NAME:_________________________
ANumeracyandLiteracybasedworkbook
aimedatUpperKS2PrimaryLevelstudents.
THEEUROS
TheUEFAEuropeanChampionships(TheEuros)isthemainfootballcompetitioncontestedby
nationalteamsinEurope.Ithasbeenheldeveryfouryearssince1960.Thehost(s)nations
qualifyautomatically,whilstallotherteamsgainentrybyqualifyingfromgroupsdrawnbefore
thetournamentcommences.
The14EuropeanChampionshipstournamentstodatehavebeenwonbyninedifferentnational
teams,withGermanyandSpainwinningthreetimeseach.Francehaswontwice,whilstthe
SovietUnion,Italy,Netherlands,Denmark,GreeceandCzechoslovakiahaveeachwononce.
TheHenriDelaunayTrophyisawardedtothetournamentwinners.Itisnamedinhonourof
HenriDelaunay,thefirstGeneralSecretaryofUEFA,whoiscreditedwithconceivingoftheidea
ofaEuropeanchampionshipcompetition.Hediedfiveyearspriortothefirsttournamentin
1960.
Themostrecentchampionship,co-hostedbyPolandandUkrainein2012,waswonbySpain,
whobeatItaly4–0atthefinalinKiev.ThenextEuropeanChampionshipwillbehostedin
France.
Year
1960
France
SovietUnion
Yugoslavia
No.teamsin
tournament
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
Portugal
France
Italy
16
Greece
Portugal
16
Austria&
Switzerland
Poland&
Ukraine
France
Spain
Germany
16
Spain
Italy
16
?
?
24
2004
2008
2012
2016
HostCountry
Winner
Runner-Up
Didyouknow?The1976tournamentwashostedbyYugoslaviaandwonbyCzechoslavakiaon
penaltiesagainstWestGermany.Onefascinatinghistoricalnoteisthatnoneofthesethree
countriesexisttoday.
PoliticalchangesineasternEuropeinthelate1980sand1990sledtoWestGermanyuniting
withEastGermanytocreateasingleunifiedcountrycalledGermany.Yugoslaviawasbrokenup
intoseveralsmallercountries,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&THEEUROPEANCHAMPIONSHIPS
TheRepublicofIrelandhavequalifiedforthreeEuropeanChampionshiptournaments(1988,
2012and2016.)The1988tournamentwasthefirsttimetheteamhadsecuredqualificationfor
aninternationaltournament.Theteamwouldproceedtoqualifyforthe1990WorldCupand
1994WorldCup,markingthemostsuccessfulperiodinthehistoryoftheRepublicofIreland
footballteam.
The1988tournamentbeganfortheRepublicofIrelandteamwithafamous1-0victoryover
EnglandinGelsenkirchen,Germany.ThegoalwasscoredbyRayHoughton.Theteamthendrew
1-1withtheSovietUnioninthenextgame,withRonnieWhelanscoringaterrificgoal,before
narrowlylosingoutonasemi-finalplaceaftergoingdown1-0totheNetherlandsinthefinal
groupfixture.ThetournamentwouldeventuallybewonbytheNetherlands,withtheSoviet
Unionbeingthelosingfinalists.
The2012tournamentwasnotassuccessfulfortheteam.Drawninaverydifficultgroup,the
teamlostallthreefixtures,losing3-1toCroatiaintheopener(SeanStLedgerwiththegoal)
beforegoingdown4-0toSpain(theeventualwinners)and2-0toItaly(thelosingfinalists.)
AninterestingfactfromthetwotournamentsisthattheRepublicofIreland’sgroupopponents
have,onbothoccasions,includedtheeventualfinalists.Ifthatistocontinuein2016,itmeans
thattwoteamsfromItaly,SwedenandBelgiumwillhavetomakeittothefinal!
NorthernIreland’s2016qualificationrepresentsthefirsttimetheteamhasreachedthefinalsof
aEuropeanChampionshiptournament,thoughtheycameagonizinglyclosetoqualificationfor
the1984tournament.Intheirqualifyinggroup,theyinflictedtwo1-0winsoverWestGermany
andwereonlyeliminatedwhentheWestGermansidescoredwithtenminutestospareintheir
finalgroupgameagainstAlbania.
BeforequalificationwassecuredforEuro2016,arguablythegreatestfeatbyaNorthernIrish
playerinEuropeanChampionshipqualificationhistoryhadbeentherecordsetting13goals
scoredbyDavidHealyduringthecampaignforEuro2008,whichincludedtwohat-tricks,onein
afamous3-2victoryoverSpain.
BinghamandCharlton:LegendaryLeaders
NorthernIreland’smostfamousmanagerwasthelegendaryBillyBingham,whoservedas
managerfortwospells,from1967-1971andthenagainfrom1980-1993.
Thefirstmanagementspellwasunremarkable,withtheteamfailingtoqualifyforthe1970
WorldCup.Butinhissecondspell,Binghamwouldleadtheteamtoqualificationforboththe
1982and1986WorldCups,themostsuccessfulphaseinNorthernIrishinternationalfootball
history.TheonlypreviousWorldCuptournamentthataNorthernIrishsidesecured
qualificationforwasthe1958WorldCup.Amongsttheplayersrepresentingtheteamin1958
wasBillyBingham!
TheRepublicofIrelandmanagerduringthe1988EuropeanChampionshiptournamentwas
JackCharlton.Agiftedfootballerinhisyoungerdays,Charltonandhistwinbrother,Bobby,
wouldwinWorldCupmedalsforthevictoriousEnglandteamin1966.
LikeBingham,Charltonhasbecomesynonymouswiththemostsuccessfulperiodinthehistory
oftheRepublic’sinternationalfootballside,takingtheteamtothreetournaments(1988Euros,
1990&1994WorldCups)includingfamousvictoriesoverEnglandandItaly,aswellasa
quarter-finalappearanceinthe1990tournamentafteranail-bitingpenaltyshoot-outtriumph
overRomania.
MartinandMichael:TheO’Neills
ThetwointernationalfootballmanagersinIrelandtodayshareacommonpast:both
representedNorthernIrelandasplayers,withdistinguishingplayingcareerspriortotakingup
management.
MartinO’NeillhadanillustriousclubcareerwithNottinghamForestwhichincludedtwice
winningtheEuropeanCup(nowcalledtheChampionsLeague.)Healsoplayedinthe1982
WorldCupwithNorthernIreland,winning64capsintotalandscoring8internationalgoals
duringhiscareer.Hemovedintoclubmanagement,servingasthebossofmanyprominent
clubsincludingNorwich,LeicesterCity,AstonVilla,SunderlandandCeltic,whomhetooktothe
finalofthe2003EuropaCup,wheretheyagonisinglylosttoaPortosidemanagedbyJose
Mourinho.
MichaelO’Neillwascapped31timesasaplayerforNorthernIreland,scoring4international
goalsduringhiscareer.Heplayedfornumerousclubs,includingNewcastleUnited,Dundee
United,HibernianandAberdeen,beforeeventuallymovingintofootballmanagement.As
managerofShamrockRovers,hewonback-to-backtitlesin2010and2011beforeleadingthe
teamtotheunprecedentedaccomplishmentofbecomingthefirstIrishclubteamtosecurea
placeinthegroupstagesofamodernEuropeancompetition.
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
straightforward
challenging
failing
difficult
RayHoughtonscoresthe
firstIrishgoalataEuro
Championshipsin1988
2016:THESTORYOFQUALIFICATION
Qualificationwasguaranteedforteamsfinishing1stor2ndintheirgroups.AsNorthernIreland
toppedtheirgroup,theyqualifiedautomatically.The3rdplacedteamsenteredaplayoffround
involvinghomeandawaygameswithoneotherteam.ThiswashowtheRepublicofIreland
qualifiedafterwinningtheirplayoffwithBosnia3-1onaggregate.
GROUPF
GROUPD
Team
W D
L
GF GA Points
Team
W
D L GF GA Points
Germany
7
1
2
24
9
22
Northern 6 3 1 16 8
21
Poland
6
3
1
33 10
21
Ireland
Romania
5
5 0 11
2
20
Rep.of 5 3 2 19 7
18
Hungary
4
4
2
11
9
16
Ireland
Scotland
4
3
3
22 12
15
Finland
3
3 4
9
10
12
Georgia
3
0
7
10 16
9
FaroeIslands
2
0
8
6
17
6
Gibraltar
0
0 10
2
56
0
Greece
1
3
6
7
14
6
Date
7/9/14
11/10/14
14/10/14
14/11/14
29/3/15
13/6/15
4/9/15
7/9/15
8/10/15
11/10/15
Venue
Budapest
Belfast
Piraeus
Bucharest
Belfast
Belfast
Torshavn
Belfast
Belfast
Helsinki
NORTHERNIRELANDCAMPAIGN:MATCH-BY-MATCH
Score
Hungary1-2NIreland(McGinn,Lafferty)
NIreland2-0FaroeIslands(McAuley,Lafferty)
Greece0-2NIreland(Ward,Lafferty)
Romania2-0NIreland
NIreland2-1Finland(Lafferty2)
NIreland0-0Romania
FaroeIslands1-3NIreland(McAuley2,Lafferty)
NIreland1-1Hungary(Lafferty)
NIreland3-1Greece(Davis2,Magennis)
Finland1-1Ireland(Cathcart)
KyleLafferty’s7goalswerethemostbyanyplayerinthegroupandsecondmostbyanyNorthernIrishplayer
duringatournamentqualifyingcampaign.
Date
7/9/14
11/10/14
14/10/14
14/11/14
29/3/15
13/6/15
4/9/15
7/9/15
8/10/15
11/10/15
REPUBLICOFIRELANDCAMPAIGN:MATCH-BY-MATCH
Venue
Score
Tbiliski
Georgia1-2RepIreland(McGeady2)
Dublin
RepIreland7-0Gibraltar(Keane3,McClean2,Hoolahan,Perezog)
Gelsenkirchen
Germany1-1RepIreland(O’Shea)
Glasgow
Scotland1-0RepIreland
Dublin
RepIreland1-1Poland(Long)
Dublin
RepIreland1-1Scotland(Walters)
Faro
Gibraltar0-4RepIreland(Keane2,Christie,Long)
Dublin
RepIreland1-0Georgia(Walters)
Dublin
RepIreland1-0Germany(Long)
Warsaw
Poland2-1RepIreland(Walters)
13/11/15
16/11/15
Zenica
Dublin
Bosnia1-1RepIreland(Brady)
RepIreland2-0Bosnia(Walters2)
The9differentgoalscorersfortheRepublicofIrelandwasthemostduringaqualifyingcampaignforanIrish
teamsince11playersfoundthenetinthe1984EuroChampionshipqualifiers.
2016:THESTORYOFQUALIFICATION
AllquestionsrelatetotheteamscompetinginGroupDandGroupF
(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.Whydoyouthinkthepopulationcanhelptoexplainwhyaninternationalteamperforms
eitherverywellorpoorlyinfootballgames?
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
11.Duringqualification,theFaroeIslandswontwogames,bothagainstGreece.Whywerethese
resultsconsideredtobemajorupsets?
__________________________________________________________________________________
TASK:CompletetheQualificationGrouptablefromthelistofresultsbelow.Awinis
worththreepointsandadrawonepoint.Nopointsareawardedforaloss.Intheeventof
twoteamsendingupwiththesamenumberofpoints,theteamwithabettergoal
difference(iedifferencebetweengoalsscoredandgoalsconceded)getsthehigherplace.
FINALGROUPTABLE
Position
Team
W
D
L
GF
GA
Points
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
GROUPMATCHES:RESULTS
Game
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Result
NIreland4-1Liechtenstein
Latvia0-3RepIreland
Liechtenstein0-4Austria
NIreland1-2Portugal
Latvia1-3Portugal
Austria1-2NIreland
RepIreland4-0Liechtenstein
Portugal1-0Austria
Liechtenstein0-1Latvia
NIreland0-4RepIreland
Portugal8-0Liechtenstein
RepIreland1-1NIreland
Austria5-0Latvia
Latvia0-1NIreland
Austria7-0Liechtenstein
Game
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Result
RepIreland1-0Portugal
Portugal3-2Latvia
Liechtenstein0-0RepIreland
NIreland1-2Latvia
RepIreland1-3Austria
Liechtenstein0-7Portugal
Latvia3-2Austria
Portugal1-1NIreland
Austria3-1RepIreland
Latvia1-0Liechtenstein
Austria1-1Portugal
RepIreland2-1Latvia
Liechtenstein0-4NIreland
Portugal3-0RepIreland
NIreland5-3Austria
THEPENALTYKICK
TheIrishFootballAssociationwasthefourthnationalassociationtobeestablished,afterthose
inEngland,ScotlandandWales.Whilsttherehavebeenmanytalentedplayersofthebeautiful
gametoemergefromthisisland,oneofthegreatestgiftsgiventothegamefromtheEmerald
Islewastheinventionofthepenaltykick.
Thepassagebelowistakenfromthe‘HomeofthePenaltyKick’website,andtellsthelifestory
ofWilliamMcCrum,theIrishinventorofthepenaltykick.
(Courtesyofhttp://www.homeofpenaltykick.com/index.php/news)
In1932anobituaryappearedinanArmaghnewspaperreflectingonthelifeofahighlyrespectedlocalcitizenand
businessman.Init,acertainWilliamMcCrumofMilfordwaslaudedasabrilliantscholar,storytellerand
outstandingsportsman.Nothingunusualaboutthatifithadnotcontainedareferencetothefactthatthe
deceasedhadbeentheinspirationbehindoneofthemostmomentouschangestothelawsoffootball.
ItwasWilliamMcCrumwho,in1890,submittedaproposalfor“apenaltykick”totheIrishFootballAssociation.
TwelvemonthslateritwasapprovedbytheInternationalFootballAssociationBoardandincorporatedinthe
LawsoftheGame.
McCrumcamefromahighlyrespectedfamily.TheonlysonofRobertGarmanyMcCrum,alinenbaronwhobuilt
Milford,hewasaformerpupilatTheRoyalSchool,ArmaghandgraduatedfromTrinityCollege,Dublinin1886.
Affectionatelyrememberedinthevillageas‘MasterWillie,’hewasasportsmanofinternationalrecognition.He
wasinstrumentalinformingtheMilfordCricketClubdevotingmuchtimeandefforttocoaching.Throughouthis
lifehealwaysmaintainedakeeninterestintheBoyScoutMovement.Hewasalsospecificallyinterestedin
amateurdramaticsandwasthedrivingforcebehindTheMilfordPlayers.WhentheR.G.McCrumInstitute–built
byhisfathertoservicetherecreationalneedsofthevillage–openedin1914,hebecameactivelyinvolvedinthe
runningofit,encouragingallvillagerstotakepartinsomeorotherrecreation.Hewasabrilliantraconteurand
authorofsomeverymeritorioussketches.Asoneofthemanagingdirectorsofhisfather’slinenmanufacturing
business,McCrum,WatsonandMercer,herepresentedthecompany’sinterestsinLondonforanumberofyears.
Hespentthebestpartofhislife,however,inMilford.
TheobituaryonMcCrumpaintsapictureofapersonwhowasagentlemanfromheadtotoeandwhowas
obviouslytiredofseeingfootballersresortingtoallkindsofillegalmethods.Thetrendbecameathorninhisflesh
astheyearswentby.Infootball,onlytheballwasintendedtobekicked,nottheplayer.Anyonewhorefusedto
respectthisdeservedtobethreatenedwithadeterrentwhichwouldpunishnotonlytheoffenderbuthiswhole
teamaswell.
WilliamMcCrumwasnotadaydreamingzealotandadvocatorofold-fashionedideals.Hewasagoalkeeperfor
Milford,asmallvillageclubthatplayedintheIrishChampionship’sfirstseasonin1890-91.AsagoalkeeperMc
Crumhadeveryopportunitytowitnessthewayinwhichthepurityofsportwasbeingcorruptedbyfoulplay.He
hadfeltfirst-handtheeffectsofbreachesoftherulesandsimilarunsportingbehaviouronthefield.
Thepenaltykick,ofcourse,isthekindofpenaltythatonlyagoalkeepercouldhaveinvented,asuprememomentof
dramaandself-sacrificethatplacesthegoalkeeper,generallyabystander,atthecentreofthestage.Yes,itstacks
theoddsagainstthegoalie,butitdoesmakehim,heroically,eventragicallythestaroftheshow.McCrum’slove
forthetheatreandtheatricalsmayhavepromptedhimtocomeupwiththeidea.Healsoheldaninfluential
positionintheIrishFootballAssociationandhadaflairforadministrationandpolitics,withoutwhichhis
revolutionaryideawouldhardlyhavebeenimplemented.
FAMOUSPENALTIES
O’LearysendstheRepublicofIrelandto Panenkawinsthe1976EuroFinalfor
theWorldCupquarter-finals
CzechoslovakiaagainstWestGermany
Anotherwiseforgettable120minutesoffootball
betweentheRepublicofIrelandandRomania
endedwithamomentofhighdrama,asDavid
O’LearysteppedforwardtokicktheIrishteaminto
aWorldCupquarter-finalclashwithhosts,Italy,in
the1990WorldCup.Thewinningpenaltywas
precededbyawonderfulsavebyIrishgoalkeeper,
PackieBonner,whichmeantthatO’Leary’skick
wouldprovedecisive.
Czechoslovakiaupsettheoddsbydefeatingthe
highly-fanciedWestGermanteaminapenalty
shoot-outafterbothsideshadplayedouta2-2
draw,withtheGermansscoringalastminute
equaliserinnormaltimetosendthegametoextra
time.
The1976tournamentwasthelastinwhichonly
fourteamscompetedatthetournamentfinals.All
fourgamesinthe1976tournamentwenttoextra
time,theonlytimethathashappenedin
competitionhistory.
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. WhatphraseoffourorfivewordsinthethirdparagraphtellsthereaderthatWilliam
McCrumwasknownoutsideofIrelandforbeingverygoodatsports?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7.Inwhichcountrywasthe1990WorldCupplayed?
8.WhatphraseoftwowordsinformsthereaderthatWestGermanywerefavouritestodefeat
Czechoslovakiainthe1976final?
___________________________________________________________________________
9.Which2separatewordstellthereaderthatthepenaltyscoredbyDavidO’Learyclinched
victory?____________________________________________________________________________
DistanceBetweenFrenchCities(inKms)
Paris/St-Denis
Lille
Lens
Lyon
St-Etienne
Nice
Marseille
Toulouse
Bordeaux
Paris/
St-Denis
Lille
Lens
Lyon
StEtienne
Nice
Marseille
Toulouse
Bordeaux
-
204
178
392
410
686
661
589
521
204
-
39
557
586
833
835
791
700
178
39
-
540
567
820
817
767
673
392
557
540
-
50
298
278
360
436
410
586
567
50
-
298
251
310
396
686
833
820
298
298
-
160
469
637
661
835
817
278
251
160
-
319
506
589
791
767
360
310
469
319
-
212
521
700
673
436
396
637
506
212
-
TravellingAroundFrance
Completethestatementsbyunderliningthe
appropriateanswers,usingthecitiesinthemap
andthe8-pointcompassdirections:
Marseille
Toulouse
Nice
1. Whichcityistothesouth-westofStEtienne?
2. WhichdirectionwouldyoutravelintogettoNicefromToulouse?
Northeast
East
West
3. FromLyon,travel
3.
Northwest
South
East
4. Thecityof
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
togettoNice.
ofToulouseisthecityofBordeaux.
Lens
Lyon
Marseille
istothenorthofStDenis.
5.FromthecityofLille,firsttravel
south-easttoarrivein
Northeast
West
South
toreachParisandthen
Lyon.
Lens.
Toulouse.
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’verentedacarinLyonandaretravellingto
Parisforthefirstgame,thenontoBordeauxforthe2ndgameandfinallyontoLilleforthelast
match.Howfarwilltheyhavedrivenintotalbythetimethe3groupgameshaveended?
___________________________________________
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)
B. Write homophones for these words
(Homophones are words that sound the same)
side - _____________
sight - _______________
flue - ____________
wood - _______________
3. The match was cancelled after it was discovered that the wine - _________
tyre -______________
pitch had _______________. (froze, frozen)
pear - ___________
great- _________________
bear - ___________
blue - _______________
4. The goalkeeper knew he was __________________
when the striker delicately chipped the ball beyond his
outstretched hands. (beat, beaten)
C. Insert the correct Proper Adjectives
D. Convert nouns to verbs
1. Thelegendary___________________footballer,Michel
Platini,holdstherecordformostgoalsscored
(nine)atEuroChampionshiptournaments.
(France)
2. The_____________________striker,FernandoTorres,
scoredthewinninggoalinthefinalofthe2008
EuroChampionships.(Spain)
3. Sixty-fivedifferent____________________playershave
scoredgoalsatEuroChampionshiptournaments
since1960.(Germany)
4. The___________________player,MarcovanBasten,
scored5goalsforhiscountryinthe1988Euro
Championshipsandwouldlatermanagehis
countrytothe2008tournament.(Netherlands)
fascination - __________________________
determination - ________________________
competition - _________________________
dedication - __________________________
hesitation - ___________________________
expectation - _________________________
accomplishment- ______________________
JamieVardyrecentlybrokeaPremierLeaguerecordbyscoringin11consecutivegames.Buttherecordformost
goalsscoredinconsecutivegamesatthehighestlevelofEnglishfootballcontinuestobelongtoanIrishman,Jimmy
Dunne.
TheDublinersettherecordinthe1031/32season,whenhefamouslyscored18goalsin12successivegamesfor
SheffieldUnited.Inthepreviousseason,Dunnewasevenmoreprolific,findingthebackofthenet50times,including
41goalsintheleague.
HeleftSheffieldUnitedtojoinArsenal,winningaleaguemedalwiththenorthLondonsidein1933/34.
JimmyDunneisoneofonlyafewIrishmentohaveplayedforbothIrishinternationalsides,scoring22goalsacross
bothteamsduringhistimerepresentingtheteamsthatwouldgoontobeknowntodayastheRepublicofIrelandand
NorthernIreland.
HiscareerinfootballmanagementincludedtwostintsatShamrockRovers,aswellasaspellasBohemiansmanager.
Hediedofaheartattackin1949atthetenderyoungageof44.
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