One of the best-known differences between British and American English is the fact that the sport known as football in Great Britain is usually called soccer in the United States. Students read about the origins of the words football and soccer and take a football trivia audio quiz as well as compare some common differences in vocabulary.
Football or Soccer?
Overview
People and places
Level
Intermediate: B1Upper-Intermediate: B2
Included
4 student pagesAudioTeaching notes
Teaching time 90 mins
Language functions Comprehending text
Activities
DiscussionListeningMatchingReading
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