BEFORE YOU READ

Look at the photos. Match each of them with the words in the box below.

(Nhìn các bức ảnh. Ghép mỗi hình phù hợp với những cụm từ trong khung dưới đây.)

b. Work with a partner. Answer the following questions.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Trả lời những câu hỏi sau đây.)

1. Do you like taking part in competitions like these? Why/ Why not?

(Bạn có thích tham gia trong các cuộc thi như thế này không? Tại sao có/ Tại sao không?)

2. Do you hope to win a competition? If so, which competition do you like to win?

(Bạn có hi vọng sẽ giành chiến thắng đối thủ cạnh tranh không? Nếu vậy đối thủ cạnh tranh nào bạn thích giành chiến thắng?)

3. Is winning the most important thing in a competition? Why/ Why not?

(Chiến thắng là điều quan trọng nhất trong một cuộc thi phải không? Tại sao đúng /Tại sao không?)

WHILE YOU READ

Read the passage and then do tasks that follow.

(Đọc đoạn văn sau đó làm nhữmg bài tập sau.)

Last Saturday the representatives of three classes of my school took part in the annual final English Competition organized by our English teachers. Its aim was to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students. The competition was sponsored by the Students' Parents Society. Mrs. Lien, our English teacher, explained the competition's rules to the students.

“...To participate in the contest, you have to work in groups of three. Each group must complete five activities in all. On completion of each activity, you will have to answer the questions on the worksheets within two minutes. The judges will observe and score your performance. The maximum score for each activity is 15 points. At the end of the competition, the judges will announce the total score of each group. The group that gets the highest score will be the winner. The winner will be awarded a set of CDs for studying English and an Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Now, let's start our competition."

Hung, Thu and Nga were the members of Group A. They quickly read the questions and tried to find out the answers. At first, things went smoothly. They almost completed the five activities. But in Activity 5, Hung had difficulty reciting the poem. He could not remember the last sentence. Time was up, and the judges announced the results. The winner was Group B, which got 70 points; Hung's group got 65, and Group C got 60. Thu felt a bit disappointed. Hung apologized for not being able to complete the poem. But Nga made it better by saying “For me the most important thing was our participation in the competition and the enjoyment we had from it”.

Task 1. Match the words or phrases on the left with their definitions on the right.

(Ghép các từ hoặc cụm từ bên trái với các định nghĩa của chúng ở bên phải.)

Task 2. Answer the questions.

(Trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. Who took part in the annual final English Competition last Saturday?

(Ai tham gia vào vòng chung kết Cuộc thi tiếng Anh hằng năm hôm thứ 7 tuần trước?)

2.  What was the aim of the competition?

(Mục đích của cuộc thi là gì?)

3. Who sponsored the competition?

(Ai tài trợ cho cuộc thi?)

4.  What did each group of students have to do during the contest?

(Mỗi nhóm học sinh phải làm gì trong cuộc thi?)

5. What did the judges have to do to choose the winner of the competition?

(Ban giám khảo phải làm gì để chọn ra người chiến thắng?)

6.  What would be awarded to the winner?

(Người chiến thắng sẽ được thưởng gì?)

Task 3. Read paragraph 3 again and complete the sentences.

(Đọc đoạn 3 một lần nữa và hoàn thành câu.)

1. In activity 5, Hung unable____________

2. Having achieved the highest score, Group B___________

3. Group C lost the game because they just___________

4. Nga encouraged her group by saying______________