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ESL / EFL Lesson Plan on Brazil 3 Cote d'Ivoire 1 - by Sean Banville

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LISTENING GAP-FILL

Brazil __________________ their brilliance in this efficient 3-1 victory over Cote d’Ivoire. They controlled the whole game __________________ opponents put together any attacks. This resulted in the Ivorians fouling Brazilian players. The referee missed __________________ cards from dangerous Ivorian tackles. Brazil’s Luis Fabiano scored twice. The first was a superb smash into __________________ from the edge __________________ after picking up a beautiful through __________________ Kaka. His second was another refereeing error – he clearly used one arm and then the other __________________ three players. Elano scored Brazil’s third before Didier Drogba headed in a reply for Cote d’Ivoire. The referee’s __________________ him send off Kaka with five minutes to go after Abdelkader Keita ran into him.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

Brazil showed glimpses of their ielbrianlc in this efficient 3-1 victory over Cote d’Ivoire. They controlled the ewhlo game and rarely let their opponents put together any kaatcts. This resulted in the Ivorians inuflog Brazilian players. The referee missed two clear-cut red cards from dangerous Ivorian lakstce. Brazil’s Luis Fabiano scored twice. The first was a superb smash into the roof of the net from the gdee of the six-yard box after picking up a beautiful through ball from playmaker Kaka. His second was another refereeing rorer – he clearly used one arm and then the other to maneuver past three players. Elano scored Brazil’s third before Didier Drogba edahde in a rplye for Cote d’Ivoire. The referee’s worst idcnsoie saw him send off Kaka with five minutes to go after Abdelkader Keita ran into him.

UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

Brazil in brilliance their of glimpses showed this efficient 3-1 victory over Cote d’Ivoire. They controlled the whole game opponents their let rarely and put together any attacks. This resulted in the Ivorians fouling Brazilian players. - referee cut missed red two cards clear The from dangerous Ivorian tackles. Brazil’s Luis Fabiano scored twice. The the into smash superb a was first roof of the net from picking of - after edge six box the the yard up a beautiful through ball from playmaker Kaka. His second another was error refereeing – he clearly used one arm and then the players other to maneuver past three. Elano scored Brazil’s third before Didier Drogba headed in a reply for Cote d’Ivoire. decision referee’s saw worst The him send off Kaka with five minutes to go after Abdelkader Keita ran into him.

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.

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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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