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Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer.

Origins of chess
• Some say game began in Afghanistan and 1 …………………………………..
• reached Europe by 2 ……………………………………….
• variations played in Japan and 3 ………………………………………….
Chess now
• today’s 4 ……………………………………..named after English chess master
• First 5 ………………………………………………………in 1866
Capablanca
• Lasker played Capablanca in 1921
• Capablanca considered among the top 6 …………………………………
names in history of game

SPEAKING : MUSIC
1. Do you like listening to music ?
2. What types of music do you like to listen to ? Why ?
3. How much time do you spend listening to music everyday ?
4. Do you prefer listening to music alone or with others ?
5. Did you learn to play a musical instrument when you were a child ?
Why/Why not ?
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Announcer: Jon Getnick is in with us in the studio tonight to talk about the
origins of the game chess. Welcome Jon.

Getnick: Thank you. I’m sure you are all familiar with the wonderful game of
chess. But have you ever stopped to think where it came from and when?
Well, we believe the game dates back to before AD 600 and was first played
in either Afghanistan or what is now northern India. The oldest written
references that we have to chess date from then, but there are claims that
chess existed earlier than this. We think the version played by Europeans and
Americans today travelled through Iran to the main commercial centres of
Europe by the year 1000. The game was then taken to Scandinavia by the
sea-faring Vikings, so by the 1400s chess was played throughout Europe.
There are quite a few variations to the game found in other parts of the world.
For instance, one variation called Shogi is played in Japan. Another variation
is played in China. One person whose name stands out in the history of
chess is the chess master Howard Staunton. Staunton lived in England in the
mid 1800s and gave his name to the chess pieces that are still used in
competitions all over the world today and are, in fact, synonymous with the
game. Other shapes and sizes exist, but these are by far the most common.
Interestingly enough, however, the idea of chess competitions is relatively
recent when we consider how long the game has been in existence. The first
championship was played in 1866 in London and was won by a man from
Bohemia called Steinitz. He was, in effect, the world’s first official champion
and he held the title until 1894 when he was beaten by a German called
Emanuel Lasker, who in turn lost the title in 1921 to a Cuban called
Capablanca. Many people today consider Capablanca as one of the top three
players ever to live. His game influenced many who followed him and keen
professional players today still study his game.

VOCABULARY
1. origin (n) : nguồn gốc
2. references (n) : nguồn tham khảo
3. variations (n) : sự thay đổi
4. stand out : nổi bật
5. synonymous (adj) : đồng dạng
6. existence (n) : sự tồn tại
7. professional (adj) : chuyên nghiệp