While-listening activity. 1) Mark the statements as true (T), false (F) or don’t know (DN). • Foot-and-ball games were popular before our era. • A Roman ball game was brought by the Roman emperor Theodosius. • Modern football is dangerous for windows. • In the 16th century there was a law against football. • People began to play this game only in the second half of the 19th century.
2) Say why: • football was a dangerous game for houses; • football was forbidden for a long period; • there was a special meeting about football rules. 3) Fill in the right word. • Kemari is 1,400 years old and is still played in__. • These ball games did not take place in __ . • A meeting was called __ to decide on the rules of the game.
HomeworkSpeak about the last international football game using the key expressions:1) to hold the attention of the sporting world;2) to be still leading;3) not to lose a single game;4) to win the game;5) with the score;6) to go on attacking;7) to build up an iron defence;8) to score goals.