BRIDGES —s UN Peacekeepers decorate a wall | with symbols f peace, en uu) ee een Pree een te need est Pe en ter ari pee erect 2. How do eae eee ert perceive people from your culture? Wi ere i ence)PRE-READING ‘Think about a big sporting or ‘entertainment event that you've boen to. Answer the questions about the event 1 What was the atmosphere tke? For example, was it rind, host, orexcting? 2. Deserbe the ather people who were at the event. For example, where di thoy ‘come tom? What language oF languages dic they speak? 3. Did you speak vith any of the other people atthe event? Why or why not? It you de, what was your experience tks? Look at the headings inthe reading on | Aziz Abu Sarah, a Palestini ages 107-109, What do you think the ap icean ci nerestTian WhO Ore Atte learned at the World Cup? Note Up in Jerusalem, uses personal stories yo paces and decees wth and cross-cultural education to promote peace and to bring people from different : cultures together. The following reading a passage is an adaptation of his National Geographic blog post tiled “Why the World Cup Is About More Than Soccer” which he wrote while attending the 2014 World Cup Finals in BrazilA CHILDHOOD DREAM In 1986, | watched my first soccer match on ‘my parents big box television, our family’s frst Color TV that my father had purchased just for the event. I was six, and it was the World Cup final between Germany and Argentina. Ever since then, Ihave dreamed of attending the World Cup, and soccer has been my favorita sport. This was partly because it was the only sport | could play, since there was no infrastructure for other games. All we needed for soccer was a ball and a street with lites traf, ‘This year, I traveled to Brazil to make my ‘dream of attending this international sporting ‘event a reality. | was excited not only because Iwas at the World Cup, but also because | was in Brazil, the country that has won the ‘cup mare times than any other FRIENDS AND STRANGERS ‘The first mateh | attended was between ‘Australia and Spain. Within minutes of waking into the stadium, | found myself surrounded by the excited buzz of other fans, taking and ‘cheering together. Every now and then we hear about violence due to a soccer game, but 107this match was mainly peacetul, except for ‘one fight that broke out between a few people ction of the stadium, Unike what one which tonds to up the fight When the fight started, the whole thousands of people—began chanting with king those fighting to stop. When they ddr, those same thousands of ters of both teams—told the el Minutes later, they Were escorted out ofthe stadium, Australian {and Spanish fans refused to join a fight based ‘on “nationalism” in sport. This is what sports should be about! tion— ayes E ey ey A) 5 ‘The World Cup isthe largest single-event ean Ree ee PAN) eer er rea) bout the games | attended 5 the sense of camaraderie and ip, an atmosphere that usually television in favor of stores about Isolated outbreaks of violence. | met English, Australian, Algerian, Spanish, American, Argentine, and many allan soccer fans, among others team and sometimes for opposite teams, but that did't stop us from becoming friends. The nds ware not divided between teams, and the interaction was often spirt-iting also watched the game in So Paulo that ‘ousted Brazil rom the World Cup. | was with friends ata large bar in the area, which hosted —— -2010 Se yA Cee ey Sener chee re ees eet ore eee easting of Brazlan and German supporters. As Germany scored one goal after anather, the sadness and even tears were visible on the faces of Brazilians. But German fans came to the Brazilans to comfort them! Other Brazilian fans ware receiving text messages from Gorman friends, apologizing thatthe game was ending with such a big gap. Everyone ‘was hoping for the teams to play their best and fora good match. BUILDING BRIDGES ‘What | ove about the World Cup is it provides ‘a chance for milions of people to leam about ‘other countries and cultures. People learn ‘about the countries ofthe teams they support ‘and about their opponents’ history, culture, ‘and even some new pases in a foreign language. This yaar’s World Cup coincides with Ramadan, whichis the month when Muslims abstain trom eating and drinking from ‘sunrise to sunset. Some players from Algeria, Nigeria, Germany, Belgium, and France were feating during their matches, Thanke to there ‘Muslim players, millions of people learned about the diversity of these counties and ‘about the religious tenet of fasting. Soccer isa ‘game that not only gives people the chance to learn about each other but also has the potential to unite people. Sports can be @ dividing force, but the true spin of sports is about unity, fun, and innovation. The matches at this World Cup have been exactly that so far, and I hope it remains so, because milion of children all ‘over the world are watching these games and being inspired by whet happens here in Brazil Itis amazing to me that the final game of this year’s World Cup is between Argentina and Germary, a repeat ofthe fist two World Cups | watohed as a chil! Inobeeranon ota tana: nme tet or ie teary 109CC. What the author's overall tone, or attitude about his topic? Choose three words ‘rom the ist below that descr his tone. Then find one detall from the reading that supports each of your answers critical humorous Inspired jytu objective ‘optimistic ead sentimental 1. word: , What do you think the main purpose of Aziz Abu Sarah's article is? ‘8. To report factual story about some sgnicant events that occurred during a trp to watch the World Cup in Brazil 'b, To convince readers tha they cat believe everything that they see onthe nous, ‘especialy stories about vandalism and fighting ©. Te inspire peopl ram diferent counties to use events such asthe World Cup to learn about each other's cutures BUILDING VOCABULARY apologized attending _—diversity opponent —_potential ‘One ofthe most nsptng things that Abu Sarah witnessed while__ the ‘World Cup in Brazil was the way that soccer fans interacted with fans of competing teams, For example, when Germany was scoring goal ter goal against Braz, German fans were kin to fans oftheir Instead of making fun of Brazilian fans because their team was losing, German fans ___ forthe big feranco in scores. The wide of he fans, and het renly behavior toward each oer, showed Abu Sarah thatthe intomational game of soccer has the. to bring people together. aPeery CChoose the words that are closest in meaning tothe words and phrases in bold ; Use the context on pages 107-109 to help you. 1. broke out ‘stopped b, destroyed, stated 4. lost i 2. break up : 109 injure ©. damage 4. report i 3. coincide : a overiap——b. forget ©. tr 4, disagree ' 4. lonore | a nofce ——b. see ©. complain, dlaregard } 5. isolated i 8. common, usual . rare 4. lous GETTING MEANING FROM CONTEXT A a2 Find each word or phrase (1-8) In the reading passage on pages 106-108. Use the Context to help you understand the mesning. Then match each one with the best definition. 1 Infrastructure (paragraph 2) 4. surprised me 2. rabbie-rousers (paragraph 5) a ee ©. people who cause rouble So 4, something that causes people to argue or 4. sense of camaraderie (paragraph 6) —_-‘Isagree with each othor «basic systoms that aro needed to make 5. outbreaks of violence (paragraph 6)” something work 6. ousted (paragraph 7) forced to leave a piace 19: ling of tendship and ust between people 1. abstain (paragraph 8) who spend time together — 8. diving oreo (paragraph 9) fetal rom doing something What kinds of events, besides sports events, do you think are good for generating 1 Sense of camaraderie? Note some ideas and share witha partner,