SCENE 1 – THE DREAM

A. Vocabulary and Culture “Need to Knows”

Before watching the video clip, familiarize yourself with the following entries about football. This will help you understand the clip better.

1. a body check

– using the body to knock an opponent

2. a cross

– a cross is the delivery of a ball from either side of the field towards the goal to provide a scoring opportunity.

3. header

– a header is when a player scores with their head directing the ball into the goal.

4. Old Trafford

– home stadium for the Premier League football club, Manchester United.

5. Gary Lineker

– former English football player. He is now a broadcaster for the BBC.

6. World Cup glory from 66

– the last time England won the World Cup

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B. Cultural Awareness and Contextual Understanding

Read the following phrases and guess what they may possibly mean. Then watch the video clips and match the phrases in bold with the correct boxes from the right to the boxes on the left.

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C. Practice

Complete the following sentences using the words/phrases in the box. Use the correct grammatical form of the words.

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SCENE 2 – The Try Out

A. Cultural Awareness and Contextual Understanding

Read the following phrases and guess what they may possibly mean. Then listen to the video clips and match the phrases in bold with the correct boxes from the right to the boxes on the left.

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B. Practice

Select the best answer (A or B) to complete the conversations between Peter and Mary.

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SCENE 3 – The Argument

A. Cultural Awareness and Contextual Understanding

Read the following phrases and guess what they may possibly mean. Then listen to the video clips and match the phrases in bold with the correct boxes from the right to the boxes on the left.

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B. Practice

Replace the underlined part of the sentences with the words/phrases from the box. Use the correct grammatical form of the words.

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SCENE 4 – The Changing Room

A. Vocabulary and Culture “Need to Knows”

Before watching the video clip, familiarize yourself with the following entries.

1. Blimey!

– used to express one’s surprise, excitement or alarm.

2. That’s not on

– that is not acceptable.

3. Fuschsias

– a garden shrub popular in Britain and Ireland

4. High Street

– a metonym of the primary business street of towns and cities.

5. Match of the (bleeding) Day

– BBC’s main football television program

– “Bloody” is a British and Australian expletive

6. Sporty Spice

– one of The Spice Girls (a British pop girl group).

7. Fella

– short for “Fellow,” which means “boyfriend” in this video clip.

8. Flaming

– used similarly to the word “bleeding.”

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B. Cultural Awareness and Contextual Understanding

Read the following phrases and guess what they may possibly mean. Then listen to the video clips and match the phrases in bold with the correct boxes from the right to the boxes on the left.

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C. Practice

Complete the following sentences using the words/phrases in the box. Use the correct form of the words to make your choices grammatical.

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