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ESL / EFL Lesson Plan on Slovakia 3 Italy 2 - by Sean Banville

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LISTENING GAP-FILL

World Champions Italy _________________ World Cup. They were well beaten _________________ Slovakia team who had more desire and ability to win. The loss leaves Italy bottom of their group, the same as France, who Italy beat in the last Final. Italy _________________ the side that _________________ 2006. Their defense, _________________ Italians, was non-existent. It was an incredibly exciting game. Slovakia captain Robert Vittek scored his country’s first two goals, _________________ sloppy defending. The Italians looked _________________. On came Italian substitute Andrea Pirlo midway through the second half and Italy started playing. They _________________ through Antonio di Natale on 81 minutes before Slovakia’s Kamil Kopnek restored his team’s two-goal lead. There was still _________________ for Fabio Quagliarella to get a second for Italy, but it was too late.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

World Champions Italy are out of the World Cup. They were well bntaee by a determined Slovakia team who had more desire and bialyit to win. The loss leaves Italy totbom of their group, the same as France, who Italy beat in the last Final. Italy were a ohdasw of the side that lifted the trophy in 2006. Their enedfes, usually an art for Italians, was non-existent. It was an incredibly exciting game. Slovakia tpcaina Robert Vittek scored his country’s first two goals, both the result of sloppy endegndif. The Italians looked dead and buried. On came Italian tetusiubst Andrea Pirlo midway through the second half and Italy started lapiyng. They pulled one back through Antonio di Natale on 81 minutes before Slovakia’s Kamil Kopnek restored his team’s two-goal lead. There was still time in rteax time for Fabio Quagliarella to get a second for Italy, but it was too late.

UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

World Champions Italy are out of the World Cup. They determined a by beaten well were Slovakia team who more and to had desire ability win. The loss leaves Italy bottom of their group, the same as France, who Italy beat in the last Final. of shadow a were Italy that side the lifted the trophy in 2006. Their defense, usually an art for Italians, was non-existent. It incredibly was exciting an game. Slovakia captain Robert Vittek scored his country’s first two goals, result the both defending sloppy of. The Italians and looked buried dead. On came Italian substitute Andrea Pirlo midway through the second half and Italy started playing. They back pulled through one Antonio di Natale on 81 minutes before Slovakia’s Kamil Kopnek team’s - lead his two goal restored. There was time in extra time for still Fabio Quagliarella to get a second for Italy, but it was too late.

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.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

• 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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