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2 Contents Pages Part 1 Warm Ups Odd-One-Out Page 3 Brainstorm Page 3 World Cup Nicknames Page 3 & 4 Quiz 2014 World Cup Page 4 Part 2 Before Listening / Reading Jumbled Words Page 5 True or False Page 5 Vocabulary Synonyms Page 5 Part 3 Listening / Reading The News Story 376 Words Page 6 What Do You Think..? Page 6 Part 4 After Listening / Reading Q & A Page 7 A & Q Page 7 Part 5 Extra Stuff Extra English I Page 8 7 to Chinwag Page 8 Writing Activity Page 9 And Finally. Did You Know? Page 9 TV Links Page 10 The Answers Pages A1 This symbol = Listening activity in the podcast. A1 ポッドキャストに含まれているリスニング演習

3 [ ] Triumph, Defeat & Respect July 18 th 2014 PART 1 Warm Ups Warm Up 1 Odd 1 Out Look at the four words below, which word is different from the other three? Write your reason in the box underneath. Check your answer later. a) Futile b) Defeat c) And d) Respect My Reason Warm Up 2 Brainstorm How many different words can you connect to the word in the box? Can you think of at least 10 words? Why do you think this? Patriotism Warm Up 3 World Cup Nicknames Well the 2014 FIFA World Cup is over and Germany won. Did you know that the German national team s nickname is the Nationalmannschaft or national team. Can you match the correct nickname with the correct national team..? 1 Brazil 7 Colombia 13 Iran 2 Mexico 8 Ivory Coast 14 Bosnia C 3 Cameroon 9 Japan 15 Ghana 4 Spain 10 Costa Rico 16 South Korea 5 Holland 11 England 17 Belgium 6 Australia 12 Argentina 18 Algeria

4 Political Colours What Colour is What..? Read the list of nicknames below and then match them with the correct national team on page 3! One answer has been done for you! A The Coffee Growers G The black Stars M Socceroos B The Desert Foxes H The White & Sky Blues N Princes of Persia C The Dragons I Indomitable Lions O The Elephants D The 3 Colours J The Ticos P The Warriors E The 3 Lions K The Red Devils Q The Red Fury F The Little Canary L The Orange R Blue Samurai Warm Up 4 A1 Quiz Read the questions about this week s news story. Remember if you don t know use the internet to help or GUESS! 1: Which country won the 2014 FIFA World Cup final? a: Germany b: Argentina c: Brazil 2: What city was the host for the 2014 FIFA World Cup final? a: Rio de Janeiro b: Brasilia c: Macarena 3: How many games were played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup? a: 32 b: 64 c: 86 4: Which country s fans were awarded a certificate for cleaning up rubbish? a: England b: Japan c: Greece 5: Which country was ranked 32 nd and worst at the 2014 FIFA World Cup? a: Spain b: Brazil c: Cameroon 6: Despite winning, Germany was not ranked No 1 team which county was? a: Japan b: Holland c: Costa Rica 6: How many people watched the 2014 FIFA World Cup final live? a: 750m b: 900m c: 1.3b E2: How much was the most expensive ticket at the 2013 World Cup final? a: $400 b: $9,000 c: $50,000 E3: Which photo is the German national football team badge? a: b: c: END OF PART 1

5 PART 2 Before Listening Pre-Listening / Reading 1 Jumbled Words The sentence below is from a paragraph in the news story. Un-jumble the words and put them into the correct order. is the since World 4 th Germany first country has the but Cup The 1990 in the was time won time victory the reunified out of 10 The victory is the Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ 9.25 out of 10 Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1 The 2014 FIFA World Cup final lasted for two hours. [T] [F] 2 Germany always wins football games they play in. [T] [F] 3 West Germany & East Germany became unified in [T] [F] million Germans watched the game live on TV in Germany. [T] [F] 5 Japanese football supporters were awarded a prize for tidying up. [T] [F] Pre-Listening / Reading 3 Synonyms A synonym is a word with a similar meaning. Match the 10 words on the left with their synonyms on the right. All the synonyms in black are from the News Stories. 1 Simple 6 Devastated A Re-joined F Additional 2 Extra 7 Humiliated B Dejected G Celebrating 3 Reunified 8 Miserable C Chatter H Gathering 4 Triumph 9 Collecting D Upset I Humbled 5 Revelling 10 Talk E Hard J Despair END OF PART 2

6 PART 3 Listening Listening / Reading Listening 9.25 out of 10 Find the Mistakes Help Find the mistakes. There are 10 errors in the text, circle the mistakes. Look at the words near the gap to help with your understanding! out of 10 1 There is a popular saying about Germany and football, it goes like this; Football is a simple game played by two teams of 11 men for 90 minutes. And at the end of the game the 1: win. Well the 2014 FIFA World Cup final was not played for 90 minutes, but for 120 minutes as the winner had to be decided after 30 minutes of extra time. And what happened when 2: referee Nicola Rizzoli blew the 3: at the end of the game yes that s right the Germans had won. 2 The victory is the 4 th time Germany has won the World Cup, but the first time since the country was 4: in Germany s number 19 Mario Goetze scored the only goal of the final with just 7 minutes of the match remaining. Triumph for Germany and the start of a huge party for the 32 million Germans who watched the final live in Germany. 5: Joachim Löw led the celebrations in the dressing room after the final with players wives, partners, children and German 6: Andrea Merkel all revelling in the victory. 3 Of course victory for Germany meant defeat for Argentina and Lionel Messi the highest paid player in the world. After the game the Argentinian players were 7: by the loss and Lionel Messi looked very unhappy despite being awarded the 8: Ball as best player at the tournament. Perhaps the only other fans to be more upset than the Argentines were the fans of Brazil who were humiliated 7-1 in their semi-final against Germany. Brazil then lost 3-0 to Holland in the 3 rd place-match to end a miserable seven 9: for the hosts. 4 FIFA president Sepp Blatter hailed the 2014 World Cup as a 9.25/10 tournament, describing the organisation and games as 10:. Japanese fans also had something to celebrate despite Japan not winning any games. After photos of Japanese supporters 1: rubbish after their defeat to the Ivory Coast were broadcast the Rio de Janeiro Government presented Japan with a special award. Japanese fans were praised for their environmental awareness and were told that they should be the model for other fans. As for the 12: national team at the world cup please can we not talk about that. END OF PART 3 [376 Words]

7 PART 4 After Listening Post-Listening / Reading 1 A3 Q & A How much can you remember from News Story? Read / Listen to the questions below and choose the correct answer. If you can t remember any answers, guess! Q1 What was the name of the referee for the 2014 WC final? Q2 What was the score when Germany played Brazil? Q3 What rating did Sepp Blatter give the 2014 FIFA World Cup? Q4 How many Germans watched the game live in Germany? Q5 Which team finished 3 rd at the 2014 FIFA World Cup? Q6 What shirt number did Mario Goetze wear for Germany? E1 Which national team finished 4 th at the 2014 FIFA World Cup? E2 How many countries are in the news story? Post-Reading 2 A & Q How much can you remember from the news story? Read the answers below and write the correct question. There is more than one possible correct question for each one! A1 4 th? A2 Joachim Löw? A3 Golden Ball? A4 Lionel Messi? A5 7 minutes? END OF PART 4

8 PART 5 Extra Stuff English Extra I Portuguese Loan Words in English II The English language has many loan words from other languages. ENW Episode 117 introduced first introduced some popular Portuguese loan words in English This week s podcast will look at some more common Portuguese loan words. Can you put the correct Portuguese loan word with the correct sentence? A Albatross D Emu H Monsoon B Bossa Nova E Indigo I Potato C Caramel F Mandarin J Vindaloo G Mango 1 The key ingredient for chips, crisps and vodka! 2 A large flightless bird from Australia. 3 An Indian curry dish popular around the region of Goa. 4 A beige confectionery product used in cakes & biscuits. 5 A rainy / windy season in south east Asia. 6 A tropical, edible fruit. 7 A large mostly white seabird. 8 A type of purple one of the seven colours of the rainbow. 9 A civil servant who works (usually) in central government. 10 A style of Brazil music became popular in the 1950s & 1960s. 7 to Chinwag Sport on TV ENW Podcast Topic 9.25 out of 10 Ask / Answer the questions below on this week s ENW Podcast Topic! 1 What did you think of this week s podcast topic when you first read it? 2 What sport could you never watch on TV? Why? 3 What is the best sporting moment you have watched on TV? Why? 4 Do you think major sporting events should be free on TV? Why? 5 What is the national sport in your country? Do you watch? 6 What other programmes do you usually watch on TV? 7 How much sport do you usually watch every week on TV?

9 Writing Happiest / Saddest Sporting Memories What is the most enjoyable sporting event you have watched on TV? What is the least enjoyable sporting event you have watched on TV? Write your explanation in the box below! END OF PART 5 And Finally X & Z A4 Did You Know? The End

10 Visual TV Links News on Japan (Japan) [ 英語 ] 1: [1:03] Japanese Fans Collect Rubbish WSJ (USA) 2: [2:03] German Fans Celebrate in Berlin SMH (Australia) 3: [1:52] Unhappy World Cup Fans Podcast Key A1 These activities are audio and can be listened to on the podcast. Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Warm Up 1 Odd-1-Out A Futile B / C / D are all words in this week s title! Warm Up 3 Oceans & Seas 1 f 7 a 13 n 2 d 8 o 14 c 3 i 9 r 15 g 4 q 10 j 16 p 5 l 11 e 17 k 6 m 12 h 18 b Warm Up 3 Quiz 1 A 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 C 6 C E1 B E2 C E3 B Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Jumbled Words The victory is the 4 th time Germany has won the World Cup, but the first time since the country was reunified in 1990 A2 True or False 1 T 2 F 3 F 4 F 5 T

11 Synonyms 1 E 2 F 3 A 4 J 5 G 6 D 7 I 8 B 9 H 10 C Answers Part 3 Listening out of 10 1 There is a popular saying about Germany and football, it goes like this; Football is a simple game played by two teams of 11 men for 90 minutes. And at the end of the game the Germans win. Well the 2014 FIFA World Cup final was not played for 90 minutes, but for 120 minutes as the winner had to be decided after 30 minutes of extra time. And what happened when Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli blew the whistle at the end of the game yes that s right the Germans had won. 2 The victory is the 4 th time Germany has won the World Cup, but the first time since the country was reunified in Germany s number 19 Mario Goetze scored the only goal of the final with just 7 minutes of the match remaining. Triumph for Germany and the start of a huge party for the 32 million Germans who watched the final live in Germany. Coach Joachim Löw led the celebrations in the dressing room after the final with players wives, partners, children and German Chancellor Andrea Merkel all revelling in the victory. 3 Of course victory for Germany meant defeat for Argentina and Lionel Messi the highest paid player in the world. After the game the Argentinian players were devastated by the loss and Lionel Messi looked very unhappy despite being awarded the Golden Ball as best player at the tournament. Perhaps the only other fans to be more upset than the Argentines were the fans of Brazil who were humiliated 7-1 in their semi-final against Germany. Brazil then lost 3-0 to Holland in the 3 rd place-match to end a miserable seven days for the hosts. 4 FIFA president Sepp Blatter hailed the 2014 World Cup as a 9.25/10 tournament, describing the organisation and games as excellent. Japanese fans also had something to celebrate despite Japan not winning any games. After photos of Japanese supporters collecting rubbish after their defeat to the Ivory Coast were broadcast the Rio de Janeiro Government presented Japan with a special award. Japanese fans were praised for their environmental awareness and were told that they should be the model for other fans. As for the England national team at the world cup please can we not talk about that. Answers Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading A3 Q & A 1 Nicola Rizzoli 5 US Virgin Islands Number / 10 E1 Brazil 4 32m E2 8 countries A & Q Example Questions A1 How many world cup tournaments have Germany won? A2 Who is the coach of the German football team? A3 What award was Lionel Messi given? A4 Who is the highest paid player in the world? A5 How many minutes were remaining when Mario Goetze scored the winning goal?

12 English Extra 1 I 4 C 7 A 10 B 2 D 5 H 8 E 3 J 6 G 9 F And Finally A4 X West / Z East X & Z Extra Bit Japanese Fans Collecting Rubbish

13 References Episode 157 MAIN PHOTO: LINKS: Rizzoli-sorts-hair-seeing-big-screen-half.html

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