Students learn vocabulary relating to football and practice listening with an included audio track about one of football’s rising stars, Vinicius Junior. Students also write about their favorite sports-person and give a presentation to the class.
Vinícius Junior and The Beautiful Game

Overview
People and placesSeasonal
Level
Intermediate: B1Upper-Intermediate: B2
Included
2 student pagesAudioTeaching notes
Teaching time 90 mins
Language functions
ExplainingTalking about the past
Activities
Gap fillListeningQuestions and answersReadingWriting
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