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Talk about football in English

Start with your favorite team, describe a match, and give your opinion. Soccer is common in American English; football is used in British English.

Useful vocabulary

teama group playing together
playera person who plays
goalan aim; in football, a score
refereethe official managing a match
scorethe match result
drawan equal score

Listen, read, and try

A: Did you watch the match yesterday?

B: Yes. Our team won two to one.

A: Who scored the winning goal?

B: The striker scored in the last five minutes.

A: Was it a good game?

B: It was exciting, but our defense needs to improve.

Your next practice task

Describe a match in four sentences: the teams, the score, an event, and your opinion. If football is not your interest, use another sport.

Check your understanding

The game ended 1–1. It was a ___.

An additional resource from its publisher

British Council · Sport is GREAT

Watch at the publisher’s website

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