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ESL / EFL Lesson Plan on Cameroon 1 Netherlands 2 - by Sean Banville

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LISTENING GAP-FILL

The Netherlands ______________________ 16 with a comfortable 2-1 win against a Cameroon team who were already ______________________. They join Argentina as the only teams with a 100% record. They were made ______________________. Cameroon looked like they wanted to ______________________ to their tournament by getting at least a point in South Africa. They came close. The Dutch ______________________ on 36 minutes when Robin Van Persie struck the ball through Cameroon ‘keeper Hamidou Souleymanou’s legs. Cameroon ______________________ an equalizer after the break. They ______________________ 65th minute after Van der Vaart ______________________ the area. Samuel Eto’o ______________________ the ball in the back of the net. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ______________________ the Netherlands with his 83rd-minute winner.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

The Netherlands aeesd into the last 16 with a comfortable 2-1 win agisnat a Cameroon team who were already out of the tournament. They join Argentina as the only teams with a 100% rcrode. They were made to fight for this win. Cameroon looked like they wanted to restore some rpedi to their tournament by getting at least a ptoin in South Africa. They came close. The Dutch peenod the scoring on 36 minutes when Robin Van Persie struck the ball hguhrot Cameroon ‘keeper Hamidou Souleymanou’s legs. Cameroon came out looking for an eueazirql after the break. They got a penalty in the 65th minute after Van der Vaart dahlden the ball in the area. Samuel Eto’o stepped up to fire the ball in the back of the net. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar dslaee things for the Netherlands with his 83rd-minute winner.

UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

The Netherlands with 16 last the into eased a win comfortable against 2 a - Cameroon 1 team who were already out of the tournament. They join Argentina as the teams a % only with 100 record. They were made to fight for this win. Cameroon looked like they wanted to tournament their to pride some restore by getting at least a point in South Africa. They came close. The Dutch 36 when the on minutes opened scoring Robin Van Persie struck the ball through Cameroon ‘keeper Hamidou Souleymanou’s legs. Cameroon an for looking out came equalizer after the break. 65th got penalty the They a in minute after Van der Vaart handled the ball in the area. Samuel Eto’o ball up in to the fire back the stepped of the net. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar sealed things for the Netherlands with his 83rd-minute winner.

STUDENT WORLD CUP SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about the World Cup 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.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
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• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WORLD CUP DISCUSSION

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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 WRITING

Write about this game for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. MY REPORT: Write a newspaper report about yesterday’s games. Read your report to your partner(s) in your next lesson.

3. WATCH TODAY’S GAMES IN ENGLISH: Write down all the new words you hear below. Bring them to class tomorrow to share with your classmates.

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