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THEEUROSTheUEFAEuropeanChampionships(TheEuros)isthemainfootballcompetitioncontestedbynationalteamsinEurope.Ithasbeenheldeveryfouryearssince1960.Thehost(s)nationsqualifyautomatically,whilstallotherteamsgainentrybyqualifyingfromgroupsdrawnbeforethetournamentcommences.
The14EuropeanChampionshipstournamentstodatehavebeenwonbyninedifferentnationalteams,withGermanyandSpainwinningthreetimeseach.Francehaswontwice,whilsttheSovietUnion,Italy,Netherlands,Denmark,GreeceandCzechoslovakiahaveeachwononce.
TheHenriDelaunayTrophyisawardedtothetournamentwinners.ItisnamedinhonourofHenriDelaunay,thefirstGeneralSecretaryofUEFA,whoiscreditedwithconceivingoftheideaofaEuropeanchampionshipcompetition.Hediedfiveyearspriortothefirsttournamentin1960.
Themostrecentchampionship,co-hostedbyPolandandUkrainein2012,waswonbySpain,whobeatItaly4–0atthefinalinKiev.ThenextEuropeanChampionshipwillbehostedinFrance.
Year HostCountry Winner Runner-Up No.teamsintournament
1960 France SovietUnion Yugoslavia 4
1964 Spain Spain SovietUnion 4
1968 Italy Italy Yugoslavia 4
1972 Belgium WestGermany SovietUnion 4
1976 Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia WestGermany 4
1980 Italy WestGermany Belgium 8
1984 France France Spain 8
1988 WestGermany Netherlands SovietUnion 8
1992 Sweden Denmark Germany 8
1996 England Germany CzechRepublic 16
2000 Belgium&Netherlands
France Italy 16
2004 Portugal Greece Portugal 16
2008 Austria&Switzerland
Spain Germany 16
2012 Poland&Ukraine
Spain Italy 16
2016 France ? ? 24
Didyouknow?The1976tournamentwashostedbyYugoslaviaandwonbyCzechoslavakiaonpenaltiesagainstWestGermany.Onefascinatinghistoricalnoteisthatnoneofthesethreecountriesexisttoday.
PoliticalchangesineasternEuropeinthelate1980sand1990sledtoWestGermanyunitingwithEastGermanytocreateasingleunifiedcountrycalledGermany.Yugoslaviawasbrokenupintoseveralsmallercountries,includingSlovenia,Serbia,CroatiaandBosnia&Herzegovina,whilstCzechoslovakiawasdividedintotwocountries:theCzechRepublicandSlovakia.
THEEUROS
1. HowmanydifferentinternationalteamshavewontheEuropean
Championships?_______________________________________________________
2. Onhowmanyoccasionshasthehostnationwonthetournament?
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Whichcountrywasabeatenfinalistonthemostoccasions?
___________________________________________________________________________
4. ListthecountriesthatwereformedafterthebreakupofYugoslavia:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
5. WhyisthetrophynamedforHenriDelaunay?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Onhowmanyoccasionshavemorethanonecountryplayedhostfora
tournament?____________________________________________________
7. Findwordsinthepassagesimilarinmeaningto:
a. Perished:_________________________b.intriguing:__________________________8. Writewhetherthesewordsasusedinthepassagearenouns,verbs,adjectivesor
adverbs.Theyhaveallbeenunderlined:
a. historical:___________________________b.create:_____________________________
c. awarded:___________________________d.competition:______________________
d. automatically:________________________f.smaller:____________________________
9. Writedownthefirstpronounusedinthepassage:_______________________________10. UEFAisanexampleofanacronym.Findandwriteoutthemeaningofthese
acronyms:UEFA FIFA NASA SCUBA LASER AWOL
11. Findandwriteoutbelowtwowordsfromthepassagewhichhavesixormore
syllables:_______________________________________________________________________________
IRISHTEAMS&THEEUROPEANCHAMPIONSHIPSTheRepublicofIrelandhavequalifiedforthreeEuropeanChampionshiptournaments(1988,2012and2016.)The1988tournamentwasthefirsttimetheteamhadsecuredqualificationforaninternationaltournament.Theteamwouldproceedtoqualifyforthe1990WorldCupand1994WorldCup,markingthemostsuccessfulperiodinthehistoryoftheRepublicofIrelandfootballteam.
The1988tournamentbeganfortheRepublicofIrelandteamwithafamous1-0victoryoverEnglandinGelsenkirchen,Germany.ThegoalwasscoredbyRayHoughton.Theteamthendrew1-1withtheSovietUnioninthenextgame,withRonnieWhelanscoringaterrificgoal,beforenarrowlylosingoutonasemi-finalplaceaftergoingdown1-0totheNetherlandsinthefinalgroupfixture.ThetournamentwouldeventuallybewonbytheNetherlands,withtheSovietUnionbeingthelosingfinalists.
The2012tournamentwasnotassuccessfulfortheteam.Drawninaverydifficultgroup,theteamlostallthreefixtures,losing3-1toCroatiaintheopener(SeanStLedgerwiththegoal)beforegoingdown4-0toSpain(theeventualwinners)and2-0toItaly(thelosingfinalists.)
AninterestingfactfromthetwotournamentsisthattheRepublicofIreland’sgroupopponentshave,onbothoccasions,includedtheeventualfinalists.Ifthatistocontinuein2016,itmeansthattwoteamsfromItaly,SwedenandBelgiumwillhavetomakeittothefinal!
NorthernIreland’s2016qualificationrepresentsthefirsttimetheteamhasreachedthefinalsofaEuropeanChampionshiptournament,thoughtheycameagonizinglyclosetoqualificationforthe1984tournament.Intheirqualifyinggroup,theyinflictedtwo1-0winsoverWestGermanyandwereonlyeliminatedwhentheWestGermansidescoredwithtenminutestospareintheirfinalgroupgameagainstAlbania.
BeforequalificationwassecuredforEuro2016,arguablythegreatestfeatbyaNorthernIrishplayerinEuropeanChampionshipqualificationhistoryhadbeentherecordsetting13goalsscoredbyDavidHealyduringthecampaignforEuro2008,whichincludedtwohat-tricks,oneinafamous3-2victoryoverSpain.
BinghamandCharlton:LegendaryLeadersNorthernIreland’smostfamousmanagerwasthelegendaryBillyBingham,whoservedasmanagerfortwospells,from1967-1971andthenagainfrom1980-1993.
Thefirstmanagementspellwasunremarkable,withtheteamfailingtoqualifyforthe1970WorldCup.Butinhissecondspell,Binghamwouldleadtheteamtoqualificationforboththe1982and1986WorldCups,themostsuccessfulphaseinNorthernIrishinternationalfootballhistory.TheonlypreviousWorldCuptournamentthataNorthernIrishsidesecuredqualificationforwasthe1958WorldCup.Amongsttheplayersrepresentingtheteamin1958wasBillyBingham!
TheRepublicofIrelandmanagerduringthe1988EuropeanChampionshiptournamentwasJackCharlton.Agiftedfootballerinhisyoungerdays,Charltonandhistwinbrother,Bobby,wouldwinWorldCupmedalsforthevictoriousEnglandteamin1966.
LikeBingham,CharltonhasbecomesynonymouswiththemostsuccessfulperiodinthehistoryoftheRepublic’sinternationalfootballside,takingtheteamtothreetournaments(1988Euros,1990&1994WorldCups)includingfamousvictoriesoverEnglandandItaly,aswellasaquarter-finalappearanceinthe1990tournamentafteranail-bitingpenaltyshoot-outtriumphoverRomania.
MartinandMichael:TheO’NeillsThetwointernationalfootballmanagersinIrelandtodayshareacommonpast:bothrepresentedNorthernIrelandasplayers,withdistinguishingplayingcareerspriortotakingupmanagement.
MartinO’NeillhadanillustriousclubcareerwithNottinghamForestwhichincludedtwicewinningtheEuropeanCup(nowcalledtheChampionsLeague.)Healsoplayedinthe1982WorldCupwithNorthernIreland,winning64capsintotalandscoring8internationalgoalsduringhiscareer.Hemovedintoclubmanagement,servingasthebossofmanyprominentclubsincludingNorwich,LeicesterCity,AstonVilla,SunderlandandCeltic,whomhetooktothefinalofthe2003EuropaCup,wheretheyagonisinglylosttoaPortosidemanagedbyJoseMourinho.
MichaelO’Neillwascapped31timesasaplayerforNorthernIreland,scoring4internationalgoalsduringhiscareer.Heplayedfornumerousclubs,includingNewcastleUnited,DundeeUnited,HibernianandAberdeen,beforeeventuallymovingintofootballmanagement.AsmanagerofShamrockRovers,hewonback-to-backtitlesin2010and2011beforeleadingtheteamtotheunprecedentedaccomplishmentofbecomingthefirstIrishclubteamtosecureaplaceinthegroupstagesofamodernEuropeancompetition.
1.HowmanyyearsisitsincetheRepublicofIrelandfirstqualifiedforaEuropean
Championshiptournament?__________________________________
2.WhoscoredtheIrishgoalinthedrawnencounterwiththeSovietUnionin1988?
__________________________________________________
3.Whichteamlostinthefinalofthe2012Euros?________________________________________
4.WhatnotableachievementdidDavidHealysecureinthe2008qualificationcampaign?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
TrueorFalse:5.NorthernIrelandbeatEastGermanytwiceinthe1984qualificationgroup:________________
6.MartinO’NeillplayedinaWorldCupfinalstournamentasaplayer:_________________________
7.MichaelO’Neillscored31goalsduringhisinternationalcareer:_____________________________
8.BothJackCharltonandBillyBinghamplayedandmanagedinWorldCuptournaments:
___________________________
9.WhatcommonexperiencedoMartinO’NeillandMichaelO’Neillshare?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10.Whattwo-wordphrasewasusedtodescribetheexcitementwhichsurroundedtheRepublicof
Ireland’spenaltyshootoutvictoryin1990?________________________________________
11.Underlinetheoddwordoutoneachline:illustrious unremarkable distinguished
accomplishment feat failing
straightforward challenging difficult
RayHoughtonscoresthefirstIrishgoalataEuroChampionshipsin1988
2016:THESTORYOFQUALIFICATION
Qualificationwasguaranteedforteamsfinishing1stor2ndintheirgroups.AsNorthernIrelandtoppedtheirgroup,theyqualifiedautomatically.The3rdplacedteamsenteredaplayoffroundinvolvinghomeandawaygameswithoneotherteam.ThiswashowtheRepublicofIrelandqualifiedafterwinningtheirplayoffwithBosnia3-1onaggregate.
NORTHERNIRELANDCAMPAIGN:MATCH-BY-MATCHDate Venue Score7/9/14 Budapest Hungary1-2NIreland(McGinn,Lafferty)11/10/14 Belfast NIreland2-0FaroeIslands(McAuley,Lafferty)14/10/14 Piraeus Greece0-2NIreland(Ward,Lafferty)14/11/14 Bucharest Romania2-0NIreland29/3/15 Belfast NIreland2-1Finland(Lafferty2)13/6/15 Belfast NIreland0-0Romania4/9/15 Torshavn FaroeIslands1-3NIreland(McAuley2,Lafferty)7/9/15 Belfast NIreland1-1Hungary(Lafferty)8/10/15 Belfast NIreland3-1Greece(Davis2,Magennis)11/10/15 Helsinki Finland1-1Ireland(Cathcart)
KyleLafferty’s7goalswerethemostbyanyplayerinthegroupandsecondmostbyanyNorthernIrishplayerduringatournamentqualifyingcampaign.
REPUBLICOFIRELANDCAMPAIGN:MATCH-BY-MATCHDate Venue Score7/9/14 Tbiliski Georgia1-2RepIreland(McGeady2)11/10/14 Dublin RepIreland7-0Gibraltar(Keane3,McClean2,Hoolahan,Perezog)14/10/14 Gelsenkirchen Germany1-1RepIreland(O’Shea)14/11/14 Glasgow Scotland1-0RepIreland29/3/15 Dublin RepIreland1-1Poland(Long)13/6/15 Dublin RepIreland1-1Scotland(Walters)4/9/15 Faro Gibraltar0-4RepIreland(Keane2,Christie,Long)7/9/15 Dublin RepIreland1-0Georgia(Walters)8/10/15 Dublin RepIreland1-0Germany(Long)11/10/15 Warsaw Poland2-1RepIreland(Walters)
13/11/15 Zenica Bosnia1-1RepIreland(Brady)16/11/15 Dublin RepIreland2-0Bosnia(Walters2)
The9differentgoalscorersfortheRepublicofIrelandwasthemostduringaqualifyingcampaignforanIrishteamsince11playersfoundthenetinthe1984EuroChampionshipqualifiers.
GROUPDTeam W D L GF GA Points
Germany 7 1 2 24 9 22Poland 6 3 1 33 10 21Rep.ofIreland
5 3 2 19 7 18
Scotland 4 3 3 22 12 15Georgia 3 0 7 10 16 9Gibraltar 0 0 10 2 56 0
GROUPFTeam W D L GF GA Points
NorthernIreland
6 3 1 16 8 21
Romania 5 5 0 11 2 20Hungary 4 4 2 11 9 16Finland 3 3 4 9 10 12
FaroeIslands 2 0 8 6 17 6Greece 1 3 6 7 14 6
2016:THESTORYOFQUALIFICATIONAllquestionsrelatetotheteamscompetinginGroupDandGroupF
(includedatthetopofthepageopposite.)
1.Whichwastheonlyteamtocompletethequalificationphaseundefeated?_______________________
2.Whichteamscoredthehighestnumberofgoals?_______________________________
3.Whichteamconcededthefewestnumberofgoals?_____________________________
4.Listtheteamsthatdidnotdrawanygamesduringqualification:__________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Goaldifferenceiscalculatedbysubtractingthegoalsallowed(GA)fromthegoalsscored(GF)foranyteam.
5.Whichteamhadthebestgoaldifference?Writeouttheteam’sgoaldifferencealongsidethe
name:___________________________________________________________________________________
6.Whichteamhadtheworstgoaldifference?Writeouttheteam’sgoaldifferencealongsidethe
name:___________________________________________________________________________________
7.Workoutthegoaldifferenceforeachteambelow,usingthetable:
NorthernIreland:______________________ Scotland:_________________________
Georgia:_________________________________ Gibraltar:_________________________
Finland:_________________________________ Greece:____________________________
8.ThefiguresintheGFandGAcolumndonotincludetheresultsfromtheplay-offgames.Work
outthegoaldifferencefortheRepublicofIrelandafteryouhaveaddedthegoalsfromtheir
playofffixtureswithBosniaandwritetheanswer:________________________________________
9.Usingtheinternet,findouttheinformationrequiredtocompletethetablebelow:N.B.Thepopulationisthenumberofpeoplelivinginaplace(egtown,cityorcountry.)
Country Population Country Population
Germany FaroeIslands
Gibraltar Greece
10.Whydoyouthinkthepopulationcanhelptoexplainwhyaninternationalteamperformseitherverywellorpoorlyinfootballgames?__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
11.Duringqualification,theFaroeIslandswontwogames,bothagainstGreece.Whyweretheseresultsconsideredtobemajorupsets?
__________________________________________________________________________________
TASK:CompletetheQualificationGrouptablefromthelistofresultsbelow.Awinisworththreepointsandadrawonepoint.Nopointsareawardedforaloss.Intheeventoftwoteamsendingupwiththesamenumberofpoints,theteamwithabettergoaldifference(iedifferencebetweengoalsscoredandgoalsconceded)getsthehigherplace.
FINALGROUPTABLEPosition Team W D L GF GA Points
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
GROUPMATCHES:RESULTS
Game Result Game Result1 NIreland4-1Liechtenstein 16 RepIreland1-0Portugal2 Latvia0-3RepIreland 17 Portugal3-2Latvia3 Liechtenstein0-4Austria 18 Liechtenstein0-0RepIreland4 NIreland1-2Portugal 19 NIreland1-2Latvia5 Latvia1-3Portugal 20 RepIreland1-3Austria6 Austria1-2NIreland 21 Liechtenstein0-7Portugal7 RepIreland4-0Liechtenstein 22 Latvia3-2Austria8 Portugal1-0Austria 23 Portugal1-1NIreland9 Liechtenstein0-1Latvia 24 Austria3-1RepIreland10 NIreland0-4RepIreland 25 Latvia1-0Liechtenstein11 Portugal8-0Liechtenstein 26 Austria1-1Portugal12 RepIreland1-1NIreland 27 RepIreland2-1Latvia13 Austria5-0Latvia 28 Liechtenstein0-4NIreland14 Latvia0-1NIreland 29 Portugal3-0RepIreland15 Austria7-0Liechtenstein 30 NIreland5-3Austria
THEPENALTYKICK
TheIrishFootballAssociationwasthefourthnationalassociationtobeestablished,afterthoseinEngland,ScotlandandWales.Whilsttherehavebeenmanytalentedplayersofthebeautifulgametoemergefromthisisland,oneofthegreatestgiftsgiventothegamefromtheEmeraldIslewastheinventionofthepenaltykick.
Thepassagebelowistakenfromthe‘HomeofthePenaltyKick’website,andtellsthelifestoryofWilliamMcCrum,theIrishinventorofthepenaltykick.
(Courtesyofhttp://www.homeofpenaltykick.com/index.php/news)
In1932anobituaryappearedinanArmaghnewspaperreflectingonthelifeofahighlyrespectedlocalcitizenandbusinessman.Init,acertainWilliamMcCrumofMilfordwaslaudedasabrilliantscholar,storytellerandoutstandingsportsman.Nothingunusualaboutthatifithadnotcontainedareferencetothefactthatthedeceasedhadbeentheinspirationbehindoneofthemostmomentouschangestothelawsoffootball.ItwasWilliamMcCrumwho,in1890,submittedaproposalfor“apenaltykick”totheIrishFootballAssociation.TwelvemonthslateritwasapprovedbytheInternationalFootballAssociationBoardandincorporatedintheLawsoftheGame.McCrumcamefromahighlyrespectedfamily.TheonlysonofRobertGarmanyMcCrum,alinenbaronwhobuiltMilford,hewasaformerpupilatTheRoyalSchool,ArmaghandgraduatedfromTrinityCollege,Dublinin1886.Affectionatelyrememberedinthevillageas‘MasterWillie,’hewasasportsmanofinternationalrecognition.HewasinstrumentalinformingtheMilfordCricketClubdevotingmuchtimeandefforttocoaching.ThroughouthislifehealwaysmaintainedakeeninterestintheBoyScoutMovement.HewasalsospecificallyinterestedinamateurdramaticsandwasthedrivingforcebehindTheMilfordPlayers.WhentheR.G.McCrumInstitute–builtbyhisfathertoservicetherecreationalneedsofthevillage–openedin1914,hebecameactivelyinvolvedintherunningofit,encouragingallvillagerstotakepartinsomeorotherrecreation.Hewasabrilliantraconteurandauthorofsomeverymeritorioussketches.Asoneofthemanagingdirectorsofhisfather’slinenmanufacturingbusiness,McCrum,WatsonandMercer,herepresentedthecompany’sinterestsinLondonforanumberofyears.Hespentthebestpartofhislife,however,inMilford.TheobituaryonMcCrumpaintsapictureofapersonwhowasagentlemanfromheadtotoeandwhowasobviouslytiredofseeingfootballersresortingtoallkindsofillegalmethods.Thetrendbecameathorninhisfleshastheyearswentby.Infootball,onlytheballwasintendedtobekicked,nottheplayer.Anyonewhorefusedtorespectthisdeservedtobethreatenedwithadeterrentwhichwouldpunishnotonlytheoffenderbuthiswholeteamaswell.WilliamMcCrumwasnotadaydreamingzealotandadvocatorofold-fashionedideals.HewasagoalkeeperforMilford,asmallvillageclubthatplayedintheIrishChampionship’sfirstseasonin1890-91.AsagoalkeeperMcCrumhadeveryopportunitytowitnessthewayinwhichthepurityofsportwasbeingcorruptedbyfoulplay.Hehadfeltfirst-handtheeffectsofbreachesoftherulesandsimilarunsportingbehaviouronthefield.Thepenaltykick,ofcourse,isthekindofpenaltythatonlyagoalkeepercouldhaveinvented,asuprememomentofdramaandself-sacrificethatplacesthegoalkeeper,generallyabystander,atthecentreofthestage.Yes,itstackstheoddsagainstthegoalie,butitdoesmakehim,heroically,eventragicallythestaroftheshow.McCrum’sloveforthetheatreandtheatricalsmayhavepromptedhimtocomeupwiththeidea.HealsoheldaninfluentialpositionintheIrishFootballAssociationandhadaflairforadministrationandpolitics,withoutwhichhisrevolutionaryideawouldhardlyhavebeenimplemented.
FAMOUSPENALTIES
O’LearysendstheRepublicofIrelandtotheWorldCupquarter-finalsAnotherwiseforgettable120minutesoffootballbetweentheRepublicofIrelandandRomaniaendedwithamomentofhighdrama,asDavidO’LearysteppedforwardtokicktheIrishteamintoaWorldCupquarter-finalclashwithhosts,Italy,inthe1990WorldCup.ThewinningpenaltywasprecededbyawonderfulsavebyIrishgoalkeeper,PackieBonner,whichmeantthatO’Leary’skickwouldprovedecisive.
Panenkawinsthe1976EuroFinalforCzechoslovakiaagainstWestGermanyCzechoslovakiaupsettheoddsbydefeatingthehighly-fanciedWestGermanteaminapenaltyshoot-outafterbothsideshadplayedouta2-2draw,withtheGermansscoringalastminuteequaliserinnormaltimetosendthegametoextratime.The1976tournamentwasthelastinwhichonlyfourteamscompetedatthetournamentfinals.Allfourgamesinthe1976tournamentwenttoextratime,theonlytimethathashappenedincompetitionhistory.
1. Whoinventedthepenaltykick?_______________________________________________________________
2. Useyourdictionarytofindandwritethemeaningofthefollowingwords:
Obituary:_________________________________________________________________________________________
Scholar:___________________________________________________________________________________________
Raconteur:________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Whichwordinthefirstparagraphindicatesthatapersonisdead?Underlinetheanswer:a. citizen b.deceased c.inspiration d.lauded
4. Whichwordmeans“topreventsomethingbyshowingdisapprovalorcreatingconsequences.”a. offender b.illegal c.baron d.deterrent
5. BywhatnicknamewasWilliamMcCrumknowninhishomevillageofMilford?
_____________________________________________________________________________
6. WhatphraseoffourorfivewordsinthethirdparagraphtellsthereaderthatWilliamMcCrumwasknownoutsideofIrelandforbeingverygoodatsports?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7.Inwhichcountrywasthe1990WorldCupplayed?
8.WhatphraseoftwowordsinformsthereaderthatWestGermanywerefavouritestodefeatCzechoslovakiainthe1976final?
___________________________________________________________________________
9.Which2separatewordstellthereaderthatthepenaltyscoredbyDavidO’Learyclinched
victory?____________________________________________________________________________
DistanceBetweenFrenchCities(inKms)
Paris/St-Denis
Lille Lens Lyon St-Etienne
Nice Marseille Toulouse Bordeaux
Paris/St-Denis - 204 178 392 410 686 661 589 521Lille 204 - 39 557 586 833 835 791 700Lens 178 39 - 540 567 820 817 767 673Lyon 392 557 540 - 50 298 278 360 436
St-Etienne 410 586 567 50 - 298 251 310 396Nice 686 833 820 298 298 - 160 469 637
Marseille 661 835 817 278 251 160 - 319 506Toulouse 589 791 767 360 310 469 319 - 212Bordeaux 521 700 673 436 396 637 506 212 -
TravellingAroundFrance
1. Whichcityistothesouth-westofStEtienne?
2. WhichdirectionwouldyoutravelintogettoNicefromToulouse?
3. FromLyon,travel togettoNice.
ofToulouseisthecityofBordeaux.3.
4. Thecityof istothenorthofStDenis.5.FromthecityofLille,firsttravel toreachParisandthensouth-easttoarrivein
6. Workoutthedistancebetween:Lille–Nice:___________StEtienne-Toulouse:___________Lens–Marseilles:___________
7. SwitzerlandplaytheirfirstgameinLens.IftheteamisstayinginahotelinParis,howfarmust
theytraveltogettothestadium?_______________________8. France’sfirstgameisinParis,buttheirsecondgameisinMarseille.Howfarofajourneymust
theyenduretogettoMarseille?____________
9. VaclavisaCzechRepublicfanfromPrague.Hewantstoattendhiscountry’sgameagainst
CroatiainStEtienne.ShouldheflyintoParisorLyon?Giveareasonforyouranswer.________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. SimonandBarryareRepublicofIrelandfans.They’verentedacarinLyonandaretravellingtoParisforthefirstgame,thenontoBordeauxforthe2ndgameandfinallyontoLilleforthelastmatch.Howfarwilltheyhavedrivenintotalbythetimethe3groupgameshaveended?___________________________________________
Completethestatementsbyunderliningtheappropriateanswers,usingthecitiesinthemapandthe8-pointcompassdirections:
MarseilleToulouseNice
NorthwestSoutheastSouthwest
NorthwestSouthEast
LensLyonMarseille
NortheastEastWest
NortheastWestSouth
Lyon.Lens.Toulouse.
A. Complete sentences appropriately using correct verbs
1. The player had ______________ three penalties already
this season. (taken, took)
2. The defender _____________ when confronted by the
wizardry of the Irish winger. (froze, frozen)
3. The match was cancelled after it was discovered that the
pitch had _______________. (froze, frozen)
4. The goalkeeper knew he was __________________
when the striker delicately chipped the ball beyond his
outstretched hands. (beat, beaten)
B. Write homophones for these words (Homophones are words that sound the same)
side - _____________ sight - _______________
flue - ____________ wood - _______________
wine - _________ tyre -______________
pear - ___________ great- _________________
bear - ___________ blue - _______________
C. Insert the correct Proper Adjectives 1. Thelegendary___________________footballer,Michel
Platini,holdstherecordformostgoalsscored(nine)atEuroChampionshiptournaments.(France)
2. The_____________________striker,FernandoTorres,scoredthewinninggoalinthefinalofthe2008EuroChampionships.(Spain)
3. Sixty-fivedifferent____________________playershavescoredgoalsatEuroChampionshiptournamentssince1960.(Germany)
4. The___________________player,MarcovanBasten,scored5goalsforhiscountryinthe1988EuroChampionshipsandwouldlatermanagehiscountrytothe2008tournament.(Netherlands)
D. Convert nouns to verbs
fascination - __________________________
determination - ________________________
competition - _________________________
dedication - __________________________
hesitation - ___________________________
expectation - _________________________
accomplishment- ______________________
JamieVardyrecentlybrokeaPremierLeaguerecordbyscoringin11consecutivegames.ButtherecordformostgoalsscoredinconsecutivegamesatthehighestlevelofEnglishfootballcontinuestobelongtoanIrishman,JimmyDunne.
TheDublinersettherecordinthe1031/32season,whenhefamouslyscored18goalsin12successivegamesforSheffieldUnited.Inthepreviousseason,Dunnewasevenmoreprolific,findingthebackofthenet50times,including41goalsintheleague.
HeleftSheffieldUnitedtojoinArsenal,winningaleaguemedalwiththenorthLondonsidein1933/34.
JimmyDunneisoneofonlyafewIrishmentohaveplayedforbothIrishinternationalsides,scoring22goalsacrossbothteamsduringhistimerepresentingtheteamsthatwouldgoontobeknowntodayastheRepublicofIrelandandNorthernIreland.
HiscareerinfootballmanagementincludedtwostintsatShamrockRovers,aswellasaspellasBohemiansmanager.Hediedofaheartattackin1949atthetenderyoungageof44.
Writewhetherthewordsbelowasusedinthepassagearenouns,verbs,adjectivesoradverbs:recently prolific few
consecutive management stints
belong famously season
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