Possible questions related to the World Cup Mascot 2014

(Week 1, DAY 1).

What´s his name?

Where is he from?

What colour is his hair?

What kind of animal is he?

What colour are his eyes?

What is he wearing?

What´s his favourite sport?

What are his favourite football players?

What does he like doing?

What does he like eating?

What is his life mission?

File Card (Week 1, DAY 2)

Matching activity ( Week 2, DAY 1)

Watch the video and match the information

When David Beckham

was …

- 11 years old

- 14 years old

- 21 years old

- 32 years old

His unique free kicks

inspired a movie called

“Bendit like Beckham”.

He signed a contract with

Manchester United.

He was considered a

prodigious boy.

He scored his memorable

57 yards goal.

Matching activity (Week 2, DAY 2)

David Beckham - Biography

Soccer great David Beckham has played for Manchester United, England, Real Madrid and the L.A. Galaxy. He is married to Victoria Beckham, also known as Posh from the Spice Girls. Born on May 2, 1975, in Leytonstone, London, England, to parents Ted Beckham, an appliance repairman, and his wife Sandra, a hair stylist, David Beckham was the family's only son.

When he was 11 years old, he won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Schools National Skills competition. Manchester United team officials asked him to try out for the club's youth league. By the age of 16, Beckham had left home and was playing for United's training division.

He was named the Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year in 1997. A year later, he was one of the leading faces of England's World Cup team. He was captain of the English national team from 1998 to 2009, scored in three different FIFA World Cups, and played midfield for clubs in Manchester, England, Madrid, Spain, and Milan, Italy.

http://www.biography.com/people/david-beckham-

9204321#synopsis&awesm=~oCgF8pjnWg1svG

Semantic Map (Week 2, DAY 2)

At the age of 16 he …

David Beckham Soccer teams in

which he played

In 1997 he…

Parents

Date of birth:

Age:

MOTHER

Name:

Occupation:

FATHER

Name:

Occupation:

Host cities information (Week 3, DAY 1)

The complete travel guide to Brazil's World Cup cities

Rio de Janeiro State: Rio de Janeiro

The stadium The Maracanã, which will host

the 2014 final and six other World Cup

matches, is the temple of Brazil's unofficial

religion. Home to Rio's biggest club sides,

Flamengo, Botafogo, Fluminense and

Vasco de Gama, this is where footballing

deities Pelé and Romario scored their

1,000th goals. It was also the scene of the

most traumatic defeat (some would argue the most traumatic event) in the country's

history – a 2-1 loss to Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup final that still rankles today.

Back then, more than 200,000 spectators crammed into the stands.

What's the city like?

It's not named the Marvellous City for

nothing. Set among golden sands, stunning

lagoons and mountain forests that are

home to toucans and capuchin monkeys,

the natural scenery is second to none and

explains why Rio has become one of the

world's great playgrounds.

As well as the strong carnival culture,

this is the home of samba, choro and bossa nova music styles, of baile funk parties

and the infinite variations heard in the bars and clubs of Lapa.

Adapted from: http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/dec/06/compl

ete-travel-guide-brazil-world-cup-2014-cities

The complete travel guide to Brazil's World Cup cities

Salvador State: Bahia

The stadium “Estádio Fonte Nova” will host six World Cup matches,

including a last-16 game and a quarter-final.

It's easy to get to, within walking distance of

the city's main bus station and its famous old

town.

Uniquely, one end of the stadium is completely

open, giving a view of the city's dique (small

lake) and, at night, the twinkling lights of the

favelas.

What's the city like?

Funky town. If you're going to Brazil to get a taste of the country as well as

the football, Salvador is a great

choice. This stretch of Atlantic coast is

lined with beaches, but the quintessential city beach is Porto da

Barra – at the entrance of the

magnificent Baía de Todos os Santos,

one of the largest bays in the world – where the water is calm and perfect for swimming. Salvador was Brazil's first capital, from 1549 to

1763, and it's rich in history and home to the finest collection of colonial

architecture in South America. Every February, Salvador puts on the

biggest carnival in the world, with over two million people dancing in the

streets for a whole a week.

Adapted from: http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/dec/06/complete-travel-guide-brazil-world-cup-2014-cities

The complete travel guide to Brazil's World Cup cities

Recife State: Pernambuco

The brand new 46,000-capacity “Arena Pernambuco” stadium, delivered

just in time for this year's Confederations

Cup, is set to stage four group-stage

games and one last-16 game in the World

Cup. Nautico, one of Recife's three major

football clubs, now play their home games

at the stadium. The venue is 20km from

downtown Recife, on the western outskirts

of the city near the town of Sao Lourenço

da Mata.

What's the city like?

Recife is the capital of the state of

Pernambuco and the centre of an

extensive metropolitan area of almost

four million. The city sports a splendid

five-mile beach in the modern,

upmarket area of Boa Viagem, the

longest stretch of city seafront in

Brazil. However, swimming is restricted due to the unusually high rate of

shark attacks . Recife Antigo, the old town, is a lively neighbourhood full

of small bars and restaurants, best appreciated at night. If the weather is

not cooperative, the city is rich in culture and history.

Adapted from: http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/dec/06/complete-travel-guide-brazil-world-cup-2014-cities

The complete travel guide to Brazil's World Cup cities

Fortaleza State: Ceará

The 67,000-seater Arena Castelão will stage six World Cup matches,

including four group games, a last-16

match and a quarter-final. The stadium

is one of Brazil's biggest and was the

first to be fully refurbished, but the

£150m cost inflamed protests about

poor public services during the

Confederations Cup in summer 2013.

Also known as the Gigante da Boa Vista,

the stadium looks like a giant,

shimmering sea anemone from the air, and is based in the south of the

city, near the airport.

What's the city like?

Fortaleza is known as the capital

of forró, a style of dance and music

that originated in north-east Brazil.

Like much of life here, the all-night

forró parties take place in the open

air. Architecturally, the city is not the

prettiest, with a mixture of high rises

and low brick houses, but the superb surrounding beaches more than

make up for its less attractive urban areas. The area around the

cathedral is a vast open market, with clothes and food stalls spilling on to

the streets.

Adapted from: http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/dec/06/compl

ete-travel-guide-brazil-world-cup-2014-cities