Transcript Sport Unites Unit 13 Magic Moments 3

Sport Unites
Unit 13
Magic Moments 3
Jovanna Serghi – Xenophontos
Monica Grimaldi - Constantinou
Champions or just Athletes?
• Aims: •
Objectives:
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The lesson begins with a brainstorming activity asking the students to say as
many words related to TEAM SPORTS they can come up with.
Expected answers
Softball ,football, hockey, basketball, cricket, volleyball, water polo etc.
The T asks the question :
What is your favourite team sport? Why?
Elicit answers, encourage whole class participation.
Now let’s talk about a team sport you all know very well ..FOOTBALL!!
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NEXT QUESTION WOULD BE …What’s your favourite team?
Scenario: Imagine you are at a football stadium watching your favourite team playing.
It’s the beginning of the match. Nobody has scored. How do you feel? You don’t know what is
going to happen… so you feel…… nervous, anxious, worried….
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How do you feel when your team scores a goal or wins the match?
Happy, excited, cheerful, enthusiastic, thrilled
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Now imagine your team loses. How do you feel?
Angry, sad, disappointed, upset, frustrated.
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How do you behave towards the supporters of the other team? Do you cheer
them? Are you happy for them? Do you congratulate them?
Expected answers:
Shout , use bad language (foul language) , fight, hit, punch, damage property
(there is vandalism, hooliganism).
Watch this short film and write down how it makes you feel. Mention 3 things.
Really proud, happy, fascinated, thrilled, excited, enthusiastic.
Teacher says:
You said that you support different teams but it seems that you all (as well as all the
thousands of people who watched these football matches) feel the same. We all feel proud
when our National team wins. So sport does not only have the power to…… divide but it
also……brings us together / unites.
Then the students read a newspaper article which appeared on Facebook on Greece’s
Triumph in the Euro 2004 championship. Students are asked to work individually and then
compare their answers in pairs.
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The teacher checks the Ss’ answers (the Ss need to justify their answers for the T/F exercise).
It is advisable to check the answers of the Vocabulary exercise first before the Ss proceed to do the
T/F exercise.
Then the teacher gives out a handout with proverbs and sayings and asks Ss to say what they have in
common with the Facebook article they have just read.
Finally, the teacher brainstorms the writing activity and invites Ss to offer ideas as to what the e-mail
should contain.
The teacher writes notes on the Bb.
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“Euro 2004: AN EPIC STORY!”
“Hence we will not say
that Greeks fight like
heroes, but that heroes
fight like Greeks”. Sir W.
Churchill
Information
Current City: Athens, Greece
Date: 04/07/2004
Friends
On July the 4th 2004, the Greek National Team won the European Cup in
the greatest upset in sport history. They beat host country Portugal 1-0
(half time 0-0) in the final of the Euro 2004 soccer championship which
was played at Lisbon’s Da Luz stadium on Sunday night.
Angelos Charisteas scored with a header in the 57th minute following a
corner kick by Angelos Basinas. It is the first time in its history that the
Greek National Team wins a final in an International soccer
championship. Greece, who few believed would even make it to the
quarter finals, had also beaten Portugal 2-1 in the opening match of the
competition on June 12th. Otto Rehhagel, their German coach is partly
responsible for Greece’s spectacular performance. Speaking at a press
conference, Rehhagel said that: “It was an unusual success for Greek
football and particularly European football. Our team played fantastic
football. Our opponents were better than us, but we triumphed. We
wrote history.”
Da Luz stadium shook with the excitement of Greek fans shouting with
happiness as Otto Rehhagel’s ‘Lions’ lifted up the Cup. Greeks all over the
world ran into the streets, waving Greek flags and the night sky was lit up
by fireworks.
A smiling Karamanlis, speaking to TV camera crews in Lisbon after the
final, expressed great pride in the players’ achievements, saying that they
had given great joy to Greeks in every corner of the world. Former Prime
Minister Kostas Simitis said the National Team players “set an example on
how battles are won, and congratulated them on their “strength of
character and team work”.
Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyiannis said ‘this is a unique moment for all of
Greece; it is a moment we cannot describe in words. It is a lesson on what
we Greeks can do when we truly believe in something. We have shown
the world that when we are united, have self-confidence, and dynamism
anything is possible. We have triumphed against all odds.”
Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Christodoulos, welcoming the Greek
team and its coach said: “what you see here tonight is all Greeks united,
no matter what political beliefs they have or which football teams they
support. We have not seen this for many years. We are grateful to you .”
Since last night Greece has been at the lips of the world. The triumph
of the Greek National Team is indeed a great celebration for all
Greeks.
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GREECE WINS
A. Match the words in Column A to their meanings in Column B.
COLUMN A
1. competition
2. spectacular
3. opponents
4. triumphed
5. achievements
6. pride
7. against all odds
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
COLUMN B
the opposite team
successes
self respect
in spite of great difficulties
succeeded
contest
amazing
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
B .Say if the following statements are True (T) or False (F). Tick as appropriate.
TRUE
1. July 4th 2004 turned out to be a very successful day for the
Greek National Team
2. Angelos Basinas scored the winning goal
3. The Greek National Team was among the favourite teams to win
the championship
4 Otto Rehhagel trains the Greek National Team.
5. The other teams were worse than the Greek team
6. There were street parties in many countries where there are
Greeks after the winning match
7. Working together and playing with brave determination and
character can help win battles
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FALSE
C. Fill in the blanks with one of the words from the box. Be careful, there are two
extra words.
proud, united, celebration, odds, team, sporting, divides , coach
July 4th 2004 was a day of 1) ____________________ for Greece. Against all 2)
__________________ the Greek National team won the European Football
Championship, making Greeks throughout the world 3) _____________________ of
their country. Despite what many people believed, Greece managed to turn
the tables and wrote history. It was an unusual achievement for Greek
football but they played together, as a 4) _______________________, showing
strength of spirit and character. They gave a lesson on what Greeks can do
when they are 5) ______________, working towards a common goal. The Greek
victory has taught us that sport has the power to unite. As Archbishop
Christodoulos said, when Greeks put aside what 6) _____________ them, they
can achieve miracles.
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Look at the following sayings, talk about them with your partner and
say what there is in common between them and the Facebook article
‘Greece Wins’.
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.
Ethiopian Proverb
United we stand, divided we fall.
Aesop
Divide the fire and you will soon put it out.
Greek Proverb
In union there is strength. ~Aesop
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships .
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Michael Jordan
TEAM
T- Together
E- Everyone
A- Achieves
M- More
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D. WRITING. Imagine it is July 2004. The match with Portugal has just finished. Send an email to one
of your friends in Cyprus telling them the news and how you feel. Do not write more than 100 words.
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