There are lots of people, verbs, and expressions connected to the world of football. It's really important to know your 'post and in' to your 'bar and in' to have a real indept conversation about the beautiful game. Find out more about the language of football here.
Reading is a good way of boosting your vocabulary and great to show understanding of the language. Here you can read short articles about football and footballers and then talk about them with your mum, dad, teacher, or to yourself. Here
Grammar can sometimes be difficult to understand, but it will help you to read about grammar in context you understand. That's why reading about important grammar points in a football context can really help. Let's make grammar understandable with football here
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English United - Uniting people through English & football
English is no doubt the international language of the world, but football is too. Football unites people from all over the world no matter what your native language is. The goal is simple. To give those who lean English a chance to use their English to read, speak, and learn
People & Positions
Goal keeper also know just as a keeper or goalie - A famous goal keeper is Gianluigi Buffon
Left back - A famous left back is Roberto Carlos
Right back - A famous right back is Dani Alves
Centre back also know as central defender - A famous centre back is John Terry
Left/right wing also known as a winger or lefl/right-mid(field) - A famous winger is Arjen Robben
Centre-mid also known as a central midfielder - A famous right winger is Frank Lampard
Defensive midfielder - A famous defensive midfielder is Patrick Vieira
Player-maker - A famous play-maker is Cristano Ronaldo
Striker- A famous striker is Alan Shearer
the referee also known as the ref - A famous referee is Pierluigi Collina
The 4th official - the guy who helps the referee off the pitch
the linesman - the guy responsible for offsides and throwings
the chairman - the owner of a football club
the board - a group of people who own small parts of a football club
the manager - the boss of the team
the assistant manager - the helper to the manager
the captain - the manager of the players on the pitch
the physio - the guy who runs on to help when a player is in pain
the youth coach - the guy who is responsible for the young players at a club
the commentator - the guy on the TV and radio who tells us what's happening in a game
the fans - the people who who support a team
the pundits - the people, usually former footballers talking about football on TV and radio shows
the agent - a person who negotiates and manages a player
ball boys - children around the pitch though throw get loose balls
People & Positions
Goal keeper also know just as a keeper or goalie - A famous goal keeper is Gianluigi Buffon
Left back - A famous left back is Roberto Carlos
Right back - A famous right back is Dani Alves
Centre back also know as central defender - A famous centre back is John Terry
Left/right wing also known as a winger or lefl/right-mid(field) - A famous winger is Arjen Robben
Centre-mid also known as a central midfielder - A famous right winger is Frank Lampard
Defensive midfielder - A famous defensive midfielder is Patrick Vieira
Player-maker - A famous play-maker is Cristano Ronaldo
Striker- A famous striker is Alan Shearer
the referee also known as the ref - A famous referee is Pierluigi Collina
The 4th official - the guy who helps the referee off the pitch
the linesman - the guy responsible for offsides and throwings
the chairman - the owner of a football club
the board - a group of people who own small parts of a football club
the manager - the boss of the team
the assistant manager - the helper to the manager
the captain - the manager of the players on the pitch
the physio - the guy who runs on to help when a player is in pain
the youth coach - the guy who is responsible for the young players at a club
the commentator - the guy on the TV and radio who tells us what's happening in a game
the fans - the people who who support a team
the pundits - the people, usually former footballers talking about football on TV and radio shows
the agent - a person who negotiates and manages a player
ball boys - children around the pitch though throw get loose balls
Uniting people through football & English
Euro 2020 - Teacher's lesson plan
Questions?
Euro 2020 is coming. Yes, it's a year late, but it will finally be here in the summer of 2021. Give your students something to talk about, with this English lesson plan on Euro 2020 or Euro 2021 if that's what you want to call it. Here
Football, soccer, calcio? Whatever you call it, you can't deny it is the most popular and most entertaining sport In the world. In this lesson we look at how the world found football.
Football - Teacher's lesson plan
