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Complete this crossword

with3the name of 10 countries
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DOWN
1 - It is an East Asian territory. It is bordered by China and Russia.
2 - The capital of this country is Lisboa.
3 - Lionel Messi is from this country.
4 - It is in western-central Europe. Its capital is Berlin.
5 - In 1957 this country became the first nation to declare independence from colonization in
sub-saharan Africa. Its capital is Accra.

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1 - People from this country speak French.
2 - It is an island nation in East Asia. Its capital is Tokyo.
3 - The name of this country was taken from the Niger River running through the country. It is
located in West Africa.
4 - The capital of this country is Bogota.
5 - It is one of the most visited countries in the world. These are some of its famous cities: Rome,
Milan , Naples and Venice.
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Complete with the missing information:

COUNTRY

CAPITAL CITY

ALGERIA
ARGENTINA
AUSTRALIA
BELGIUM
BOSNIA AND
HERZEGOVINA
BRAZIL
CAMEROON
CHILE
COLOMBIA
COSTA RICA
CTE D IVOIRE
CROATIA
ECUADOR
ENGLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GHANA
GREECE
HONDURAS
IRAN
ITALY
JAPAN
KOREA REPUBLIC
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
NIGERIA
PORTUGAL
RUSSIA
SPAIN
SWITZERLAND
URUGUAY
USA

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MAIN LANGUAGE

NAME OF TWO
FOOTBALL PLAYERS

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Write an e-mail to a friend describing your

favourite football team. Include information
about the players.

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Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?

Compare them!!! (Write sentences)
LIONEL MESSI

NAME: Lionel Messi

OCCUPATION: Children's
Activist, Soccer Player
BIRTH DATE: June 24, 1987
(Age: 26)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Rosario,
Argentina
Full Name: Luis Lionel Andres
Messi
AKA: Lionel Messi
Nickname: "La Pulga"
Nickname: "Leo"
Nickname: "Messidona"
ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer

CRISTIANO RONALDO

NAME: Ronaldo
OCCUPATION: Soccer Player
BIRTH DATE: September 18,
1976 (Age: 37)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Itagua,
Brazil
Full Name: Ronaldo Lus Nazrio
de Lima
Nickname: "Fenmeno"
AKA: Ronaldo
AKA: Ronaldo Nazrio de Lima
Nickname: "Il Fenomeno"
ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo

BEST KNOWN FOR

BEST KNOWN FOR

Argentina native Lionel Messi

has established records for
goals scored and won individual
awards en route to worldwide
recognition as the best player in
soccer.

Soccer player Ronaldo starred for the

Brazilian national team and several
European clubs over the course of a
career that spanned nearly two decades

QUOTES

QUOTES

Every time I start a year, I

start with the objective of trying
to achieve everything, without
comparing it to how I've done
in other seasons.
Lionel Messi

"You run, I don't. I score goals."

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Ronaldo

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Lionel Messi
Stick a photo of
Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

Stick a photo of
Cristiano Ronaldo

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Read about Lionel Messi.

What would you like to ask him?
Write ten questions.
Lionel Messi was born Luis Lionel Andres Messi on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina.
As a young boy, he tagged along when his two older brothers played soccer with their
friends, unintimidated by the bigger boys. At the age of 8, he was recruited to join the
youth system of Newell's Old Boys, a Rosario-based club. Recognizably smaller than
most of the kids in his age group, Messi was eventually diagnosed by doctors as suffering
from a hormone deficiency that restricted his growth.
Messi's parents, Jorge and Ceclia, decided on a regimen of nightly growth-hormone
injections for their son, though it soon proved impossible to pay several hundred dollars
per month for the medication. So, at the age of 13, when Messi was offered the chance
to train at soccer powerhouse FC Barcelona's youth academy, La Masia, and have his
medical bills covered by the team, Messi's family picked up and moved across the Atlantic
to make a new home in Spain.
Although he was often homesick in his new country, Messi moved quickly through the
junior system ranks, and by the age of 16, he had made his first appearance for Barcelona.
Messi put himself in the record books on May 1, 2005, as the youngest player to ever score
a goal for the franchise. That same year, he led Argentina to the title in the under-20 World
Cup, scoring on a pair of penalty kicks to propel the team over Nigeria.
Messi eventually grew to 5 feet and 7 inches, and with his short stature, speed and
relentless attacking style, he drew comparisons to another famous Argentinean footballer:
Diego Maradona. Messi steered Barcelona to a wealth of success, most notably in 2009,
when the left-footer's team captured the Champions League, La Liga, and Spanish Super
Cup titles. That same year, after two consecutive runner-up finishes, he took home his
first FIFA "World Player of the Year" honor/Ballon d'Or award.
Even the great Maradona gushed about his fellow countryman. "I see him as very similar
to me," the retired player told the BBC. "He's a leader and is offering lessons in beautiful
football. He has something different to any other player in the world."
Amazingly, the diminutive soccer wizard continued to improve, discovering new ways to
elude defenders while leading Barcelona to La Liga and Spanish Super Cup championships
in 2010 and 2011, as well as the '11 Champions League title.
Messi embarked on an all-out assault on the record books in 2012. He became the first
player to score five goals in a Champions League match in early March, and a few weeks
later he surpassed Cesar Rodriguez's club-record 232 goals to become Barcelona's all-time l
eading scorer.
By the end of 2012, Messi had accumulated an astounding 91 goals in club and international
play, eclipsing the 85 netted in a single calendar year by Gerd Muller in 1972. Fittingly, he
broke one more record when he was named the FIFA Ballon d'Or winner for the fourth time
in January 2013.
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Almost universally regarded as the best player in the game, the boyish Messi has become
the commercial face of soccer with endorsements from Adidas, Pepsi, EA Sports and Turkish
Airways, among other companies. Having signed an extension with Barcelona that guarantees
him a base salary of approximately $21 million per year through 2018, he is one of the world's
highest-paid athletes.
Although he is famously quiet and private off the field, Messi has found ways to help out others
in need. In 2007, he formed the Leo Messi Foundation to provide opportunities for
disadvantaged youths. In early 2010, UNICEF named him a goodwill ambassador, with a focus
on fighting for children's rights across the globe.
Messi became a father in November 2012, when his girlfriend, Antonella Roccuzzo, gave birth
to their son, Thiago.
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Read about Pel.

Complete the spaces with one of these headings:
MORE WORLD CUP TITLES
CHILDHOOD
THE LEGEND LIVES ON
SOCCER'S NATIONAL TREASURE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------Pel was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento on October 23, 1940 in Trs Coraes, Brazil, the first child of
Joo Ramos and Dona Celeste. Named after Thomas Edison and nicknamed "Dico," Pel moved with his
family to the city of Bauru as a young boy.
Joo Ramos, better known as "Dondinho," struggled to earn a living as a soccer player, and Pel grew up
in poverty. Still, he developed a rudimentary talent for soccer by kicking a rolled-up sock stuffed with rags
around the streets of Bauru. The origin of the "Pel" nickname is unclear, though he recalled despising it
when his friends first referred to him that way.
As an adolescent, Pel joined a youth squad coached by Waldemar de Brito, a former member of the
Brazilian national soccer team. De Brito eventually convinced Pel's family to let the budding phenom
leave home and try out for the Santos professional soccer club when he was 15.
----------------------------------------------------------------------Pel signed with Santos and immediately started practicing with the team's regulars. He scored the first
professional goal of his career before he turned 16, led the league in goals in his first full season and was
recruited to play for the Brazilian national team.
The world was officially introduced to Pel in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. Displaying remarkable speed,
athleticism and field vision, the 17-year-old erupted to score three goals in a 5-2 semifinal win over France,
then netted two more in the finals, a 5-2 win over the host country.
The young superstar received hefty offers to play for European clubs, and Brazilian President Jnio Quadros
eventually had Pel declared a national treasure, making it legally difficult for him to play in another country.
Regardless, Santos club ownership ensured its star attraction was well paid by scheduling lucrative exhibition
matches with teams around the world.
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Pel aggravated a groin injury two games into the 1962 World Cup in Chile, sitting out the final rounds
while Brazil went on to claim its second straight title. Four years later, in England, a series of brutal attacks
by opposing defenders again forced him to the sidelines with leg injuries, and Brazil was bounced from the
World Cup after one round.
Despite the disappointment on the world stage, the legend of Pel continued to grow. In the late 1960s,
the two factions in the Nigerian Civil War reportedly agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire so they could watch Pel
play in an exhibition game in Lagos
The 1970 World Cup in Mexico marked a triumphant return to glory for Pel and Brazil. Headlining a
formidable squad, Pel scored four goals in the tournament, including one in the final to give Brazil a 4-1
victory over Italy.
Pel announced his retirement from soccer in 1974, but he was lured back to the field the following year to
play for the New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League, and temporarily helped make the
NASL a big attraction. He played his final game in an exhibition between New York and Santos in October
1977, competing for both sides, and retired with a total of 1,281 goals in 1,363 games.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Retirement did little to diminish the public profile of Pel, who remained a popular pitchman and active in
many professional arenas.
In 1978, Pel was awarded the International Peace Award for his work with UNICEF. He has also served as
Brazil's Extraordinary Minister for Sport and a United Nations ambassador for ecology and the environment.
Pel was named FIFA's "Co-Player of the Century" in 1999, along with Argentine Diego Maradona. To many,
his accomplishments on the soccer field will never be equaled, and virtually all great athletes in the sport
are measured against the Brazilian who once made the world stop to watch his transcendent play.
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