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LISTENING GAP-FILL

The match the whole world ____________________ to turned out to be ____________________ disappointing game of the tournament. Possibly in the history of football. Brazil were already through and Portugal needed to ____________________ to join them. This meant neither side ____________________ playing. A card-happy referee (seven yellows in the first-half) also helped ____________________ a soccer game. Ronaldo tried for Portugal at times. He even looked dangerous once or twice, even ____________________ came via 40-metre shots. Portugal’s goalkeeper Eduardo superbly stopped Brazil’s best chance – a ____________________ from Nilmar. The ‘keeper saved again in the dying minutes to keep a clean sheet. The last time Brazil ____________________ the World Cup Finals was in 1978.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

The match the whole world was looking rwadfro to turned out to be the most boring and disappointing game of the tournament. Possibly in the rythois of football. Brazil were already through and Portugal needed to idvoa a 9-0 defeat to join them. This meant hienetr side put much effort into playing. A card-happy rreeeef (seven yellows in the first-half) also helped destroy this event as a soccer game. Ronaldo tried for Portugal at times. He even looked dsgnroaue once or twice, even though the danger came via 40-metre shots. Portugal’s epklreoaeg Eduardo superbly dosptep Brazil’s best chance – a close range shot from Nilmar. The ‘keeper edsva again in the dying minutes to keep a clean sheet. The last time Brazil failed to ecsro at the World Cup Finals was in 1978.

UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

The world looking match whole was forward the to turned out to be the of game disappointing and boring most the tournament. Possibly in the history of football. Brazil were already and through avoid to needed Portugal a 9-0 defeat to join them. This meant neither side put much effort into playing. A card-happy referee (seven yellows in the first-half) helped this as also destroy event a soccer game. Ronaldo tried for Portugal at times. He dangerous looked even twice or once, even though the danger came via 40-metre shots. Portugal’s goalkeeper Eduardo stopped chance Brazil’s superbly best – a close range shot from Nilmar. The ‘keeper saved again in the keep clean dying to a sheet minutes. The last time Brazil the failed World to Cup score Finals at was in 1978.

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.

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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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