PRE READING ACTIVITIES

1. DO YOU KNOW THESE SPORTAMAN? WRITE THEIR NAMES.

2. MATCH THE SPORTS MAN AND THE SPORT.

1. ALEXIS
SANCHEZ.

2. FERNANDO
GONZALEZ

3. LIONEL MESSI

4. RAFAEL
NADAL.

3. KEY VOCABULARY

1. YOUNG 2. CROWNED 3. TOWN 4. FOOTBALLER

4. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A WORD FROM THE BOX.

CROWNED - YOUNG – TOWN – FOOTBALLER

a) My mother is very __________________. She is 40 years old.

b) Alexis Sanchez is a famous ___________________ worldwide.

c) Barcelona was ______________________ champion in the last season.

d) I love this _____________________. It’s the best place in Chile.

5. MATCH THE WORD AND THE SYNONYM.

CROWNED IMMATURE

FOOTBALL
YOUNG PLAYER

TOWN CORONATE

FOOTBALLER CITY

READING ACTIVITIES

I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE.

1. What kind of text is it?

a) A piece of news b) a joke c) a biography.

2. What is the main idea of the text?

a) The life of a footballer b) the life of a tennis player.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

a) to persuade b) to narrate c) to inform

Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez (born 19

December 1988) is a Chilean footballer who currently
plays for Udinese. He is from Tocopilla, a town in the
north of Chile. He started to play at a very young age.
Alexis joined Cobreloa at the age of
15 in 2003 and was promoted to
senior in 2005. Sánchez was
nicknamed El Niño Maravilla by Chilean football fans early in his career
because of his youth and stylish play. After a successful season with the club,
Sánchez was sold to Udinese, who immediately loaned him to Colo-Colo
where he crowned champion in the seasons 2006-2007. Then, he played
for River Plate before returning to play with Udinese in 2008.Sánchez is also
a part of the so-called "Golden Generation" of young Chilean players that
placed third in the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 in Canada.
Now, Udinese is negotiating with European teams such as Barcelona and
Manchester United for his trasference.

I. TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F)

1. Alexis Sanchez is Chilean.

2. Sanchez is 25 years old.

3. He made his senior debut in 2003.

4. He was champion with colo colo in 2005 -2006

5. Sanchez plays in Barcelona.

II. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

1. Where is Ronaldo from?

________________________________________________________________________

2. When did he start to play senior?

________________________________________________________________________

3. How many goals did he scored in the season 2010-2011?

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HOBBIES AND SPORTS.

I. WRITE THE NAME OF THESE HOBBIES AND SPORTS

Go for a walk - play video games - volleyball - collect things - rugby - jump rope - play cards - basketball

II. WRITE YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES AND SPORTS.

HOBBIES (5) SPORTS (5)

III. WRITE SENTENCES USING “I LIKE” AND “ I DON’T LIKE”. USE THE HOBBIES AND SPORTS YOU
LIKE.

1. I like to _________________________________________________________

2. I love to _________________________________________________________

3. I hate to _________________________________________________________

4. I don’t like to _____________________________________________________

5. I enjoy to _____________________________________________________