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Newspaper reports
This Double Club booklet will be focused
on the media, newspapers and how we
keep up to date with football.
There are lots of different activities to
complete some that will require you to use
a matchday programme and all will require
you to use your writing skills.
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Nicknames/badges
Most football clubs have a nickname that they are known by. For
example Arsenal are also known as the ‘Gunners’. Look at the team
badges below and see if you can match them up to the correct.
Sometimes there is a clue in the badge if you look carefully.
The Magpies
The Baggies
The Red Devils
The Gunners
Spurs
The Black Cats
The Hammers
The Toffees
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Match Report
Read through the extract from a match report of an Arsenal under 19s
game. Some words are missing, can you write in the relevant word?
There are some words at the bottom of the page to help you.
Arsenal __________ into the knockout stages of the NextGen
Series with a _________4-2 victory over Athletic Bilbao on
Thursday night.
Terry Burton’s side had _________ to score in their four previous
__________ in the competition, but knew that a ________against
the Basque side would see them progress.
As it was, the goals flowed on a highly ______________ evening
at Underhill.
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The hosts made the ________ start when Sead Hajrovic headed
home in the ninth minute. The Gunners took over in the __________
half as Zak Ansah, Toral and the Isaac Hayden all __________ in quick
succession. Bilbao hit back late on through Yerai Alvarez, but it
was not enough to ____________ Arsenal.
entertaining
failed
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impressive
perfect
victory
worry
cruised
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Alternative Words
Read the sentences below and rewrite the whole sentence with
an alternative word for the underlined words.
Example
This young Arsenal team have been very good recently.
This young Arsenal team have been very impressive recently.
1. The manager wanted to discuss tactics with his coach.
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2. Wilshere went in with a strong challenge.
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3. The second goal was great.
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4. This team have been excellent all season.
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5. The manager must be very pleased with the squad.
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6. The commentator said he’s a very special talent.
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Writing a Match Report
You are going to write the first part of a match report. Read through the
facts from a recent match and use some of this information to write
your report. Remember it is very important to cover the 5 W’s – Who,
What, Why, Where and When.
Arsenal played Manchester City at Emirates last Saturday
It was an FA cup match and the score was 3-2 to Arsenal
Aaron Ramsey scored a hat-trick
Carlos Tevez was sent off for a bad tackle on Gervinho
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Stadia
Match the pictures of the ground with the correct team and try
to guess the capacity.
26,272
24,161
27,740
75,765
60,361
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Similes
Similes are used to compare two things
Similes always use the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.
Similes help create a mental picture of what the writer is
describing.
As sweet as honey
As light as a feather
He ran like the wind
Can you complete the rest of these?
1. Sharif was late for school so he ran as fast as __________.
2. Alisha slept like a _________ after the football game.
3. Shane and Steve wriggled like _________ at the disco.
4. It was deep as the ___________.
5. I couldn’t believe it she was as light as a ___________ .
6. She’s walking as slow as a ____________.
7. This pitch is as flat as a __________.
Log
Lightning
Ocean
Snail
Feather
Pancake
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Writing your own similes
Now you know how and why similes are used in English try to write a
few of your own. Remember you can you use ‘like’ or ‘as’ for your
comparison. There are two ways to use smiles.
Pattern 1 - verb + like + noun
He swims like a fish.
Pattern 2 - as + adjective + as + noun
He is as tall as a giant.
How could you use smiles to say that somebody:
Runs fast - He is as fast as cheetah
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Jumps well - _______________________________________________
Is strong - _________________________________________________
How could you use smiles to say that something is:
Is hard -___________________________________________________
Feels soft - ________________________________________________
Is sweet - _________________________________________________
Feels rough - ______________________________________________
Is heavy - _________________________________________________
Sounds noisy - _____________________________________________
Is light - __________________________________________________
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Writing your own similes
Now write some similes to fit with the pictures below
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