English 11 - Unit 6 - Voca

Dear Minh, 1. thank / your letter / arrive / yesterday // ..................................................................... 2. I / please / hear / you / win / first prize / Poetry Reading Contest/ congratulations// ..................................................................... 3. I / myself / just / join / final English Speaking Competition/ my school// ..................................................................... 4. competition/ organize/ our English teachers/ take place/ school hall/ last Sunday// ..................................................................... 5. representatives/ three classes/ my school/ take/ the contest// ...................................................................... 6. contest/ we/ work/ groups/ three/ compete/ five activities/ ten minutes// ...................................................................... 7. my team/ pass/ four activities/ perfectly/ but/ last one/ we/ a spelling mistake/ lose the game// ...................................................................... 8. it / be / big disappointment / us / however / we / all / enjoy / contest / immensely / Find / it / very useful // ...................................................................... 9. we / hope / win / contest / next year // ..................................................................... 10. I / like / congratulate / you / your winning/ again // ...................................................................... Yours truly, Phong

Dear Minh, 1. thank / your letter / arrive / yesterday Thank you for your letter that arrived yesterday. 2. I / please / hear / you / win / first prize / Poetry Reading Contest/ congratulations/ I'm very pleased to hear that you won the first prize in the Poetry Reading Contest. Congratulations! 3. I / myself / just / join / final English Speaking Competition/ my school// I myself have just joined in the final English Speaking Competition of my school 4. competition/ organize/ our English teachers/ take place/ school hall/ last Sunday// The competition organized by our English teachers took place in the school hall last Sunday. 5. representatives/ three classes/ my school/ take/ the contest// The representatives of three cIasses of my school took part in the contest. 6. contest/ we/ work/ groups/ three/ compete/ five activities/ ten minutes// In the contest, we worked in groups of three and competed in five activities within ten minutes. 7. my team/ pass/ four activities/ perfectly/ but/ last one/ we/ a spelling mistake/ lose the game// My team passed four activities perfectly, but in the last one, we had a spelling mistake and lost the game. 8. it / be / big disappointment / us / however / we / all / enjoy / contest / immensely / find / it / very useful // It was a big disappointment to us. However, we all enjoyed the contest immensely and found it very useful. 9. we / hope / win / contest / next year // We hope to win the contest next year. 10. I / like / congratulate / you / your winning/ again // I'd like to congratulate you of your winning again. Yours truly, Phong

Woman: Hey. Have you been watching any of the World Cup soccer matches? Man: Well, I was watching until my favorite team was bounced out of the first round of play. I mean, they should have made all the way to the second round, but a whole series of events cost the team the opportunity to prove themselves on the world stage. Woman: What do you mean? Man: Well, in the first match, two of their star players were out with nagging injuries, so the rest of the players, unfortunately, just couldn't keep up with the opposing team. Woman: Well, that's just life. I mean every team is going to have players out with injuries. Man: Yea, but that's beside the point. And, and then, in the second game, the refs made some terrible calls, allowing the opposing team to slip by with a victory. I mean, we were robbed on that one. The refs must have been walking in their sleep! Woman: But, didn't one of your own players accidentally kick the ball twice into his own goal? I mean that doesn't sound like a bad call to me. Man: That's just beside the POINT! Woman: Really? Man: And finally, our team was ahead in the final match---I mean they were way out ahead until the other team rallied in the final three minutes of play to squeak out a victory. It was a total embarrassment for our team. Our team was booed. All I can say is that the sun must have been in our players' eyes . . . Woman: Uh, wasn't it a night game? Man: That's beside the point, too. You just not understanding anything I'm saying. Woman: So, who are you rooting for now, seeing that your team has been eliminated? Man: Ah, I can't watch any more soccer, so I've been following an online chess tournament. Woman: What?! Now, that has to be the most ridiculous reaction I have ever heard of. So, you're going to completely boycott the rest of the play just because your team got bounced out of the tournament? Man: Ah, forget it. You just don't understand.

Listening

During the Olympic games, people from all over the world come together in peace and friendship. Some of these people compete for medals. Several million people attend the games, and millions of other people watch them on television. Why do we have the Olympic games? How did they begin? The first Olympic Games that we have records of were in Greece in 776 B.C. The games lasted one day. The only event in the first thirteen Olympic Games was a race. Men ran the length of the stadium (about 192 meters). Then, longer running races were added. Through the years, a few other kinds of events, like the long jump, were also added. During this time, the games were for men only, and women could not even watch them. In the year 393, a Roman emperor ended the Olympic Games because the quality of the games became very low. The Olympics did not take place again for 1500 years! In 1894, Pierre de Courbertin of France helped form the International Olympic Committee, and the modern Olympic Games began. In 1896 the games were held again in Athens, Greece. The Greeks built a new stadium for the competition. Three hundred and eleven athletes from thirteen countries competed in many events. The winners became national heroes. After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around the world. In 1900, the Olympics were in Paris, France, and women competed for the first time. In 1908, in London, England, the first gold medals were given to winning athletes. Before that time, the winners received only silver and bronze medals. The Olympic flag was first introduced in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. The flag has five rings on it. The rings represent the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America. Each ring is a different color: blue, yellow, black, green, or red - because the flag of each of the countries that compete in the games has at least one of these colors in it. The Olympic Winter Games began in 1924 in Chamois, France. Athletes competed in winter events such as skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey. Today, the Winter Games take place every four years. The Summer Games also take place every four years, but not in the same year as the winter events. Both the Summer Games and the Winter Games must have at least fifteen events, and they cannot last more than sixteen days. Until recently, Olympic competitors could not be professional athletes. All of the athletes in the Olympic Games were amateurs. Today, however, many of the Olympic athletes are professionals who play their sports for money during the year. Some people disagree with this idea. They believe that the Olympic Games are for amateur athletes, not paid professionals. Other people think that anyone can play in the Olympic Games. No matter who the athletes are, millions of people throughout the world enjoy watching the greatest athletic competitions, the Summer games and the Winter Games of the Olympics.

Reading

sponsor /ˈspɒnsər/ v

bảo trợ Pepsi sponsored the AFF cup.

appoint /əˈpɔɪnt/ v

chỉ định, bổ nhiệm She has been appointed Prime Minister.

stimulate /ˈstɪmjuleɪt/ v

khích lệ, khuyến khích Reading stories can stimulate children's imagination.

smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/ adv

một cách trôi chảy The competition was held smoothly.

recite /rɪˈsaɪt/ v

ngâm (thơ), kể lại They earn millions of dollars per film by reciting poetry.

participant /pɑrˈtɪsəpənt/ n

người tham dự There are 44 participants in this competition.

venue /ˈvenjuː/ n

nơi thi đấu My Dinh stadium is one of five main venues in the Asian Indoor Games.

observe /əbˈzɜrv/ v

quan sát, theo dõi Our teacher will observe and score our performance.

on behalf of /ɒn bɪˈhɑːf əv/ adv

thay mặt cho On behalf of the class, I would like to express our gratitude for your contribution.

poetry /ˈpəʊətri/ n

thi ca A poetry reading competition was held in our school last week.

procedure /prəˈsidʒər/ n

thủ tục She would like to know some information about the entry procedure for the competition.

judge /dʒʌdʒ/ n

trọng tài The judge's verdict was against the footballer..

worksheet /´wə:k¸ʃi:t/ n

tờ giấy làm bài Each group was given a worksheet to write their answers on.