RAPS!

pp32-41 2/4/04 3:29 PM Page 32

RAPS!

Kick the ball

Kick, kick, kick it back
We’re on the ball
We’re on the attack
A goalie (goalkeeper)
Our striker is running
He’s going to score
Defender kicks him
Striker on the floor

Kick the ball

B
Kick, kick, kick it back
We’re on the ball
We’re on the attack

Ref says “Penalty” C

Points to the spot
Who’s going to take it?
Striker gets hot! D
Kick the ball
Crowd can boo
Kick, kick, kick it back
Crowd can hiss
We’re on the ball
Is the striker going to miss?
We’re on the attack

He kicks it to the left

Goalie goes to the right
Goal to England
We’re going to sing all night!

32 RAPS! FOR LEARNING ENGLISH © MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES, AN IMPRINT OF SCHOLASTIC INC.
RAPS! pp32-41 2/4/04 3:29 PM Page 33

RAPS! The World Cup Rap

1 15 Listen to the rap and look at the pictures. You can see these people at a football
match. Who are they? Find the words in the rap (they are underlined) and write them
next to the correct picture.

2 Unjumble these country names to find the names of the four semi-finalists
in the 2002 World Cup.

1 zibral

2 krutey

3 akoer

4 mgnyera

3 Look at the words in the box. Some are football words, some are tennis words
and some are motor racing words. Put the words under the correct heading.

serve goal referee track pit stop love defender umpire

fuel penalty racket helmet tyre kick advantage

Football Tennis Motor racing

4 Use the words in the box to complete this football report.

ref attack ‘Rapsters United are playing very well. They are on the
crowd kicks (1) ............................................... . The (2) ............................................... is running
sing score across the pitch. He (3) ............................................... the ball to the
striker left (4) ............................................... . He’s going to (5) ............................................... a goal.

Yes! Now the (6) ............................................... is blowing his whistle.

It’s the end of the game. The (7) ............................................... is very happy.

They’re going to (8) ............................................... all night!

RAPS! FOR LEARNING ENGLISH © MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES, AN IMPRINT OF SCHOLASTIC INC. 33