Watch a video clip and answer the questions

Watch a video clip and answer the questions: 1/ What is the name of the sport? 2/ Where is it played? 3/ How do people play it – by hand or foot?

Watch a video clip and answer the questions: 1/ What is the name of the sport? 2/ Where is it played? 3/ How do people play it – by hand or foot?

Unit 12 Lesson A : Reading

I. Pre- reading:

Vocabulary • Water polo (n): môn bóng nước • goalie : thủ môn • cap: mũ, nón • to sprint : bơi nước rút đối thủ • opponent: xử phạt • penalize (v) penalty (n) • eject (v) loại ra lỗi • foul(n) trận hòa • tie (n)

Task 1: Read the passage about water polo and … these words. a. Someone To make someone leave a game. e. who tries to defeat (n) 1/ opponent 2/ penalize (v) 3/ eject (v) 4/ foul (n) 5/ tie (n) person in a competition. b. another An action in sports that is c. To punish team or player who against thearules breaks the rules c. Tomake punish a team or player who a. To someone leave a game. breaks theinrules b. An action sports that is the rules d. against A situation in a game when two d. A situation a game teams havein the same when scorestwo teams have the same scores e. Someone who tries to defeat another person in a competition.

II. While- reading:

Task 2: Read the passage again and complete the following sentences. 1. Water polo is played in a pool………. . . metres deep, …………long and……………. wide. 2. The home team wears………. , the visiting team wears………and the goalies wear……… 3. Both teams sprint for the ball from……………. 4. A free throw is awarded for minor fouls, such as…………………. . 5. A game is divided into quarters ranging from……………. in length.

Answer: 1. Water polo is played in a pool………. . . metres deep, ……………long and……………. wide. 20 metres 30 metres 1. 8

2. The home team wears…………. , the visiting team wears……………and the goalies wear……………… red caps with the number 1 in white caps blue ones

3. Both teams sprint for the ball their own goal lines from……………. 4. A free throw is awarded for minor fouls, holding or punching the ball such as…………………. . 5. A game is divided into quarters ranging five to eight minutes length from……………. in

Task 3: Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions. 1. How many players per team are there? 2. Where is the ball when the game starts? 3. How can the ball be advanced? 4. Which players are allowed to hold the ball with both hands? 5. What happens to a player who commits five personal fouls?

ANSWER 1/ There are 7 players per team, 6 swimmers and 1 goalie. 2/ It is in the centre of the pool. 3/ The ball can be advanced by passing with one hand or swimming with the head above the water and the ball between the arms so it rides on the wave created by the swimmer’s head. 4/ Only the goalie is allowed to hold the ball with both hands. 5/ The player is ejected after committing five personal fouls.

III. Post- reading: Summarize the pasage by filling in the following table

Water polo Place to play Number of players Length of game In a pool 7 Quarters (5’-8’ /quarter) Football On a playground 11 Two halves (45’/each)

HOMEWORK • REREAD THE PASSAGE AND LEARN NEW WORDS BY HEART • PREPARE THE NEXT LESSONS (SPEAKING AND LISTENING)