Fixture 1: The Kick-Off

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Fixture 1 The Kick Off Warm up The Quiz Penalty Shoot Out Cool down Post Match Activities

Warm-up Social Circle Stand in a large circle Listen for your name to be called If it is… Catch the ball before it bounces twice The pupil in the centre then bounces the ball and calls out the name of another pupil. All pupils’ names must be called out. Don’t drop the ball!

Quiz First Half 1. Sources of information 2. Newspapers 3. Magazines Second half 4. Match report 5. Football Fiction 1 6. Football Fiction 2

Round 1: Sources of Information Brainstorm as many different places as you can think of to read about football (fiction and nonfiction) One point per idea! Sources Example 1 Example 3 Example 2 Who reads in your family? What did they read this morning? Last night?

Round 2: Newspapers Do you read a newspaper? Which ones? How often? In this round a word has been blanked out of the headline Your task is to decide, as a group, what the missing word is. Hint: don’t forget the purpose of newspapers’ headlines!

Round 3: Magazines What is your favourite comic? What is your favourite magazine? What is your favourite football magazine? Why is Four Four Two called Four Four Two?

Round 4: Match Report Read the following report (skim for the gist) You must be ready to answer questions in a few minutes so Team Talk and highlight the main points before the quiz (scan for keywords) Hint 1: Look for names, places, numbers, football keywords Hint 2: Look for who, where, when, why, what If you are looking for the answer to a who question look for capital letters for names Look for football keywords: goal, penalty, first half, free kick

England’s World Cup dream ended with Laura Bassett’s stoppage time own goal. Under pressure from two attackers, Bassett attempted to clear but merely succeeded in forcing the ball over Karen Bardsley’s head before watching in horror as it grazed the underside of the bar and dropped a yard over the line. As tears began rolling down Bassett’s face, the final whistle blew. Much of the first half was all about Japan having possession, with the Lionesses struggling with Aya Miyami’s and Rumi Utsugi. Everything changed when Claire Rafferty shoved Saori Ariyoshi just inside the area – England protested, it was just outside – and Miayma stepped up to take the penalty. Despite delaying her kick and then stuttering in the run-up, she sent Bardsley the wrong way. Sasaki introduced Mana Iwabuchi – aka “The Killer” – from the bench, began causing England all sorts of problems as she ran through her tricks. Extra time and penalties were a possibility – but then Bassett, otherwise excellent for England throughout this tournament, had the worst moment of her career. In time, even she may be able to see the bigger picture. The Lionesses reached the semi finals of a women’s World Cup for the first time, and became the first national team of either gender to make the last four since Sir Bobby Robson’s boys of Italia 90. Women's World Cup 2015: England dream dies with heartbreaking own goal Louise Taylor Thursday 2 July 2015 The Guardian

Questions 1.Who scored the own goal? 2.Whose head did the ball go over? 3.Who dominated the first half? 4.What caused everything to change? 5.Which player is dubbed “The Killer”? 6.For Laura, how is the own goal described? 7.In what year were the men in the World Cup final four? 8.Who was this team’s manager? 9.What is the girls’ nickname? 10.Who reached the semi finals for the first time?

Round 5: Football Fiction 1 What are your favourite reads? Do you have a favourite author? Do you know any authors of football fiction? Can you guess what the missing word is?

Round 6: Football Fiction 2 Q: What is the name of the twins that play at the back with Jamie?

Answers! Round 1: your sources of information (1 point each) Round 2: Missing word: BURIES Round 3: It’s a type of football formation

Answers! Round 4 1.Who scored the own goal? Laura Bassett 2.Whose head did the ball go over? Karen Bardsley 3.Who dominated the first half? Japan 4.What caused everything to change? Claire Rafferty shoved Saori Ariyoshi just inside the area 5.Which player is dubbed “The Killer”? Mana Iwabuchi 6.For Laura, how is the own goal described? The worst moment of her career 7.In what year were the men in the World Cup final four? Who was this team’s manager? Sir Bobby Robson 9.What is the girls’ nickname? The Lionesses 10.Who reached the semi finals for the first time? The England Women’s team

Answers! Round 5: Brazil Round 6: The Talbot twins

Penalty Shoot-out Now add up your points Who can name two reading strategies used in this quiz? Who has the most points? Points mean goals!

Post-match Activity There are online games and activities on the website Complete your training log and earn stickers Competition! Will you enter? Let’s update the Challenge Poster Who is Man of the Match? Instalment story

Cooldown A to Z of Football Split into small teams. An adult is the referee One group starts Think of a football, book or reading related word beginning with A, then one beginning with B and so forth No names of players or stadiums. You have five seconds to come up with each word If you come up with a non-football related word, or go beyond the five seconds allowed, you lose “possession” and the next team takes over Each word that a team gets right is awarded a point. The team with the most points wins The referee’s decision is final on whether the word is football related or not