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Super Bowl Sunday (A2)
A – Before you start
Answer the questions with a partner.
1. Are you interested in football?
2. What differences are there between American football and the
football played in Brazil?3. Which is the most important football
match in the Brazilian football season?
4. Do you usually watch it?
B – Listen and answer
Read these incomplete statements. Then listen (without
reading) and complete them.
1. he population of the !"A is ###### million.
2. $%& stands for ######## %ootball &ea'ue.
3. his year the "uper Bowl too( place on "unday) #########
######.
4. &ast year*s "uper Bowl was watched on + by #######
million people.
,. he first "uper Bowl was held in the year ########.
-. he winners of the "uper Bowl receie the +ince ##########
rophy.
C – Read and answer
Read the article and answer the questions.
1. Who do most Americans watch the "uper Bowl with?
2. What do many people do while they*re watchin' the "uper
Bowl?
3. Why is there a water pressure problem in some cities durin'
half/time?
4. Why are people interested in seein' the adertisements?
,. What entertainment is there durin' half/time?
-. When does the football season be'in?
0. Why was the trophy named after +ince &ombardi?
D – Learn it! Use it!
Complete the sentences using the correct form of these irregular
verbs from the article.
be'in choose eat do drin( see sell ta(e
1. i(e doesn*t feel well. e ######## too much beer last
ni'ht.
2. ae you eer ######## alli'ator meat?
3. "usan ######## her flat in &ondon last year and bou'ht a
cotta'e in the country.
4. he concert hasn*t finished yet. t ######## half an hour
late.
,. om*s paintin' was ######## by a panel of art eperts for an
ehibition in $ew 5or(.
-. ######## the coo(in' yesterday) so it*s your turn today.0. he
music festial has ######## place here eery year since 16-7.
7. We ######## a lot of lions durin' our safari in 8enya.
E – Ready for the E En"lish #est$ (%aper &' Readin" and
ritin" %art *)
Read the descriptions of some words or expressions used
when speaking about football. dentif!
them and write the missing letters.
1. his is the interal between two parts of a football match. h #
# #/ # # # #
2. 5ou 'o there to see a football match. s # # # # # #
3. his is another word for match. ' # # #
4. 9eople who play to'ether to try to beat their opponents are
called this. t # # #
,. he opposite of win. l # # #
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+ – Che,- your pronun,iation
Are these statements true or false"
1. #ose rhymes with choose.
2. $atch rhymes with catch.
3. %owl rhymes with towel.
4. &ood rhymes with good .,.
$on and one are pronounced in the same way.
-. he h in honour isn*t pronounced.
0. %eer rhymes with there.
7. $in and wing are pronounced in the same way.
. – rite a/out it
$rite about an important %ra'ilian sporting event. ention
/ when:where it ta(es place;
/ how many people watch it;
/ what trophy or prize the winners receie;
/ what people do if their team or sportin' hero wins.
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AnswersB – Listen and answer
1. 31- 2. $ational 3. %ebruary 0th 4. 11< ,. 16-0 -.
&ombardi
C – Read and answer
1. ost of them watch it with their families and friends. 2. hey
eat a lot of fast food and drin( a
lot of beer. 3. Because millions of + iewers 'o to the bathroom
=after drin(in' so much beer>.4. Because they*re often funny or
shoc(in'. ,. here*s a musical show with a bi' sin'in' star li(e
adonna or 8aty 9erry. -. t be'ins in "eptember. 0. Because he
was the coach of the team that
won the first "uper Bowl in 16-0.
D – Learn it! Use it!
1. dran( 2. eaten 3. sold 4. be'an ,. chosen -. did 0. ta(en 7.
saw
E – Ready for the E En"lish #est$
1. half/time 2. stadium 3. 'ame 4. team ,. lose
+ – Che,- your pronun,iation
1. rue 2. %alse 3. %alse 4. %alse ,. rue -. rue 0. %alse 7.
%alse
