The Reading / Listening - World Football - Level 0

Carlo Ancelotti is leaving Real Madrid. He will become manager of Brazil. He called this "an important challenge". Brazil is the first national team for Ancelotti to manage. He is one of the best managers ever. He is the only coach to win the top five leagues in Europe. He also won the Champions League five times.

Brazil is the most successful national team. It is the only team to win the World Cup five times. However, since 2002, it has not reached a final. The head of Brazilian football hopes Ancelotti can change Brazil's luck. Ancelotti will coach Brazil in next month's World Cup qualifying games.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    World Football - Level 1 World Football - Level 2   or  World Football - Level 3

Sources
  • https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13366661/carlo-ancelotti-brazil-appoint-real-madrid-boss-as-new-head-coach-from-may-26
  • https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/45112969/brazil-appointment-carlo-ancelotti-real-madrid-world-cup-analysis-marcotti
  • https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/brazil-signs-real-madrid-coach-carlo-ancelotti-ahead-2026-world-cup


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. Carlo Ancelotti is
  2. He will become manager
  3. He called this an
  4. the first national team for
  5. He is one of the best
  6. He is the only
  7. the top five
  8. He also won the Champions League
  1. five times
  2. important challenge
  3. managers ever
  4. coach to win
  5. leaving Real Madrid
  6. leagues in Europe
  7. of Brazil
  8. Ancelotti to manage

Paragraph 2

  1. Brazil is the most successful
  2. It is
  3. win the World Cup
  4. since 2002, it has not
  5. The head of Brazilian
  6. Ancelotti can change Brazil's
  7. Ancelotti will
  8. next month's World Cup qualifying
  1. reached a final
  2. five times
  3. luck
  4. coach Brazil
  5. national team
  6. games
  7. the only team
  8. football

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Carlo Ancelotti is leaving Real Madrid. (1) ___________________________________________ manager of Brazil. He called this "(2) ________________________________________________". Brazil is the first (3) _________________________________________________ Ancelotti to manage. He (4) _________________________________________________ the best managers ever. He is the only coach to (5) _________________________________________________ five leagues in Europe. He also won the Champions (6) _________________________________________________.

Brazil (7) _________________________________________________ successful national team. It is (8) _________________________________________________ to win the World Cup five times. (9) _________________________________________________, it has not (10) _________________________________________________. The head of Brazilian football hopes Ancelotti (11) _________________________________________________ luck. Ancelotti will coach Brazil (12) _________________________________________________ World Cup qualifying games.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

CarloAncelottiisleavingRealMadrid.HewillbecomemanagerofBrazil.
Hecalledthis"animportantchallenge".Brazilisthefirstnationalteamfor
Ancelottitomanage.Heisoneofthebestmanagersever.Heistheonlyco
achtowinthetopfiveleaguesinEurope.HealsowontheChampionsLeag
uefivetimes.Brazilisthemostsuccessfulnationalteam.Itistheonlytea
mtowintheWorldCupfivetimes.However,since2002,ithasnotreached
afinal.TheheadofBrazilianfootballhopesAncelotticanchangeBrazil'sl
uck.AncelottiwillcoachBrazilinnextmonth'sWorldCupqualifyinggam
es.

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.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

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Free writing

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Answers

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