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World Cup lessons page

LISTENING GAP-FILL

This ____________________ of the World Cup so far. The whole game ____________________, ideas or excitement. It was New Zealand’s ____________________ the Finals for 28 years and on this performance, not so ____________________. They had few opportunities on goal and rarely put together a ____________________. The game’s first goal came in the 50th minute. Robert Vittek cut inside NZ defender Winston Reid to head the ball ____________________. There was a hint of offside but hey, this game needed something to ____________________. The equalizer provided some excitement ____________________ of the game. Winston Reid ____________________ yards to give New Zealand their first ever World Cup point. Both ____________________ if they want more points.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

This was the oprtose game of the World Cup so far. The whole game declak any creativity, ideas or excitement. It was New Zealand’s first appearance at the Finals for 28 years and on this performance, not so iiffudctl to see why. They had few opportunities on goal and arrley put together a good series of aspses. The game’s first goal came in the 50th minute. Robert Vittek cut inside NZ drfeened Winston Reid to head the ball into the far corner. There was a hint of osidffe but hey, this game needed something to keep the fans awake. The elzeaiuqr provided some excitement in the final minute of the game. Winston Reid deahde in from eight yards to give New Zealand their first ever World Cup point. Both teams must evmoipr if they want more points.

UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

game poorest the was This of the World Cup so far. The whole game lacked any creativity, ideas or excitement. It was New Zealand’s the at appearance first for Finals 28 years and on this performance, not so difficult to see why. had They goal on opportunities few and rarely put together a good series of passes. The game’s first goal came in the 50th minute. Robert Vittek cut inside NZ defender Winston Reid into ball the head to the far corner. There was a hint of offside but hey, this game needed the keep to something awake fans. The equalizer provided some excitement the in the of minute final game. Winston Reid yards give in eight to headed from New Zealand their first ever World Cup point. Both teams if want points improve they more must.

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 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
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Q.4.
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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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