TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MANABÍ

Institute of Languages
Department of Modern Languages
English V
Lessons Unit III
Content and Language Integrated Learning
Professor: Jesús R. Fernández Leyva, Ph. D.

Topic: Vocabulary (Reading & Translation)

Learning objective: to be able to identify, distinguish and use correctly terms (words) related to sports
and social groups.
Motivation: what’s your concept of a match? Share opinions with your classmates.
Reading: to distinguish between fact and opinion in relation to common topics.

Learning English vocabulary is a basic and very important part of learning the language. Learning a
new vocabulary word means more than just understanding what the word means. To really learn
new English words, you must understand them and be able to use the words correctly when you speak
or write.

Reading text
Football (Soccer)
Football or soccer, which is considered to be the most popular sport in the
world, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a
spherical ball.

The object of the game, which is played on a wide rectangular field with a
goal on each end of the field, is to score by putting the ball into the adversary
goal. The goal is kept by a goalkeeper who is allowed, at the exception of
other players, to use his / her hands in the game. The winners are those who score the most goals. If the
football (or soccer) match ends in a draw the two teams may be redirected to play extra time and / or
penalty shootouts (each team taking turns to have a set number of kicks at the goal.)

The way football is played now was first codified in England. Nowadays, it is governed by the
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) -International Federation of Association
Football. The game is played now all over the world and competitions are organized nationally,
continentally and internationally. The most prestigious of football competitions is the World
Cup, which is held every four years.

Exercise 1. Comprehension. ( For A S SI GN MEN T, p leas e! )

1. Soccer is another word for football: True or False?
2. Each team includes 22 players: True or False?
3. The rules of the game were established: a) by an international committee / b) in England
4. The world cup competition takes place: a) annually / b) every 5 years, c) every 4 years
Exercise 2. Write the correct equivalent in Spanish. ( For A S SI GN MEN T, p leas e! )
 center circle
 whistle
 goal
 cup
 corner flag
 team
 linesman
 kit
 fan
 penalty box
 pitch

This is a list (glossary) of vocabulary items related to Football / Soccer

Association Football: (also football, soccer, footy, footie.) A game played between two teams of eleven
people, where each team tries to win by kicking a ball into the other team's goal.
He's playing football.
Back: one of the players in a team who try to stop players from the other team from scoring goals,
rather than trying to score goals themselves. (Compare forward below.)
Corner: a kick in football that is taken from the corner of the playing area
Crossbar: a horizontal bar, either the part that forms the top of a goal.
Extra time (American English overtime): a period of time in a football game in which play continues if
neither team has won in the usual time allowed for the game
Feint: to pretend to move, or to make a move, in a particular direction in order to deceive a competitor:
The player feinted to pass the ball and then shot it into the net.
Footballer: someone who plays football, especially as their job: professional footballers
Forward: a player who is in an attacking position in a team
Free kick: in football, an opportunity to kick the ball without opposition from the other team, which is
allowed when a player from the other team has not obeyed one of the rules
Goalkeeper: the player who stands in the team's goal to try to stop the other team from scoring.
Hat trick: when a player scores three times in the same game, especially in football.
Kick-off (American English kickoff): the time when a game of football starts, or when it begins again
after it has stopped because of a goal, etc.
Penalty area (also penalty box): in football, the area marked with white lines in front of the goal
Penalty shoot-out: a way of deciding who will win a football game in which both teams finished with
the same number of goals, by each team taking turns to have a set number of kicks at the goal
Penalty spot: in football, the place marked with a white spot from which a penalty kick is taken
Post: the post in sports such as football, a goalpost. (That is either of two vertical posts marking the
area in which the ball is kicked to score points)
Professional foul: in football, an intentional foul (an act which breaks the rules), especially one which
is intended to prevent the other team from scoring a goal.
Red card: in football, a small red card which is shown by the referee (the official who is responsible
for making certain that the rules are followed) to a player who has not obeyed a rule and who is
therefore not allowed to continue playing (compare yellow card.)
Referee: a person who is in charge of a game and who makes certain that the rules are followed.
Our team only lost the game because the referee was biased.
Relegate: if a football team is relegated, it is moved down to a lower division.
If Southampton lose again they may be relegated from the Premier League to the First Division.
Score: to win or obtain a point, goal etc. in a competitive activity, such as a sport or game, or in an
exam.
Our team scored (a goal) in the last minute of the match.
Stoppage time (also injury time): a period of time added to the end of a sports game because play was
stopped during the game to take care of players who were hurt.
Strip: the clothing worn by a football team which has the team's colors on it.
The team will be wearing its new strip at next Saturday's match.
Tackle: to try to take the ball from a player in the other team.
The World Cup: a football competition held every four years between teams from many countries in
order to decide which is the best team.
Yellow card: in football, a small yellow card which is shown to a player by the referee (the official who
is responsible for making certain the rules are followed) as a warning that the player has not obeyed a
rule (compare red card.)
Pitch (also field): an area marked for playing particular sports, especially football.
Supporters invaded the pitch / field.