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This didactic unit deals with the topics of sports, in this case
football/soccer. During the development of this unit, we can find
some videos and reading comprehension texts integrating the
history of the game and its most relevant players, as well as
some resources on internet that students should do to complete
their lessons.
TOPIC
Have you ever wonder how soccer / football games get into
our life?
When and where is the origin of this game from? Why is it so many people
in the world crazy about this game? Almost every culture has reference to
the history of soccer.
But it was in England that soccer / football really begin to take shape. It
all started in 1863 in England, when two football association (association
football and rugby football) split off on their different course. Therefore, the
first Football Association was founded in England.
Only eight years after its foundation, The Football Association already
had 50 member clubs. The first football competition in the world was started
in the same year - the FA Cup, which preceded the League Championship
by 17 years.
There have been many great players in the history of football, but a few
stand out even among the greats.
Pele
Pele’s football pedigree is undeniable. With his deft touch, dribbling skills and
incredible goal scoring ability, he brought two of Brazil’s first three world cup
victories. With more than a thousand goals to his credit, Pele is the undisputed
czar of football.
Name: Edson Arantes do Nascimento
Birthday: 10/23/1940
Birthplace: Tres Coracoes, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Number of goals: 1120
Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff was named the European Footballer of the Year three times (1971,
1973, 1974] which is a record jointly held with Michel Platini, and Marco van
Basten. Cruyff remains the most famed proponent of the football philosophy
known as Total Football, explored by Rinus Michels and is widely regarded as one
of the greatest players of all time.
Michael Platini
Michael Platini is a stellar figure in French soccer history. Widely regarded as one
of the most elegant midfielders of his generation, Michael is famous for his superb
game tactics and exceptional coaching abilities.
Diego Maradona
Gifted with incredible game technique and the ability to move the ball with great
accuracy, Diego Maradona won the 1986 World Cup for Argentina almost single-
handedly.
Name: Diego Armando Maradona
Birthday: 30 October 1960
Birthplace: Villa Fiorito, Buenos Aires
Number of goals: 307
David Beckham
From being the world’s highest-paid footballer in 2004 to twice being the runner-
up for FIFA World Player of the Year, Beckham is the first British footballer to play
100 Champions League matches. He has been the most popular captain of England
football team from 15 November 2000 until the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, during
which he played 58 times.
Name: David Beckham
Date of Birth: May 2, 1975
Birthplace: Leytonstone, London
Number of goals:115
Ronaldo
As a brilliant and fluid forward, Ronaldo became one of international soccer’s great
stars of the 1990s and Brazil’s biggest soccer hero since Pele.
Zinedine Zidane
An outstanding player of his generation, Zinedine Zidane led France to World Cup
glory in 1998 and to the European Championship in 2000. Zidane is famous for his
winning goals in the 1998 World Cup Final and the 2002 Champion’s League Final.
Zidane was named European Footballer of the Year in 1998, and FIFA World
Footballer of the Year in 1998, 2000, and 2003.
Ronaldinho
Regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of his generation, Ronaldinho has
been awarded the FIFA World Player of the Year award twice (2004, 2005). Winner
of the European Footballer of the Year award and the FIFA Pro World Player of the
Year award (2005, 2006), Ronaldinho is famous for his speed, strength and the
skill to make the impossible look so easy on the field.
Name: Gaucho Ronaldinho
Birth date: March 21, 1980
Birth Place: Ronaldo de Assis Moreira on in Porto Alegre.
Number of goals 164
Kaka
Kaka is widely considered as one of the best footballers of his generation, often
drawing comparisons in style and ability to other great footballers as Michel Platini,
Sócrates, Zico, and Pelé. His footballing style is unique as he has the technique of
a Brazilian and the physical qualities of a European.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Touted as one of the most promising soccer star of this genera ration, Ronaldo
won his first UEFA Champions League title in 2008, and was also named player of
the tournament. He was also named the FIFPro World Player of the Year and the
FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to becoming Manchester United’s first
Ballon d’Or winner in 40 years.
RELATED VIDEOS
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OBJECTIVES
COMMUNICATIVE OBJECTIVES
CONCEPTS
PROCEDURES
They will be able to ask and give information about people, likes
and dislikes.
They will be able to choose the appropriate answer.
They will be able to participate in different dialogues.
They will be able to fill in the blanks.
They will be able to read the text and answer the questions.
They will be able to read and listen to a text about famous
football players
Increasing the active vocabulary.
They will be able to deduce the meaning of the words by the
context.
They will be able to follow the teacher´s oral instructions.
They will be able to participate in all kind of activities in the
English class.
They will be able to do and correct exercises from the text
They will be able to understand and produce oral and written
messages contained in the texts
ATTITUDES
CONTENTS
In this didactic unit we can find the notions of asking and giving
information using the past simple in the negative and interrogative form
about the history of football/soccer and its famous football player of all
times.
In oral expression, speaking, our students will be able to ask and give
information about famous football players; they will be able to give
descriptions and asking questions about their partners’ likes and
dislikes.
METHODOLOGY
We will begin the unit by talking about the topic (history of football and
its best football players) orally and if there is some kind of doubt with
the spelling, the students themselves will write it on the blackboard to
check it.
Then, to explain the grammar points, we will write on the board three
types of sentences. They already know the affirmative form of the past
simple, so they will connect the previous knowledge to the new
knowledge, the negative and interrogative form.
We will ask the students if they recognize something different in the
sentences, any new word, and the word order. Then, we will explain the
rule, and we will introduce more examples.
Once they have talked about it, they will work in pairs the exercise of
matching the names to their corresponding pictures (football players).
They will correct them with their partners in pairs, using oral interaction
while the teacher monitors just to check they are speaking English or if
they have any kind of doubt.
In order to make the activity more dynamic, I will tell the students to
stand up, and walk around the class, when I`ll say ‘stop’, they will have
to ask their partner next to them about which player likes or dislikes.
One minute later, they will go on walking again round the class and
when I say ‘stop’, they will repeat the same action. We will play several
times. Then, the students will tell the teacher the likes and dislikes of
their partners using the structure: ‘Juan likes maradona but he doesn’t
like Pele.
In order to practice the writing skill we are going to show the students
the parts of an essay, the structure and a model for imitation. Then, the
students are going to write an essay in class related to the subject of
the unit. They will work individually with the help of the teacher and the
dictionary. Then, some of the students will read their compositions aloud
in order to show some examples.
In the next activity, the students are going to see some videos of
the text. Once that they have listened to the video, we will speak
about what they have understood from the text, and then, in
pairs they will answer the questions about it. They will compare
their answers with other groups.
ASSESSMENT
I am going to evaluate what the students are doing during the whole
class; I will observe my student´s performance and achievement of the
general contents and objectives suggested in this didactic unit. If they
participate in class, or if they use English as the main vehicle of
communication in the activities carried out in pairs.
We are going to devote 20 % of the total marks to this kind of
evaluation, then, another 10 % of the marks will be devoted to the
presentations of the students in the English language. 10 % of the mark
will be devoted to the self-assessment activities that students have done
in class. Finally, 60 % of the final mark will be taken into account with
the final exam of this unit.
WORLD
CUP...............................................................................................
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Enter ★
11 Put these verbs in the past simple form in the fact file.
When he was
2 Use the past simple forms of these verbs to complete the questions below.
Use the info in the fact file to answer them.
young, did he break
all the lights in the
call move pay play win family’s flat with
his football?
a) Who ……………………… Zidane ……………………… for in the 1998 World Cup?
Step up ★★
11 Look at this interview with Zidane. Work in pairs. Student A is the interviewer – cover up
Part B. Student B is Zidane – cover up Part A. Read it aloud. Each time you come to a
space, guess the verb and put it in the past simple form. If you can’t guess, your friend
can tell you the infinitive of the verb and you can put it in the right form.
Part A Part B
Interviewer: When you were a child, you … in a Interviewer: When you were a child, you lived in
suburb of Marseille, called La Castellane. a suburb of Marseille, called La Castellane.
What … it like? What was it like?
Zidane: It was tough. People lived in high blocks Zidane: It … tough. People … in high blocks of
of flats. The streets were dangerous. It still flats. The streets … dangerous. It still is a
is a difficult place today. difficult place today.
Interviewer: What … you … from La Castellane? Interviewer: What did you learn from La
Castellane?
Zidane: I learned about life as well as about
football. But I was lucky to come from a Zidane: I … about life as well as about football.
difficult area. My parents still live near But I … lucky to come from a difficult area.
there. My parents still live near there.
Zidane: Lots of kids from different races and poor Zidane: Lots of kids from different races and poor
families. There wasn’t much work. Some families. There … much work. Some people
people had jobs – they worked long hours … jobs – they … long hours for little
for little money. Each day was hard, money. Each day was hard, especially for
especially for parents. But we were happy. parents. But we were happy.
Zidane: My family. Music was important. And, of Zidane: My family. Music … important. And, of
course, football. course, football.
Interviewer: Your parents … to France from Interviewer: Your parents came to France from
Algeria, didn’t they? Algeria, didn’t they?
Zidane: Yes, they’re Berbers – from the village of Zidane: Yes, they’re Berbers – from the village of
Taguemoune in the hills. Taguemoune in the hills.
Interviewer: What … your father … when he first Interviewer: What did your father do when he
… in Marseille? first arrived in Marseille?
Interviewer: He must be very proud of you today. Interviewer: He must be very proud of you today.
Zidane: Yes, and I’m proud of him. He taught me Zidane: Yes, and I’m proud of him. He … me and
and my brothers a lot about life. my brothers a lot about life.
2 Write questions you’d like to ask Zidane or another sporting personality, for example:
Tiger Woods, Paula Radcliffe, Michael Schumacher, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Wayne Rooney
Fly ★★★
a) How many clubs ……………………… Zidane ……………………… before he joined Real Madrid?
he was young?
2 Look at this interview with Gina. Her family migrated from Italy to
Scotland. Like Zidane, she is proud of her family’s origins. She is
Scottish and Italian. Write the questions. They may not all be in the
past simple.
Interviewer: ………………..........…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Gina: They came from a small hill village between Naples and Rome.
Interviewer: ………………………………………...………………………………………………………………………………
Gina: Because they were so poor. There was no work. My grandfather came from
a big family and there wasn’t enough land for them all.
Interviewer: …………………………………………...……………………………………………………………………………
Gina: Both. Obviously I’m Scottish because I was born here. But my soul is Italian
and my heart is in Italy.
Interviewer: ……………………………………………...…………………………………………………………………………
Gina: My grandparents always spoke Italian to me, but my mother usually spoke
English.
Interviewer: ……………………………………………...…………………………………………………………………………
3 Imagine that your friend’s family moved to your country from another country.
What was their experience like? Make up an interview with them.
A Football reporter
1 There was a dramatic football match last Saturday and you were the reporter.
Complete your report. Use the past simple.
began
1 The match .................................. fouled
badly. Robertson .................................. Jones
kicked
in the penalty area – he .................................. him viciously in the foot.
(begin, foul, kick)
2 The referee .................................. the incident and ..................................
Robertson off immediately. (see, send)
2 Look at pictures A–E on sheet B. Match the photos to five of the sections
1–8 above. Write the correct letters next to the right sections.
A
B