UNIT 14 E10 - LISTENING

Warm up: watch a video clip and list the names of
the football players
Ronaldo
Zidane
Roberto Carlos
Wayne Rooney
Ronaldinho
Maradona
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cong Vinh
David Beckham
Pele
Duong Hong Son

March 29th ,2010

* NEW WORDS:
* control the ball:
* kick the ball:
* score a goal:
* retire:
-> retirement (n)
* powerful:
* hero:
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ambassador:
* promote:
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Task 1.
You will hear some
information about Pelé, a
famous Brazilian football
player. Listen and
complete the table below.

Year Events
(1) Born in Brazil
1956 (2)
(3) First world club championship
(4) 1,200
th
goal
1977 (5)
1940
Joined a Brazilian football club
1963
1974
retired

Task 2: Listen again and
Task 2: Listen again and
choose the best answer:
choose the best answer:

1. As a football player, Pele was famous
1. As a football player, Pele was famous
for
for

A. his powerful kicking
A. his powerful kicking
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B. controlling the ball
B. controlling the ball
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C. all A and B
C. all A and B
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2. How many World Cups did he
2. How many World Cups did he
participate in?
participate in?

A. 1 B. 2 C.
A. 1 B. 2 C.
3

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Task 2: Listen again and choose
Task 2: Listen again and choose
the best answer:
the best answer:

3. Where did he play football before he
3. Where did he play football before he
retired?
retired?

A. For a Brazilian football club.
A. For a Brazilian football club.

B. For an American football club.
B. For an American football club.

C. For a French football club.
C. For a French football club.

4. What did he do after his retirement?
4. What did he do after his retirement?

A. Became an international ambassador
A. Became an international ambassador
for the sport.

for the sport.

B. Became a sport teacher.
B. Became a sport teacher.

C. Became a journalist for a sport
C. Became a journalist for a sport
magazine.
magazine.

Talk about the milestones in Pelé `s
life.
CONSOLIDATION

born/ 1940
played / Santos FC/ 1956
joined and won/ 3 world cups
After his retirement/ became
ambassador for the sport
played/ New York Cosmos FC
/1971-1977
Pele was born in 1940
He played for Santos Football
Club in 1956
He joined and won in
three World Cups
He played for New York
Cosmas FC from 1971 to
1977

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Write a short paragraph about
Pelé’s life