Interested in learning about American Football in Special English?
Look no further! Also, includes a short vocab list. Follow the link to learn about NFL football:
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Exercise 1 - Before listening, review the vocabulary words listed below. If you don't already know the word, click on it and read the definition provided. Do you know other sports where some of these words might be use to describe the sport? If so, which sports and how are these words used? Write or say to a partner at least one sentence using 5 words from the list.
New Vocabulary
(words not found in the VOA Special English Word List)
1. regular season
2. playoffs
3. depend
4. schedule
5. tournament
6. "I get it." "I see."
7. take place
8. advance
9. quarter
10. offense
11. defense
12. touchdown
13. field goal
14. quarterback
15. weekend
16. make it
17. unfortunately
18. awesome
(For questions about words that do not appear on the new vocabulary list, check the Voice of America Special English Word Book at http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/wordbook-a.cfm )
Exercise 2 - While listening to the podcast try to listen to the words or phrases that aren't linked to definitions (1, 2, 6, 12, 13) and write your own definitions of the words as you understand them from the explanations provided or the context in which the words are used.
Exercise 3 - Think about the New Orleans Saints and their success in the NFL this last season. Can you think of other sports that have similar process of elimination for determining the best team? Can you explain how it's similar or different than the process the NFL uses?
Created by Christina Indovina and Nicolas May
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1 year ago
I really liked the information in your podcast. Even I learned something because I don't understand football. The pace might be a little fast. I think the topic would interest a lot of non-native speakers.
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Christina,
ReplyDeleteI thought you had a great podcast. It's informative and very relevant for ESL students. Your pre-listening, during listening, and post-listening exercises give teachers a great place to start with their lesson planning.