1. Introduction to Spanish football Tomoya Miyazono Monday, October 16, 2006

2. How many people are in this stadium? About 120,0000 people!! Tokyo Dome × 2 Nou Camp Stadium Source: The Stadium Guide

3. Overview ● 1. Background Information ● 2. Questions and Answers ● 3. Five Comprehension Questions ● 4. My Opinion ● 5. Self-evaluation

4. Overview ● 1. Background Information ● 2. Questions and Answers ● 3. Five Comprehension Questions ● 4. My Opinion ● 5. Self-evaluation

5. 1. Background Information ● 1. Liga Española ● 2. One of the best league in the world ● 3. El Clásico -coming in this weekend

7. Liga Española Liga Española is composed of two leagues Primera División 1st league Segunda División A 2nd league 20 teams 22 teams Source: Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional

8. 1. Background Information ● 1. Liga Española ● 2. One of the best league in the world ● 3. El Clásico -coming in this weekend

9. 1. Background Information ● 1. Liga Española ● 2. One of the best league in the world ● 3. El Clásico -coming in this weekend

10. 2. Spanish league is The best football league ● High average attendance ● The UEFA rankings of European leagues ● Two big teams

14. Ranking of the winners Club Real Madrid FC Barcelona AC Milan Liverpool Ajax Country Spain Italy England Netherlands Total Winners 11 9 8 6 1st 2nd 3rd 5th Source: UEFA.com

15. 1. Background Information ● 1. Liga Española ● 2. One of the best league in the world ● 3. El Clásico -coming in this weekend

16. 1. Background Information ● 1. Liga Española ● 2. One of the best league in the world ● 3. El Clásico -coming in this weekend

17. 3. El Clásico ● El Clásico means “a traditional game” ● What is El Clásico? Source: Yahoo! Sports

18. El Clásico ● Match between Barcelona and R. Madrid ● One of the most exciting match ● A lot of people are looking forward to watch

19. El Clásico at Nou Camp 2005 Source: The Stadium Guide

21. 1. Background Information 1. Liga Española Spanish football league 2. One of the best league in the world High average attendance The UEFA rankings of European leagues Two big teams 3. El Clásico A big match ---This weekend

22. Overview ● 1. Background Information ● 2. Questions and Answers ● 3. Five Comprehension Questions ● 4. My Opinion ● 5. Self-evaluation

23. Overview ● 1. Background Information ● 2. Questions and Answers ● 3. Five Comprehension Questions ● 4. My Opinion ● 5. Self-evaluation

24. Any Questions??

25. Overview ● 1. Background Information ● 2. Questions and Answers ● 3. Five Comprehension Questions ● 4. My Opinion ● 5. Self-evaluation

26. Overview ● 1. Background Information ● 2. Questions and Answers ● 3. Five Comprehension Questions ● 4. My Opinion ● 5. Self-evaluation

27. ● 3. Five Comprehension Questions Q1. Why did both Barcelona and Valencia lose their undefeated records? A1. (Paragraph 1) Because the match between them ended in a draw.

28. ● 3. Five Comprehension Questions Q2. Who assisted Andres Iniesta's goal? A2. (Paragraph 3) Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o did.

29. ● 3. Five Comprehension Questions Q3. Who got a red card on Sunday? A3. (Paragraph 5) Julien Escude and Javi Navarro did.

30. ● 3. Five Comprehension Questions Q4. How many players made more than one goal in this article? And who are they? A4. (Paragraph 6, 10 and 11) 3 players did. They are Maxi Rodriguez, Nikola Zigic and Olivier Kapo.

31. ● 3. Five Comprehension Questions Q5. What team had Olivier Kapo belonged to before he entered Levante? A5. (Paragraph 11) He had belonged to Juentus.

32. Overview ● 1. Background Information ● 2. Questions and Answers ● 3. Five Comprehension Questions ● 4. My Opinion ● 5. Self-evaluation

33. Overview ● 1. Background Information ● 2. Questions and Answers ● 3. Five Comprehension Questions ● 4. My Opinion ● 5. Self-evaluation

34. 4. My opinion The 4th period ended in exciting results 1. Match between Barcelona and Valencia 2. The leading trio

35. Exciting results Valencia 1 EVEN V 9pts 10 9pts 10 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd Lost an undefeated record Source: UEFA.com FC Barcelona 1

36. Exciting results 1st Barcelona(↑) 1st R. Madrid (↑) 1st Valencia (→) Draw Win Draw 10pts Battle!! October 22 El Clásico The leading trio Source: UEFA.com

37. 4. My opinion The 4th period ended in exciting results 1. Match between Barcelona and Valencia Even game between big clubs 2. The leading trio El Clásico Barca and R. Mad have same 10 points

38. Overview ● 1. Background Information ● 2. Questions and Answers ● 3. Five Comprehension Questions ● 4. My Opinion ● 5. Self-evaluation

39. Overview ● 1. Background Information ● 2. Questions and Answers ● 3. Five Comprehension Questions ● 4. My Opinion ● 5. Self-evaluation

40. Self-evaluation

41. Thank You.