![]() He (d) _ with the referee when the police entered the pitch and ( e) _him away. Rattin considered this unfair and refused to leave the pitch. It was minute 35 and the Argentinian players (b) _ the game when their captain, Antonio Rattin, (c) _a red card. England (a)_ 1-0 thanks to a goal which Argentina claimed was offside. The two teams met in the quarter-finals of the 1966 World Cup. There is one verb you do not need to use. Read the text below and decide which verb goes in each gap. Tell them there is one verb they do not need to use. Give each student the gapped version below. Remove the full text and tell the students they are now going to focus on the language used in the text. The next episode took place 20 years later, at the World Cup in 1986, when Diego Maradona scored his famous ‘hand of God’ goal. The Argentinian coach said the English and the Germans were collaborating to eliminate them from the competition. He explained later that his intention was to speak with the German referee on behalf of his team, who felt the referee was ruling in favour of England. He was still arguing with the referee when the police entered the pitch and took him away. ![]() It was minute 35 and the Argentinian players were controlling the game when their captain, Antonio Rattin, received a red card. England won 1-0 thanks to a goal which Argentina claimed was offside. SkimmingĪsk them to read the text below quickly and discuss one gist question: Which team felt unhappy and why? Pre-teach ‘rule’ (verb) in contrast with ‘rule' (noun). ![]() Tell the students they are going to read about an incident that happened during the football game between England and Argentina in 1966. Ask the students to think of 3 ways in which the World Cup in 2018 is different from the World Cup in 1966. You can find all the materials in the download section on the right-hand side of this page. Print out 3-4 reading texts (1 per group) and individual gapped texts (1 copy per student). Stages 1-7 should take around 45 minutes but stages 8-10 will take the lesson up to 90 minutes. Thematically, this lesson creates a bridge between the past and the present of the World Cup and encourages learners to take an active interest in the history of football, its key moments and, ultimately, the emotion and passion of the game. Understanding narratives are an important real-life skill, which learners of all levels can transfer and use according to their needs in other spheres of their lives. The lesson focuses on grammar in context, with an emphasis on narrative frameworks and some skimming and speaking practice for your students. This lesson is based on the Premier League Skills English Podcast: Understanding Grammar - The Past Continuous. ![]()
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