PARAGRAPH ONE:
1. |
the stage |
a. |
stage |
2. |
the final games of |
b. |
in group A |
3. |
the knockout |
c. |
their group |
4. |
Holland topped |
d. |
of the tournament |
5. |
a maximum |
e. |
victory over Cameroon |
6. |
The final two places |
f. |
defeated Croatia 3-1 |
7. |
Brazil's 4-1 |
g. |
the group stage |
8. |
Mexico |
h. |
nine points |
PARAGRAPH TWO:
1. |
Elsewhere |
a. |
the bench |
2. |
came off |
b. |
of firsts |
3. |
net his |
c. |
record scorer |
4. |
all-time World Cup |
d. |
with Brazil legend Ronaldo |
5. |
He shares that position |
e. |
heat |
6. |
Neymar is leading the race |
f. |
15th World Cup goal |
7. |
a tournament |
g. |
for the 2014 Golden Boot |
8. |
in the extreme |
h. |
in the tournament |
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
We have (1) _____________________ the tournament where the final games of the group stage (2) _____________________ and will soon know the line-up for Round Two – the knockout stage. Holland topped their group (3) _____________________ points after (4) _____________________ over second-placed Chile. The final two places in group A could have been taken by Brazil, Mexico or Croatia when the last two games began. Brazil's 4-1 victory over Cameroon (5) _____________________ Chile in Round Two. Mexico defeated Croatia 3-1 (6) _____________________ Holland next.
(7) _____________________ tournament, there have already been more than 100 goals scored. This includes one for Germany's 36-year-old striker Miroslav Klose who (8) _____________________ against Ghana to net his 15th World Cup goal. He (9) _____________________, all-time World Cup record scorer with 15 goals. He (10) _____________________ with Brazil legend Ronaldo. Neymar is (11) _____________________ the 2014 Golden Boot with his fourth goal. In a tournament of firsts, the World Cup saw its first ever water break (12) _____________________ of the draw between Portugal and the USA.
PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE
Wehavereachedthestageofthetournamentwherethefinalgamesofthegrou
pstagearetakingplaceandwillsoonknowtheline-upforRoundTwo–thekn
ockoutstage.Hollandtoppedtheirgroupwithamaximumninepointsafteraco
mfortablewinoversecond-placedChile.ThefinaltwoplacesingroupAc
ouldhavebeentakenbyBrazil,MexicoorCroatiawhenthelasttwogamesbeg
an.Brazil's4-1victoryoverCameroonmeanstheyplayChileinRoundTwo.M
exicodefeatedCroatia3-1andwillfaceHollandnext.Elsewhereinthetourn
ament,therehavealreadybeenmorethan100goalsscored.Thisincludesone
forGermany's36-year-oldstrikerMiroslavKlosewhocameoffthebenchagai
nstGhanatonethis15thWorldCupgoal.Heisnowjoint-top,all-timeWorldCu
precordscorerwith15goals.HesharesthatpositionwithBrazillegendRonald
o.Neymarisleadingtheraceforthe2014GoldenBootwithhisfourthgoal.Ina
tournamentoffirsts,theWorldCupsawitsfirsteverwaterbreakintheextreme
heatofthedrawbetweenPortugalandtheUSA.
WORLD CUP DISCUSSION
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
a) |
What did you think when you read the headline? |
b) |
What do you imagine when you hear the word 'goal'? |
c) |
What do you think of the tournament so far? |
d) |
What do you say to people who think there is too much football on TV? |
e) |
Will Brazil win the tournament? |
f) |
Which team has the best kit (uniform) and why? |
g) |
What do you think of the refereeing so far? |
h) |
Has Brazil done a good job of hosting the games? |
i) |
Will you watch the new FIFA movie in which Sepp Blatter is a hero? |
j) |
What do you think of Neymar? |
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
a) |
Did you like reading this article? Why/not? |
b) |
What do you think of the idea of having water breaks during games? |
c) |
Would the tournament be better if Spain and England were still in it? |
d) |
A manager once said football is more important than life and death. What do you think of this? |
e) |
Will the knockout games be played differently to the group games? |
f) |
Are you good at talking about football? |
g) |
What position would you like to play in a football team? |
h) |
FIFA says "No to racism". Is the World Cup good at reducing discrimination? |
i) |
What are the differences between European, African and South American teams? |
j) |
What questions would you like to ask Brazil's star striker Neymar? |
WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)
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WRITING
Write about football for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.
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