Inside Out

Football WORKSHEET A

EXERCISE A

Find five words in the table below that are not associated with football.

goal footballer striker bat score

kit foul fault nil player
referee penalty coach basket save
kick uniform pitch goalkeeper racket

EXERCISE B

Using the table above to help you, fill the gaps in the following sentences?

1. Thierry Henry, Ronaldo and David Beckham are famous _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

2. ‘Beckham made it 3-1 with a wonderful _ _ _ _ in the 71st minute.’

3. ‘What’s your position? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, defender, midfielder or _ _ _ _ _ _ _?’

4. The players were angry about some of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _’s decisions.

5. ‘We’re not playing very well at the moment. In the last game we had two
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ but the other team’s goalkeeper _ _ _ _ _ both of them.’

6. ‘He’s pulling the other player’s shirt – that must be a _ _ _ _!’

7. I know the team’s playing badly, but I don’t think it’s the _ _ _ _ _ _ _’ fault. I
blame the _ _ _ _ _ – he’s useless.’

8. ‘Do you know the _ _ _ _ _ in the Chelsea game?’

‘Yeah, they’re winning two-_ _ _’.

9. ‘My favourite team is Real Madrid. They play really well, and I also think their
white _ _ _ looks really nice.’

10. ‘There won’t be a game today. There’s still too much snow on the _ _ _ _ _.’

11. ‘I was never any good at football. I could never _ _ _ _ the ball in the direction I
wanted it to go.’

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Football WORKSHEET B

Patrick
I think I’m very lucky to be a football journalist. It’s the perfect job for a guy who’s
been obsessed with the game all his life, and loves writing about it.
I’m worried about what’s happening in professional football, though. It seems there
are too many people in the game who only think about the money. I don’t think you
can justify the ridiculous amount of money the top players earn, for example. To pay
their wages the clubs have had to increase ticket prices, so a lot of fans can no longer
afford to go to games very often.
I guess I’ve watched thousands of games during my career. The best player I’ve ever
seen is Pelé, back in the late 60s, when I was just a boy. He was incredible. As for the
best team, that’s more difficult, as different teams have different styles. At the
moment, in Europe, I like Barcelona and Arsenal, because they both play attractive
football.

Kate
Last night I was with a group of people and suddenly the men started talking about
football. They assumed I wouldn’t know as much as they did, and were very surprised
to find out that in fact I knew a lot more. As I told them, I’ve been a football fan since
I was seven and I also played for a few years when I was a teenager.
In Britain, as in many other countries, more and more women have been going to
football matches in recent years. In most British stadiums there’s more of a ‘family’
atmosphere these days, which is different from the 1970s and 80s when the
atmosphere was more aggressive.
I was pleased that so many games in the recent Women’s World Cup were on TV.
The tournament, which took place in China, was very exciting and showed that
women’s football has really improved. The winners were Germany, who beat Brazil
in the final.

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Football WORKSHEET C

EXERCISE C
Now fill the gaps below to complete the crossword and reveal the name of one of the most
successful clubs in the history of English football. According to some estimates, this team
also has more fans than any other team in the world.

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1. Patrick thinks the top professional footballers earn too much ____________.
2. Kate has been a football ____________ for a long time.
3. ____________ are one of Patrick’s favourite teams at the moment.
4. Kate was pleased that a lot of the ____________ in the Women’s World Cup were on TV.
5. Patrick has seen ____________ of football matches.
6. Kate ____________ a football fan when she was seven.
7. Patrick says he is ____________ with football.
8. Kate thinks the ____________ in most British football stadiums has changed.
9. Patrick thinks Pelé is the best ____________ he has ever seen.
10. Patrick ____________ about football as part of his job.
11. The men Kate was talking to ____________ they knew more about football than she did.
12. Germany ____________ the recent Women’s World Cup final.
13. Patrick says that ticket prices for football matches have ____________.
14. Patrick says that not all football teams play in the same ____________.
15. In the past, ____________ women went to football matches in Britain.
16. Kate ____________ football when she was a teenager.

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