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ESL / EFL Lesson Plan on Australia 2 Serbia 1 - by Sean Banville

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LISTENING GAP-FILL

This was an exciting game _________________. Both teams had an outside _________________ through to the last 16. Serbia only needed to draw and for Ghana to lose against Germany. Australia needed _________________ four goal difference on Ghana. It was the Serbians who looked _________________ in the first half. They totally dominated Australia and it was only _________________ Aussie goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer that kept the game goalless at half time. Australia came out a different team after the break. _________________ spirit in taking the game to Serbia. This paid off on 69 minutes when Tim Cahill powered in a brilliant header. _________________ -range shot four minutes later from Brett Holman and the news Ghana were _________________ the Germans meant Australia needed two _________________. But then Marko Pantelic scored for Serbia on 84 minutes. The 2-1 score line meant _________________.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

This was an ietncxig game full of possibilities. Both teams had an outside cchaen of going through to the last 16. Serbia only needed to draw and for Ghana to lose against Germany. Australia needed to make up a four goal fneeirdecf on Ghana. It was the Serbians who looked eellriik to score in the first half. They totally dominated Australia and it was only the isohecr of Aussie goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer that kept the game oslalegs at half time. Australia came out a different team after the break. They showed great tipris in taking the game to Serbia. This paid off on 69 minutes when Tim Cahill powered in a brilliant rehade. A stunning long-range shot four minutes later from Brett Holman and the news Ghana were a goal down antagsi the Germans meant Australia needed two more to go uothhgr. But then Marko Pantelic scored for Serbia on 84 minutes. The 2-1 score line meant both teams were out.

UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

This was exciting an possibilities of full game. Both teams had through an chance going to outside of the last 16. Serbia only needed to draw and for Ghana to lose against Germany. Australia to up four needed make a goal difference on Ghana. It was the Serbians who looked likelier to score in the first half. They totally dominated Australia the only was it and Aussie of heroics goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer that kept the game goalless at half time. Australia a out came break the after team different. They showed great in the to spirit taking game Serbia. This paid off on 69 minutes when Tim Cahill powered in a brilliant header. stunning long-range shot four minutes A later from Brett Holman and the news Ghana were a goal the down Germans against meant Australia needed two more to go through. But then Marko Pantelic scored for Serbia on 84 minutes. The 2-1 score line meant both teams were out.

STUDENT WORLD CUP SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about the World Cup in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
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• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WORLD CUP DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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 WRITING

Write about this game for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. MY REPORT: Write a newspaper report about yesterday’s games. Read your report to your partner(s) in your next lesson.

3. WATCH TODAY’S GAMES IN ENGLISH: Write down all the new words you hear below. Bring them to class tomorrow to share with your classmates.

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