PARAGRAPH ONE:
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup is well |
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660 dancers |
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there have been some |
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that Brazil won 3-1 |
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a cast of |
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a penalty |
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the first match |
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under way |
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It was an exciting game |
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Neymar scored twice |
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Brazilian superstar |
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goal |
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the referee gave Brazil |
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took place |
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disallowed a |
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great games already |
PARAGRAPH TWO:
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The next day saw a repeat of |
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thrashing them 5-1 |
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world |
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spectacular header |
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The Dutch shocked Spain by |
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has ended in a draw |
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Robin Van Persie scored a |
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England 2-1 |
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goal of |
e. |
champions |
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Italy defeated |
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line technology |
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None of the eleven games so far |
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the 2010 World Cup Final |
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the first use of goal- |
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the tournament |
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
The 2014 FIFA World Cup (1) _____________________ and there have been some great games already. The tournament opened on June the 12th (2) _____________________ the Arena de Sao Paulo. The opening ceremony was very colourful and had (3) _____________________. Soon after, the first match (4) _____________________ hosts Brazil and Croatia. It was an exciting game that Brazil won 3-1. Brazilian superstar Neymar scored twice. Croatia (5) _____________________ the referee gave Brazil a penalty they thought was not a penalty, and (6) _____________________ that they thought was a goal.
The next day (7) _____________________ the 2010 World Cup Final, between world champions Spain and a very strong Netherlands team. The Dutch shocked Spain (8) _____________________ 5-1. Holland striker Robin Van Persie scored a spectacular header, (9) _____________________ of the tournament. In other matches, Italy defeated England 2-1, and Lionel Messi scored for Argentina (10) _____________________ Bosnia-Herzrgovina 2-1. None of the eleven games so far has (11) _____________________. The average number of goals per game is over three. The France-Honduras game saw the first use of (12) _____________________.
PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE
The2014FIFAWorldCupiswellunderwayandtherehavebeensomegreatgam
esalready.ThetournamentopenedonJunethe12thwithaceremonyattheAre
nadeSaoPaulo.Theopeningceremonywasverycolourfulandhadacastof660
dancers.Soonafter,thefirstmatchtookplace,betweenhostsBrazilandCroatia
.ItwasanexcitinggamethatBrazilwon3-1.BraziliansuperstarNeymarscoredt
wice.CroatiawereveryangrythattherefereegaveBrazilapenaltytheythought
wasnotapenalty,anddisallowedagoalthattheythoughtwasagoal.Thenextda
ysawarepeatofthe2010WorldCupFinal,betweenworldchampionsSpainand
averystrongNetherlandsteam.TheDutchshockedSpainbythrashingthem5-
1.HollandstrikerRobinVanPersiescoredaspectacularheader,whichcouldbe
goalofthetournament.Inothermatches,ItalydefeatedEngland2-1,andLi
onelMessiscoredforArgentinaastheyscrapedpastBosnia-Herzrgovina2-
1.Noneoftheelevengamessofarhasendedinadraw.Theaveragenumberofg
oalspergameisoverthree.TheFrance-Hondurasgamesawthefirstuseofgo
al-linetechnology.
WORLD CUP DISCUSSION
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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What did you think when you read the headline? |
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What do you imagine when you hear the word 'Brazil'? |
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What do you think of the World Cup so far? |
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What did you think of the opening ceremony? |
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What has been the best game so far, and why? |
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Did you agree with the referee's decision in the Brazil-Croatia game? |
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What did you think of Robin Van Persie's header? |
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What do you think of the vanishing spray and goal-line technology? |
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How has the World Cup changed your daily schedule? |
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Who do you think will win the tournament? |
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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Did you like reading this article? Why/not? |
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What is the biggest shock of the tournament so far? |
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Have you been disappointed by anything so far? |
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Do you think Brazil has done a good job in hosting the tournament? |
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Who has the best player been so far? |
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What is the biggest mistake made by a referee so far? |
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Are you surprised Wayne Rooney has not scored in 9 World Cup games? |
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What three adjectives best describe the tournament so far (and why)? |
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What games are you looking forward to in the next few days? |
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What questions would you like to ask the boss of FIFA? |
WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)
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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).
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WRITING
Write about Brazil 2014 for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.
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