unit 14 reading

Personal informationNascimento 1940age 68 Place of birth:Três Corações , Brazil Nickname: The Black Pearl... He won his first World Cup at 17... Ask and answer the following questions to

List some sports having 6 letters

Suggested answers

1 Tennis 2 Soccer

3 Squash 4 Skiing

5 Boxing 6 Diving

7 Hockey

Unit 14: The World Cup

I Pre-reading

a Describe what you see in the picture

Name one of the players

Personal information

Nascimento

1940(age 68)

Place of birth:Três Corações

, Brazil Nickname: The Black Pearl

He won his first World Cup at 17

b Ask and answer the following questions

to see how much they know about soccer and the World Cup

Every four years

2 What does the abbreviation FIFA stand for?

The FÐdÐration Internationale de Football Association.

3 When and where was the first World Cup tournament held?

In 1930 in Uraguay.

4 Who is considered the all-time best soccer player?

PelÐ (The Brazilian foward)

5 When was the World Cup first held in Asia?

In 2002 in Japan and Korea

6 Is there a World Cup tournament for women?

Yes, the Women’s World Cup was first held in China in 1991.

Host countries and FIFA World Cup Champions

Germany

8 1966 England England 4 – 2 West Germany

Germany

West Germany

Germany

How to pronounce score of a football match

2 - 2: two all

1 – 0: One – nil

0 – 0: Nil – nil

Ex: In the first World Cup, Uruguay

defeated Argentina by 4 to 2.

c Match the words in A with their definitions in B

or games

plays in forward line of his team

a proof of victory

confidence and favors of others

Correct answer

5 E

6 H

7 A

8 C

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