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1 Being a Fan: Worksheet A. Main Idea note taking Listen to the report and fill in the chart with appropriate information. Speaker Nationality Supports Club Information Biggest Rivals Golden Period Other information Marcelo Vasco da Gama B. Main Idea True or False Listen to the whole report and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Give a reason for your choice. 1. T / F are from Sao Paolo 2. T / F Vasco wear black and red. 3. T / F The stadium can hold spectators. 4. T / F Marcelo admires Flamengo a lot. 5. T / F Bacalao is a type of fish. 6. T / F The last team the team won the Brazilian championship was in

2 C. Vocabulary Listen again to the first part and fill in the gaps with an appropriate word. Then write the meaning of the word. 1. So, we ve to get a Brazilian fan here and he s going to tell us a little bit about his club side 2. I believe because really the of were Portuguese so the bacalao, 3. But Flamengo are a team? 4.. Now how about years, when was the golden period for Vasco? 5. national championship in the 70s, one in the 80s and the and in

3 ANSWERS Being a Fan: Worksheet A. Main Idea note taking Listen to the report and fill in the chart with appropriate information. Speaker Nationality Supports Club Information Black/White Marcelo Vasco da Portuguese Brazilian Gama community Nickname cod/admiral Biggest Rivals Flamengo Golden Period End of 40s and start of 50s Other information Barbossa and Ademair are two heroes from past B. Main Idea True or False Listen to the whole report and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Give a reason for your choice. 1. T / F are from Sao Paolo From Rio 2. T / F Vasco wear black and red. White / Black and Red cross 3. T / F The stadium can hold spectators T / F Marcelo admires Flamengo a lot. Does not even want to say their name! Biggets rivals. 5. T / F Bacalao is a type of fish. Yes. Maybe cod? 6. T / F The last team the team won the Brazilian championship was in

4 C. Vocabulary Listen again to the first part and fill in the gaps with an appropriate word. Then write the meaning of the word. 1. So, we ve managed to get a Brazilian fan here and he s going to tell us a little bit about his club side been able to 2. I believe because really the founders of were Portuguese so the bacalao, those who started the club 3. But Flamengo are a huge team? enormous 4.. Now how about previous years, when was the golden period for Vasco? former / times past 5. national championship in the 70s, one in the 80s and the nineties and in 2003 The 1990s Transcript Damian: So, we ve managed to get a Brazilian fan here and he s going to tell us a little bit about his club side, which is. Marcelo, nice to see you. Marcelo: Hello Damian, nice to see you too. DF: Okay, can you tell us, for example, which city are Vasco from? Marcelo: From Rio de Janeiro, I believe you know, it s a very famous city in Brazil. DF: OK, can you tell us a little about the team, for example, the colours or the stadium or the nickname of this team. Marcelo: Yes, the colours are black and white with cross, red, a red cross and it s a very, very popular team in Brazil and we have a stadium, famous, it s San Januareo Stadium, it s in Rio de Janeiro. It s a stadium for maybe people and the 4

5 nickname we have two nicknames. One is the admiral and the second is the it s bacalao, it s a fish, it s a fish. DF: Oh right, so cod. Marcelo: Ah, perfect. DF: OK, cod, yes, yes, yes. Marcelo: I believe because really the founders of were Portuguese so the bacalao, the cod, is linked with the Portuguese community and is linked with the Portuguese admiral so I think these two nicknames are linked with the Portuguese community and the Portuguese history. DF: OK, so which team is your biggest rival? Marcelo: I don t like to say this name but I have to say it, it s Flamengo DF: But Flamengo are a huge team? Marcelo: Yes, yes it s the most popular in Brazil and really Flamengo and Vasco are the most popular in Rio de Janeiro and both are very popular in Brazil. DF: OK. Now how about previous years, when was the golden period for Vasco? When were they a great team? Marcelo: Really, really I think the golden period was the fifties, the end of the forties and the beginning of the fifties because during the World Cup, the World Cup 1950 almost the Brazilian team was from. DF: The tragedy? Marcelo: Yes, yes, yes. The goalkeeper, Barbosa, was from Vasco, the our best, best, best player, Ademair, was from and so maybe, I believe, seven or eight players was from but we won the Brazilian national championship in the 70s, one in the 80s and the nineties and in

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