History of soccer

I / Observe the pictures below…  (30 minutes)

Activités langagières : EO [pic 1][pic 2]

• Describe the document and make deductions

• Show that this goal could not have been scored without the help of teammates.

II/ Watch video : the history of soccer (1h30)

http://www.letshavefunwithenglish.com/projects/british_culture/football.htm

Activités langagières : CO 

1. What is football also called ?

1. Which civilizations first played a sport like football?

1. Where did the Han Dynasty live?

1. When did the Han Dynasty live?
   
2. When did towns in Europe begin to play a sport like football?

1. The ball was not the ball as we know it today. It was in fact ...

• an inflated sheep's bladder.
• an inflated cow's bladder.
• an inflated pig's bladder.
• an inflated horse's bladder.

1. When did King Edward II ban (= prohibit) football?

1. Why did King Edward ban football?

• He thought it was a silly sport.
• He thought the sport was too dangerous: too many people broke their legs.
• He thought it was difficult to control the people who played football.

1. What did people risk if they played football?

• They went to prison.
• They had to pay a fine (= a sum of money that must be paid as punishment).
• They were killed.

1. When did King James I release his Book of Sports?

1. The Book of Sports listed sports and recreations permitted on …

1. With football, schools wanted to ...

• Develop discipline.
• encourage competitiveness.
• promote exercise.
• teach fair play.

1. When was the Football Association created?

1. When was FIFA (the Fédération Internationale de Football Association) created?

To go further ….

1. What’s a collective action

1. What’s an “organization”?

1. Why FIFA is considered as an “organization”. Justify your answer.

1. What type of organization is it ?

III / Team work : From collective action to the “organization” (2h)

Activités langagières : EO, EE, CE

Final task : To present a collective action to the classroom and an organization

Modalities :

• Team of 3 pupils
• Internet
• Powerpoint
• Oral presentation (5 minutes)

Objective :  

You will present a collective action especially a team sport (among: hurling, gaelic football, American football, lacrosse, hockey, baseball, cricket, boat race, rugby, Australian football) and an Anglo-Saxon organization where it’s possible to practice this sport.

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