The Reading / Listening - World Cup - Level 4

The 2022 World Cup continues to produce shocks. The latest is Morocco's win over Portugal. Their 1-0 win means Morocco are the first African or Arab nation to get to the last four. Many experts argue the victory was not a shock. Morocco are one of three teams to reach the quarter-finals unbeaten. They let in just one goal. They beat a pre-tournament favourite Belgium and former world champions Spain. Their performances have been full of grit.

Morocco are dubbed the Atlas Lions. They now play France in a semi-final for a possible historic appearance in the final. Their win against Portugal brought joy and celebrations throughout Morocco. At the final whistle, world leaders flooded social media with congratulations. The ruler of Dubai tweeted: "It was an unprecedented victory for Arab football." Somalia's president tweeted: "This is testimony that Africa is rising."

Try the same news story at these levels:

    World Cup - Level 5 or  World Cup - Level 6

Sources
  • https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/10/recap-morocco-vs-portugal-world-cup
  • https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/NaN/NaN/352936/moroccos-historic-world-cup-run-continues-after-1-0-win-over-portugal
  • https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=633845


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. The 2022 World Cup continues to
  2. get to the
  3. experts argue the victory
  4. Morocco are one
  5. reach the quarter-finals
  6. They let in just
  7. former world
  8. Their performances have been
  1. of three teams
  2. full of grit
  3. unbeaten
  4. last four
  5. champions Spain
  6. produce shocks
  7. one goal
  8. was not a shock

Paragraph 2

  1. Morocco are dubbed
  2. Their win against Portugal
  3. celebrations throughout
  4. At the final
  5. flooded social media with
  6. The ruler of
  7. an unprecedented victory
  8. This is testimony that Africa
  1. congratulations
  2. for Arab football
  3. brought joy
  4. is rising
  5. the Atlas Lions
  6. whistle
  7. Morocco
  8. Dubai tweeted

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

The 2022 World Cup (1) ___________________ shocks. The latest is Morocco's win over Portugal. Their 1-0 win means Morocco are the first African or Arab nation to get to (2) ___________________. Many experts argue the victory was not a shock. Morocco (3) ___________________ three teams to reach the quarter-finals unbeaten. They let in (4) ___________________. They beat a pre-tournament favourite Belgium (5) ___________________ champions Spain. Their performances have been (6) ___________________.

Morocco (7) ___________________ Atlas Lions. They now play France in a semi-final (8) ___________________ historic appearance in the final. Their win against Portugal brought (9) ___________________ throughout Morocco. At (10) ___________________, world leaders flooded social media with congratulations. The ruler of Dubai tweeted: "It was an (11) ___________________ Arab football." Somalia's president tweeted: "This (12) ___________________ Africa is rising."

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

The2022WorldCupcontinuestoproduceshocks.ThelatestisMorocco's
winoverPortugal.Their1-0winmeansMoroccoarethefirstAfricanorAra
bnationtogettothelastfour.Manyexpertsarguethevictorywasnotash
ock.Moroccoareoneofthreeteamstoreachthequarter-finalsunbeate
n.Theyletinjustonegoal.Theybeatapre-tournamentfavouriteBelgi
umandformerworldchampionsSpain.Theirperformanceshavebeenfu
llofgrit.MoroccoaredubbedtheAtlasLions.TheynowplayFranceinase
mi-finalforapossiblehistoricappearanceinthefinal.TheirwinagainstP
ortugalbroughtjoyandcelebrationsthroughoutMorocco.Atthefinalwh
istle,worldleadersfloodedsocialmediawithcongratulations.Therulero
fDubaitweeted:"ItwasanunprecedentedvictoryforArabfootball."So
malia'spresidenttweeted:"ThisistestimonythatAfricaisrising."

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

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Discussion — Write your own questions

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Free writing

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Answers

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