5.2 Hooliganism in Britain

Pre-listening task: Give about ten words that can go with the football. Is a “football hooligan” and a “fan” one and the same notion? Which adjectives can you use to describe football hooligans?

Main activity: Track 19/CD1

You will hear Becky, Stephen and Georgina talking about lad culture and hooliganism, listen and finish the sentences:

a) Stephen thinks that there is a lad culture in Britain______.

b) He thinks that it is just_____________________________.

c) Georgina thinks that the lad culture has been created by_____.

d) She doesn't think it is representative___________________.

e)Becky thinks that perhaps young people get obsessed with football because they don't______________________________.

f) Georgina doesn't think football should be a bad thing. The World Cup and the Euro Cup____________________________.

Follow-up:

-Hooligans should be banned from football matches for life.

- Football hooligans should be imprisoned for a minimum of five years.

- Football hooligans should have their photographs printed on the front page of newspapers so that everyone knows who they are.

- Football hooligans should be made to pay for the damage they cause.

These statements are perhaps extreme. How would you control hooligans?

5.3 White Air Sport Festival

Pre-listening task: What unusual British sports events can you name? Why do you think extreme sport is so popular with teenagers?

Main activity:

Track 20/CD1 You will hear a story about a sports festival. Choose the best variant to finish the sentences:

1)Watching the displays at the exhibition the speaker was eager to test personally

a)only some of them.

b)the first twelve.

c) all of them.

2) The speaker came to the exhibition

a) alone.

b)with James.

c) with a group of friends

3)The speaker managed to do well in the

a)Brush boarding.

b)Roller skiing.

c)Land yachting

4)The speaker didn’t do well in the Aquathlon because

a)he didn’t take it seriously.

b)he was saving energy for Kite surfing.

c)it was technically tricky

5)The secret of successful Kite surfing lies in

a)choosing the largest possible kite.

b)“jumping” and landing smoothly.

c)avoiding getting dragged in the air

6)The speaker stopped Kite surfing after 30 minutes because

a)of extreme tiredness.

b)there was an off shore wind.

c)the instructor suggested it

7)All the displays were

a)experimental models with designers used as instructors.

b)real practiced sports.

c)computer installations of real sports

Follow-up: Do you think extreme sport can become addictive? Does extreme equal dangerous?