England National Football Team

The England national football team represents England (not the whole United Kingdom) in international football competitions such as the World Cup and the European Championships. It is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England. Partly thanks to historical accident, and continuing national sentiment among them, each of the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom possesses its own separate football association, domestic league and national team. Because the IOC does not accept regional representative teams, England, like the other three, do not compete in Olympic football. England are by far the most successful of the Home Nations, having won the 1966 World Cup and the British Home Championship outright thirty-four times, as many as the other three nations have won outright altogether. For the first 80 years of its existence, the England team played its home matches at different venues all around the country; for the first few years it used cricket grounds, before later moving on to football clubs' stadiums. England played their first match at Wembley Stadium in 1924, the year after it was completed, against Scotland, but for the next 27 years would only use Wembley as a venue for Scotland matches; other opposition were still entertained at club grounds around the country. In May 1951, Argentina became the first team other than Scotland to be entertained at Wembley, and by 1960 nearly all of England's home matches were being played there. Between 1966 and 1995, England did not play a single home match anywhere else. England's last match at Wembley before its demolition and reconstruction was against Germany on October 7, 2000, a game which England lost 1-0. Since then the team has played at 14 different venues around the country, with Old Trafford having been the most often used. The FA have ruled that when the new Wembley is completed in mid-2006, England's travels will end, and the team will play all of their home matches there until at least 2036. The main reason for this is financial. The FA did not own the old Wembley stadium, but it does own the new one, and has taken on debts of hundreds of millions of pounds to pay for it. Thus it needs to maximise the revenue from England matches, and does not wish to share it with the owners of other grounds. Questions about the text

1. The Football Association is the governing body for football in England. True. False. We don't know. 2. England has never won the World Championship. True. False. We don't know. 3. England has won the British Home Championship four times. True. False. We don't know.

4. Wembley Stadium was completed in 1923. True. False. We don't know. 5. The new Wembley Stadium will be completed by 2036. True. False. We don't know.

A Christmas Carol- Marleys Ghost Marley was dead, to begin with theres no doubt about that. He was as dead as a doornail. Marley and Scrooge were business partners once. But then Marley died and now their firm belonged to Scrooge, who was a stingy and heartless old man. Once upon a time, on Christmas Eve, old Scrooge sat busy in his office. It was very cold outside and in Scrooges office it was not much warmer either. Suddenly, a cheerful person entered the office. It was Scrooges nephew. A merry Christmas, uncle! God save you! Fred said. Bah! said Scrooge, Humbug! Christmas a humbug, uncle! said Scrooges nephew. You dont mean that, I am sure? I do, said Scrooge. Whats Christmas time to you? You have to pay bills without money! Youre a year older but not an hour richer! Keep Christmas in your way, and let me keep it in mine. Keep it? But you dont keep it, said Scrooges nephew, who was a very friendly young man. He even tried to cheer Scrooge up and invited him for dinner on Christmas Day. But Scrooge said no and sent him out. When Scrooges nephew left, two gentlemen came in to collect money for the poor who had no place they could go. Stingy Scrooge, however, didnt give the gentlemen any money. Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses? he asked sarcastically and told them to leave the office. When it was time to close the office, Scrooge talked to his clerk, Bob Cratchit. You want all day off tomorrow, dont you? said Scrooge. If that is okay, Sir, answered the clerk. Its not okay, said Scrooge, and it is not fair. After all, I have to pay you for the day although you dont work. But if it must be, I want you to start work even earlier the following morning. Cratchit promised that he would; and the two went home. Scrooge lived all alone in an old house. The yard was very dark and scary that night and when Scrooge wanted to unlock the door, he had the feeling that he saw Marleys face there. This was rather spooky, but Scrooge was not frightened easily. Humbug, he said, opened the door and walked in. He locked himself in, however, which he usually didnt do. But then he felt safe again and sat down before the fire. Suddenly, Scrooge heard a noise, deep down below, as if somebody was dragging a heavy chain. The noise came nearer and nearer, and then Scrooge saw a ghost coming right through the heavy door. It was Marleys ghost, and his chains were long; they were made of cash-boxes, keys and heavy purses. Who are you? said Scrooge In life I was your partner, Jacob Marley. But why do you come to me now? I must wander through the world and I wear the chains because I was so stingy in life. I only cared about business but not about the people around me. Now, I am here to warn you. You still have a chance, Ebenezer. Three spirits will come to you. Expect the first tomorrow, when the bell tolls one. When he had said these words, Marleys ghost disappeared; and the night became quiet again. Scrooge went straight to bed, without undressing, and fell asleep immediately.

Questions.- Who is who? Complete the sentences according to the text. 1.- Jacob Marley- ( collect money for the poor/ works for Scrooge/is dead/ is Scrooges Boss/ have no home /is Scrooges nephew/ is a business man) 2.- Fred.- (collect money for the poor/ works for Scrooge/is dead/ is Scrooges Boss/ have no home /is Scrooges nephew/ is a business man) 3.- Bob Cratchit.- (collect money for the poor/ works for Scrooge/is dead/ is Scrooges Boss/ have no home /is Scrooges nephew/ is a business man) 4.- Scrooge.- (collect money for the poor/ works for Scrooge/is dead/ is Scrooges Boss/ have no home /is Scrooges nephew/ is a business man) 5.- The two gentlemen.- (collect money for the poor/ works for Scrooge/is dead/ is Scrooges Boss/ have no home /is Scrooges nephew/ is a business man)

What are you talking about? Jane and Laura are walking to the mall. They want to buy new clothes. Jane has some money and Laura has some money. Suddenly, Jane is calling: "Laura! Laura! Look at that dress! Isn't it beautiful? I want that dress, but I don't have enough money." Laura is calling: "What are you talking about? This is an ugly dress! It is just horrible! I don't even want to see this dress." "Ok, ok" Jane is whispering sadly. Suddenly Laura is calling: "Oh my god! Look at this dress! It is beautiful! I want this dress. Oh, but look at the price. It is too expensive for me." Now Jane is calling: "What are you talking about? This is an ugly dress! It is really horrible! I don't even want to see it." "Ok, ok" Laura is whispering sadly. Now Jane is sad, and Laura is sad. They are walking home. They have no new clothes, but they know that next time they should respect other opinions Language Confusion Laura is at the airport. She waits for her flight. Her flight is to Berlin, and it is 4 hours away. Laura walks around the airport and looks at the shops. She has a nice time. After an hour she wants to visit the bathroom. She searches for it, but she doesn't find it. "Where is the bathroom?" she asks herself. She looks and looks but she can't find it. She starts asking people where it is. Laura: "Excuse me sir, could you please tell me where is the bathroom?" Man: "You mean the restroom, right?" Laura: "No, I mean the bathroom." Man: "Well, the restroom is over there." He says and walks away. Laura doesn't understand. She asks a lady: "Excuse me madam, could you please tell me where is the bathroom?" "The restroom is over there," the lady answers and walks away. Laura is confused. "What's their problem? I need to use the bathroom and they send me to rest?! I don't need a restroom, I need the bathroom!" After a while Laura gives up. She feels tired of all this walking and asking. She decides that maybe they are all right and she does need to rest. She walks to the restroom. Now she is surprised. She realizes the restroom is actually the name for a public bathroom!