WEEK 12 - SESSION 3

Playing soccer

vocabulary: soccer

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Vocabulary
win (v) to be the _____
best or the first in a game or competition
Everyone likes when their favorite team wins.

lose (v) to do ___________

worse than other people or another team
No one wants to see their team lose.

compete (v) to competition

try to win a race or other _____________
Every team has to compete to win.
get a point in some ball games, like soccer
score a goal to __________
(v) You receive one point if you score a goal in soccer.

coach (v) get better at a _______

to help someone __________ sports
My dad coaches me.
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Vocabulary
practice often so you get better at something
to ______________,
train (v) If you train often, you will become good at a sport.

do better than someone else or another team

to ______________
beat (v) You have to beat the opponent to win a game.

to ____________
take part in a sport or game
play (v) It is fun to play badminton.

to hit with your feet

____
kick (v) In soccer, you must kick the ball.
to _____
have something on your _____
body or a part of your body
wear (v) Many people like to wear their favorite team’s jersey
Conversation: Fill in the blanks as you listen.
Man: Look, Sheila! Your brother, James, has the _____
ball 1!
Woman: He's kicking it down the ______
field !
2

Man: Maybe he'll kick it into the net! One goal, we need one
_____3!
goalPeter, he didn't _______4. Well, that's the end of the
Woman: Oh,
score 5 us, 5 to 4.
game. The other team ______
Man: Oh, James is very angry! beat
Woman: Well, it's not easy to be a good _______ _______ 6. You
have to train every day. You have to know how to kick
the ball, and you have to know how soccer player
to _____ 7
, and how
to _____8!
lose
win
Conversation: Fill in the blanks as you listen.
Man: I know, but think about it…when the game ______ starts 9,
you're very excited. You're wearing your _________
uniform
10
,
and everyone is shouting. Then it _________ 11, you've
lost, and you're sad or angry. finishes
Woman: But how important is it to win when you __________ 12?
compete
You win some, you lose some. I think it's more important
Man: that you play as well as you can.
Yes, and it's more important to ______ _____ 13 with
your team. You train together every day, so it's
have ______
important that all the players ______ fun 14 and
_____ _____15 together.
work hard
play well
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Activity 1: Language presentation/review
a. Complete the expressions with the words in the box. You can use words more
than once.
beat coach compete kick lose play
play for score train wear win

1. ______
score a goal 5. _____
beat / _______
play for the other team
2. ________
coach a player 6. ____
play / _____
win / _____
lose a game
3. ______ the ball 7. ____
play / ______
train hard
kick
4. ______ a red uniform 8. ____ / ________ in a tournament
wear play compete
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Activity 1: Language presentation/review
b. Now talk to your partner to answer these questions.
1. People train to be better at
soccer. What other activities do
people train for?
=>Running
Toe Taps
Twists
Squats
Keepy Ups.
Lifting weights, workouts
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Activity 1: Language presentation/review
b. Now talk to your partner to answer these questions.

2. What do
soccer players
wear?

=>uniform
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Activity 2: Listening
Listen to Mark and his friend Pearl discussing a soccer game. Are the
statements True or False?
1. The teams were Barcelona and Chelsea. TRUE / FALSE
2. Barcelona lost the game. TRUE / FALSE
3. The score was 4–0. TRUE / FALSE
4. Barcelona lost the game before. TRUE / FALSE
5. The goalkeeper got a yellow card. TRUE / FALSE
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won
was
beat
lost
scored
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Activity 5: Discussion
Think about a game of soccer you watched or played in. If you don’t
remember a game of soccer, think about a different sport. Think about
these questions:
Did you play or watch the game? I watched it.
When was the game? It was on November 23,
Who were the two teams? 2022.
Who won the game? German and Japan.
What was the score?
Japan won the game.
Activity 5: Discussion
Work with a partner. Which country will get the Trophy this year in Qatar?
Why do think so?