FOOTBALL (SOCCER) DISCUSSION
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1) / Why do you think football is the world’s most popular sport?2) / Why does football attract hooligans?
3) / Is there anything else that joins the world in celebration like the football World Cup?
4) / In 30 seconds, can you explain what football is?
5) / Do you think women’s football is as exciting as men’s?
6) / “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death…I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” What do you think of the thoughts of this famous football manager?
7) / How can football authorities change the rules to make the game more exciting?
8) / What do you know about the history of football?
9) / ‘Football’ or ‘soccer’ - Which word is best?
10) / Pele or Maradona – Who was better?
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FOOTBALL (SOCCER) DISCUSSION
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1) / Do you think football is a sport and an art?2) / Do you think professional footballers get paid too much?
3) / What do you like and dislike about football?
4) / Do you think the bosses of American sports like baseball and American football are jealous of the worldwide popularity of football?
5) / Where is the world’s best football played?
6) / What do you understand by the term ‘football widow’?
7) / Do you think football will one day become the number one sport in the USA?
8) / Is there a better feeling in life than to score the winning goal for your country in football’s World Cup final?
9) / Is it a problem that so few goals are scored in football?
10) / Do you think football will be different 50 or 100 years from now?
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