincewon the first prize.Pham Ha Linh crowned in the light music category.Six remaining contestants won secondprizes worth VND15 million each.B. SPEAKINGEnglish words Part ofPronunciation Vietnamese meaningsSpeechgeneral knowledge (n) ['dʒenərəl 'nɔlidʒ]sculpture (n) ['skʌlpt∫ə]athletics (n) [æθ'letiks]opportunity (n) [,ɔpə'tju:niti]creative (adj) [kri:'eitiv]cheerful (adj) ['t∫jəful]physical training (n) ['fizikl 'treiniη]exciting (adj) [ik'saitiη]Task 2: Read and complete the following conversationMinh: Did you see a Quiz Show on VTV3 last night ?Lan: No, I didn’t. ______________________________________ ?Minh: It was the final round of “The way to Olympia peak”.Lan: Oh! That would be great. ________________________________ ?Minh: It is sponsored by the Korean company LG Electronics.Lan: ___________________________________________________ ?Minh: Four representatives from high schools in Hai Phong, Ninh Thuan, Hue and Quang Ninh.Lan: ____________________________________ ?Minh: Pham Thi Ngoc Oanh from Tien Lang high school in Hai Phong city.Lan: Oh! she is very excellent. _____________________________ ?Minh: Yes, I did. Thanks to this Quiz Show, I could test my general knowledge and improve myself.Lan: Thank you very much.Minh: You’re welcomeC. LISTENINGrace (n) [reis]female (n) ['fi:meil]association (n) [ə,sousi'ei∫n]reach the finish (v) [ri:t∫ ðə 'fini∫]marathon (n) ['mærəθən]distance (n) ['distəns]accept (v) [ək'sept]official (adj) [ə'fi∫l]champion (n) ['t∫æmpjən]go through (v) ['gou θru:]Task 2: Complete the following passage about BOSTON MARATHON.Boston Marathon which is (1) _______________ in the USA every year began in 1897. In this year,John Mc Dermott from New York was the first man to (2) _______________ the first Boston Marathon in theUSA. It took him 2 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds to (3)_____________ the finish. Women weren’tformally accepted to (4)_______________ in the race until 1967. In 1972 there were 8 women starting therace and all 8 (5) _____________, and Kuscsik became the first official female (6) _______________. Therace is not held for only American people. Today more runners from every part of the world(7)__________________ it. In 1984, 6164 runners from 34 countries ran in the marathon. The participantshave to go through 13 towns with the (8) ________________ of 42 km before reach the finish in the centre ofBoston.