- One student in one group goes to the board, pick up a piece of paper and explains this word to the others in the group.
- The other students listen to the explanation then go to the board to write the word.
- Which group has the right word in the shortest will be the winner.
a trophy
a national flag
a stadium
a golden ball
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3
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4
Germany
Italy
France
England
Task 1: Work in groups and discuss about these national football teams
Discuss about:
- Its results in the World Cup tournaments.
- Its results in the previous World Cup tournament.
- The present coach
- The captain in the previous World Cup tournament.
- The present goal keeper ...
- take part in 16 World Cup tournaments
win the trophy
3 times:
1954, 1974,
1990
result in the
nearest World cup:
the third prize
Present coach: Mr. Joachim Loew

The captain:
Michael Ballack
The goalkeeper:
Oliver Kahn
- take part in 16 World Cup tournaments
result in the
nearest World cup:
the champion
The captain:
Fabio Cannavaro
The goalkeeper:
Gianluigi Buffon
win the trophy
4 times:
1934, 1938,
1982, 2006
Present coach:
Roberto
Donadoni
Task 2: Make a dialogue, using the information from the table
Example:
A: Where was the first World Cup held?
B: (It was held) in Uruguay
A: Which teams played in the final match?
B: Uruguay and Argentina
A: Which team became the champion?
B: Uruguay
A: What was the score of the match?
B: 4 - 2
Brazil won the game 3-2
in a penalty shoot - out
Italy won the game 6-4
in a penalty shoot - out
Task 3: Work in pairs and talk about the Wolrd Cup winners
Eg: The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930. The final match was between Uruguay and Argentina. Uruguay defeated Argentina by 4 to 2, and became the first champion in the history of the World Cup. Guillermo Stábile, the striker of Argentina, had the most scores with 8 times shooting to the opposing goal
Host nation  Italy
Dates June 8 – July 8
Teams 24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) 12 (in 12 host cities)
1990 FIFA World Cup
Italia `90
1990 FIFA World Cup
Italia `90
1998 FIFA World Cup
Coupe du Monde - France 98
2002 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
FIFA Fussball Weltmeisterschaft
Deutschland 2006