1. TEACHER’S NOTES : CRICKET Michael Jackson http://magazine.justenglish.com EXERCISE 1 Name the country where the people are from. Then match the country to its flag. ○○○○○○○○○○ PeopleCountry 1. English 2. Australian 3. German 4. Dutch 5. French England Australia Germany The Netherlands France Flag ○○○○○○○○○○

2. TEACHER’S NOTES : CRICKET Michael Jackson http://magazine.justenglish.com EXERCISE 2 Skim the text and answer the following questions. 1. ____________ is an outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each. 2. One team ____________ or hits the ball, while the other team ____________ or throws the ball at the wicket. 3. Most _________________ still view cricket as one of their country’s greatest exports ever! 4. Name the Australian academician who suspected that cricket originated in Europe instead of England. __________________ 5. Which famous poet wrote about cricket being linked to the Flemish weavers from Europe? ________________ 6. A ____________ professor argues that the origins of hockey goals and the wickets in cricket are a poor man’s imitation of more lordly chivalric games. 7. The ____________ weavers who came to England received better wages than their ____________ counterparts because they were far more highly skilled. 8. England’s traditional cricketing rival is ____________. Cricket batsbowls Englishmen Paul Campbell John Skelton German FlemishEnglish Australia

3. TEACHER’S NOTES : CRICKET Michael Jackson http://magazine.justenglish.com The lessons are extracted from Just English Magazine Vol. 6 Issue 6 and sponsored by ELS Language Centres Malaysia www.justenglish.com www.els.edu.my