Super Bowl Sunday League Final as the most watched annual

sporting event worldwide.

The Super Bowl is the annual championship
game of the National Football League (NFL), the
highest level of professional American football
in the United States. The Super Bowl uses
Roman numerals to identify each game, rather
than the year in which it is held. Super Bowl
XLVIII will be played on February 2, 2014,
following the 2013 season.

Each year the Super Bowl enjoys exceptionally

The day the Super Bowl is played, now
considered by some a de facto *(in fact,
meaning in reality so many people celebrate this
day that it is like a holiday even though it isn’t
legally recognized) American national holiday, is
called "Super Bowl Sunday". It is the second
largest day for U.S. food consumption, with
Thanksgiving Day being the first. In addition, the
Super Bowl has frequently been the most
watched American television broadcast of the
year. The Super Bowl is also among the most-
watched sporting events in the world, and is
second only to soccer’s UEFA Champions
high viewing in the United States. Due to this
high viewing, commercial time during the Super
Bowl broadcast is the most expensive of the
year. Due to the high cost of advertising during
the Super Bowl, companies usually create their
most interesting and expensive advertisements
for this broadcast. As a result, watching and
discussing the event's commercials has become
a significant part of the entertainment. In
addition, popular singers and musicians
including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince,
The Rolling Stones, The Who and Whitney
Houston have performed during the event's
pre-game and halftime show.
Condensed from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl

A. Match the vocabulary

1. annual A. To talk about
2. consumption B. Something that happens every year around the same time
3. identify C. To use food and drink
4. broadcast D. To watch something or go see it
5. discussing E. A radio or TV event
6. viewing F. Important or a big priority
7. significant G. A way to name something or make it different
B. Find another word in the selection for:

1. TV advertisement
2. globally
3. Costs a lot of money
4. often
5. biggest
6. famous or well-known
7. after

C. Comprehension (true) or (false)

1. Super Bowl Sunday is an annual championship game between two baseball teams. ______
2. A lot of people watch the Super Bowl just to enjoy the food and advertisements. _______
3. The annual games are named in order with Roman Numerals. _______
4. On Super Bowl Sunday, Americans eat more food than they do on Thanksgiving Day. _______
5. The Super Bowl draws more viewer than the UEFA Champion Leauge Final. _______

D. Comprehension: Writing
1. Who are some famous singers who have performed at the half-time show?
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2. What do you think half-time means and when does it occur during the Super Bowl?
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3. What does the Latin term de facto mean in English?
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4. When is this year’s Super Bowl game?
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5. How often is the Super Bowl game played?

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6. What is your favorite sport and do you like to watch it on TV?

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