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We are so excited about reaching the World Cup Finals again. We live for our football in Cote d-Ivoire. We are not a rich country but we have a lot of world class players. The best of these is Didier Drogba. He is one of the best strikers in the world. He scored so many goals for Chelsea that helped them win England’s Premier League. He will strike fear in the hearts of all defenders. We also have other huge names; Chelsea’s Salomon Kalou, Barcelona’s Yaya Toure, Arsenal’s Emmanuel Eboue and Man City’s Kolo Toure. What a team! We have bad memories of the Germany World Cup in 2006. We lost to Argentina and the Netherlands and didn’t make it to the next round. This time will be different. We are stronger and more experienced.

LISTENING GAP FILL

We are ____________________ the World Cup Finals again. We live for our football in Cote d-Ivoire. We are not a rich country but we ____________________ class players. The best of these is Didier Drogba. He is one of ____________________ the world. He scored so many goals for Chelsea ____________________ England’s Premier League. He will strike ____________________ of all defenders. We also ____________________; Chelsea’s Salomon Kalou, Barcelona’s Yaya Toure, Arsenal’s Emmanuel Eboue and Man City’s Kolo Toure. What a team! We ____________________ the Germany World Cup in 2006. We lost to Argentina and the Netherlands and didn’t make ____________________. This time will be different. We are stronger and more experienced.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

TEAM CÔTE D’IVOIRE SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about Côte d’Ivoire’s team in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about Côte d’Ivoire’s team for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about Côte d’Ivoire’s team. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Côte d’Ivoire. How will they do in the 2010 World Cup? Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. CÔTE D’IVOIRE POSTER Make a poster about Côte d’Ivoire’s team. Include profiles of the star players. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY CÔTE D’IVOIRE LESSON: Make your own English lesson on Côte d’Ivoire. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on Côte d’Ivoire. Share your findings with the class.

Listen A Minute.com Listening + 9-Page Handout + Quizzes The 2010 Soccer World Cup - Cote d-Ivoire