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WORKSHEET

Name: INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Please read the text It is for everybody! carefully and in silence! 2. While reading it for the first time, mark the words you DONT know and look them up in the dictionary! 3. Write down the words you looked up in the dictionary! (English-German) 4. Read the text again for a second time!

It is for everybody!
In many countries, the sport we call soccer is called football. Whatever its name, it is the most popular sport in the world. Soccer or football is played in more than 200 countries. The World Cup is the biggest soccer tournament in the world. It is not held every year. Only thirty-two teams make it into the finals. Every four years, the best men's soccer teams in the world compete in the finals. Competition lasts for three weeks to see who can win the World Cup trophy. Women's soccer is becoming more popular. A women's World Cup competition began in 1991. Women's soccer was added to the Summer Olympic Games in 1996. Interestingly, only Canada and the United States call the game soccer. But no matter what we call it, it is definitely a well-liked sport!

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WORKSHEET
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QUESTIONS
1. What is the biggest soccer tournament called?

2. The biggest soccer tournament is held ______. A. every month B. every ten years C. every four years D. every year 3. Women's soccer is becoming more popular. Write a sentence from the story to support this main idea.

4. Do you play or watch soccer? Explain your reasons why you do or do not.

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