Kick-off 1 who are the players? A D 2. Which positions do they play? 1 goalkeeper 5 full-back 5 winger 2 central defender 4 midfielder 6 striker 3. Look at the player positions below. L o. , aoalkeeper Fightback ft w % % left-back central central ft defender —? # right winger f midfielder’ left winger, ‘midfielder f : striker striker 4 Choose a famous player for each position. niesta is a midfielder.Reading 1 Speaking 1 Your team-mate has the ball. There is a player from the other team behind him. What do you shout? Man on! Say it in training! Complete the table about you. Age frou ferna ey ence cg Read and complete the table above about Carlo. My name is Carlo Platania. I'm 17 years old. 'm Italian.t'm from Turin in italy. I'm a midfielder and I'm left-footed. My favourite team js Juventus. My father likes Alessandro Del Piero, but my favourite player is Claudio Marchisio. Make questions for the answers underlined above. What's your name? Carlo Platania Practise asking and answering the questions. | What's your name? 2 How old are you? 3 Where are you from? 4 What position are you? 5 Are you left-footed or right-footed? 6 What's your favourite team? 7 Who's your favour player?Vocabulary 1 complete the labels using the words below. corer flag penalty area halfwayline bench centre cirde sideline sixyard box by-line ey —_ 2 ©02 Read and listen to the numbers. 0123456789 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 3 Match the questions to the answers. 1 How many players are there in a team? a3 2 How long is a game of football? b 10 3 Which number is Maradona famous for? © every 4 years 4 How many goals are there in a hat-trick? dll 5 How often is the World Cup? € 90 minutes f 6 What number is the goalkeeper in English teams? 1 4 ©03 Listen and complete the results. When we say football 1 Real Madrid __ - 0 — Bayern Munich scores, we use ni/ instead ek 2 Ajax 3 — __ Shakhtar Donetsk The score is two-nil. 3 Chelsea m I AC Milan When the score is 1-1, 4 Porto 0 - __ Iyon we say It’s one-all. 5 Now practise saying the scores.Reading 1 Read. Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)? 2 G°) Ga » = = - - | - - Language _ PRESENT SIMPLE: to be Affirmative Negative Question ma Vm not Am You're a winger. You aren't Are you He's Heisn't tll. ighe inthe team? They're wingers. They aren't | Are they * We use the plural when we talk about teams in English. Chelsea are my favourite team. NOT Chelsea is my favourite team: Why are Barcelona so good? Practice 1 Read and write Yes, it is/ Yes, he is, or No, it isn’t. / No, he isn’t. 1 Is Cristiano Ronaldo Spanish? __No, he iswt. 2 Is the Bernabeu Stadium in Italy? 3 Is Wesley Sneijder a defender? 4 Is the Champions League for European teams? 5 Is Yaya Toure from Ivory Coast? 2 Complete the sentences with is, isn’t, are. 1 Sergio Aguero____is__a striker. 2Howold you? an Italian team. Stadium in Manchester. 5 The semi-finals next weekend. 6 Who the Under-21 world champions?Listening 1 match the words to the pictures. 1 journalist 3 manager 5 linesman 2 referee 4 supporter 6 physio supporter manager journalist referee physio, linesman People at the club usually call the manager gaffer or boss. Make sentences. Howard webb is a referee. He's from England 10Vocabulary 1 write the parts of the body using the vocabulary below. ie FREEpTEL i iy 2 Complete the sentences with the body parts below. chest feet foot hand elbow arms 1 Tcan control the ball with my chest 2 Isthata -ball? 3 Many goalkeepers have long 4 Nani is famous for his quick 5 The defender fouls him with his 6 Arjen Robben shoots with his leit 3 Write the correct verb under each picture. kick pass shoot head tackle foul1 Everyday English Greetings and introductions 1 ©05 Listen to Bolaji in three situations. Who is Bolaji talking to each time? 2. Listen again and complete the dialogues. Dialogue 1 A: Bolaji, come and meet Mr Turner. B: Hi, I'm the Academy Manager - Harry Turner. ‘__ to England, Bolaji! Thank you! ? Mr Turner! B: Call me Harty! OK, Harry! Dialogue 2 Hi, are you the new striker? No, I'm a defender. I'm Conor, the kit man. Bolaji! Where? Bolaji? 4 Nigeria. Where are you from? Ireland. Here you are son: shirt, shorts, two pairs of socks. PPP Or SD Dialogue 3 ‘ , Bolajt! : Thanks, Gaffer! Who's that, son? Oh, ¢_ my father, Boss. Hi, pleased to meet you! zi » DP E> Practise reading the dialogues. Match the words below with the items of kit larmband 3boots Shat 7shinpads 9 socks 2bib 4gloves 6shirt 8 shorts 10 training bottoms Answer the questions. 1 What colour is the shirt? _It's red awa white. 2 What colour are the socks? They're 3 What colour are the gloves? oo 4 What colour is the hat? 3 What colour are the shorts? = => 6 What colour are the boots? 12Lucas Leiva English student and professional footballer Date of birth: 9 January, 1987 Place of birth: Dourados, Brazil Height: 1.79 metres Position: Midfielder Are you happy with your English? Yes, I'm very happy. It's difficult moving from Brazil to England, The ‘weather is different, the food is different, the style of football is different and, of course, the language is different ~ in Brazil we speak Portuguese. I can't change the weather, but I can improve my Englisht Is it a dream to wear the yellow shirt of Brazil? Absolutely. I think that most people in the world are fans of Brazil! Our shirt is the most famous shirt in football. Everybody knows about the great Brazilian players of the past like Pelé, Jairzinho, Zico, Romario, ‘Cafu, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, It’s a very long list. Is it difficult to learn football vocabulary in English? A little, but I need to understand my team-mates so I want to continue to learn quickly. What is your advice to footballers and football fans who want to learn English? You need to concentrate in class! Ask your teacher questions if you don’t understand, and read as much English as possible. What's your favourite English word or expression? like the word mate, It means friend. Everybody says this in Liverpool Speaking Discussion 1 Do you agree with these sentences? 1 All good players can play well with both feet. 2 Strikers are more important than defer 3 South American strikers are the best in the world 4 A referee has a harder job than a footballer 13