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Rules and respect
Level 2
Intermediate
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Warmer
What do you think is meant by the phrase ‘rules and respect’?
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Key words
Write these key words into the sentences.
group mentality grim declare winning mentality qualify objective
self-conidence stroll restore native tongue pitch
1. When you oficially announce that something is true or happening, you ___________________ it.
2. If your smile is ___________________, it is serious or even unfriendly.
3. When you ___________________, you walk without hurrying.
4. Thinking like a team: ___________________.
5. Thinking positively, with a view to succeeding: ___________________.
6. Your ___________________ is the language you irst learnt and spoke at home while you were growing up.
7. An ___________________ is something that you plan to achieve, especially in business or work.
8. A ___________________ is a place or ground where sport is played.
9. When you have ___________________, you have the feeling that you can do things well and that people
respect you.
10. When you ___________________ something, you bring it back to the condition it was before, or make
someone have a particular feeling again.
11. When you ___________________ for something you reach a particular stage of a competition by competing
successfully in an earlier stage.
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Skim-reading
Skim-read the article to ind the answers to these questions.
1. What nationality is the England football team’s new manager?
2. Which well-known teams has he managed in the past?
3. Why didn’t Capello speak English at the press conference?
4. What language does he speak with the England team players?
5. What is going to take place in September 2008?
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Rules and respect
Level 2
Intermediate
Rules and respect are the buzz words
as Capello seeks winning mentality
“You are good at twisting things, so I want to be
very careful. But with the players I can explain and
communicate in English and I’m happy about that.”
Richard Williams
February 6, 2008
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Capello’s objective is to create a uniied team in
time for the irst World Cup qualifying game against
Andorra in September. In the meantime, he will be
studying videos of each friendly match and passing
on his comments to the players.
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At Milan, Juventus and Real Madrid the players
called Fabio Capello ‘Mister’, the name given to
generations of managers in Italy and Spain by the
many British football coaches around the world. In
England, however, he will have another title. The
players can call him ‘Boss’, Capello declared.
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“We’ve worked very hard on tactics for the last few
days in order to create a group mentality and, more
importantly, a different way of moving on the pitch,”
he said. “I’ve seen some English clubs move on
the pitch in the way I want my team to move. So for
some it won’t be anything new. Others who aren’t
used to moving this way will have to learn.”
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The England football squad will have to do exactly
what the Italian says. And that means no wasting
time with computer games, no strolling down to
breakfast whenever they feel like it, and absolutely
no golf before international football matches.
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Psychologically, his main task will be to restore
the players’ self-conidence which was so badly
damaged when the England team failed to qualify
for Euro 2008. But that, as he pointed out, is not an
overnight job.
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“After the match they can play all the golf they
like,” Capello said with a grim smile during a
press conference, when he explained the need for
strict rules.
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“I want the team to regain their winning mentality
by being conident in their own resources and by
playing bravely. I believe we need to leave the past
behind. We need a positive mind-set and to look
ahead. But we can’t perform miracles. We’ve only
just started our work. Give us time to show what we
can do.”
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“We are only together for a short time,” he said,
“and in that time you need to create a way of
working. To do that you need to set some rules.
Eating together and getting up from the table at
the same time and being punctual – these things
are about respect for other people and for each
other. We don’t have a long time to create a group
mentality. It’s important to spend time together.
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So, after a month in England, what was his view of
England’s players? “I think players are the same
everywhere,” he concluded. “My irst impressions of
these players are very good. They’re very attentive
and eager to impress. With this spirit and mentality I
believe we will be able to do very well.”
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“Compared to football clubs, we don’t have many
days together. Therefore we need strict rules. If
we follow those rules, we’ll create a group and a
speciic winning mentality, which is what I want.”
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“People make mistakes but, if they want to be part
of this group, they will follow the rules. If someone
doesn’t, then we will analyse why the rules were
broken and take the appropriate course of action.”
© Guardian News & Media 2008
First published in
The Guardian
, 06/02/08
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At the press conference, headphones were
provided for journalists who needed a simultaneous
translation from the manager’s native tongue. “I
will speak English with you when I am sure that I
know all the terms and all the right words,” he said.
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Rules and respect
Level 2
Intermediate
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Comprehension check
According to the article, are these sentences
True (T)
or
False (F)
?
1. Capello wants the England players to call him ‘Mister’.
2. Capello wants the players to eat together and leave the table at the same time.
3. He says the players should not play golf or computer games.
4. He believes that strict rules will lead to higher earnings.
5. Capello doesn’t completely trust journalists.
6. He wants the players to move differently on the football pitch.
7. He thinks England will need a miracle in order to beat Andorra.
8. He says football players are the same all over the world.
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Vocabulary: What was the score?
a) Match the results on the left with the phrases on the right.
1. England 0:0 Switzerland
four all
or
it was a draw
2. England 1:0 Switzerland
nil nil
or
it was a no-score draw
3. England 4:4 Switzerland
two one to Switzerland
4. England 1:2 Switzerland
one nil to England
b) What was the score in England’s match against Switzerland on February 6th 2008?
c) What was the result of the last football match you watched?
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Rules and respect
Level 2
Intermediate
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Discussion: Football small talk
Think about the last football match you watched. Talk about it with a partner as though you watched it
yesterday. Use these questions to start off and continue the small talk.
What did you think of the game yesterday?
What was the score?
What did you think of the second goal / the goal keeper / the penalty?
Do you think they can win the next match?
What do you think of the new manager?
Who would you choose as captain of the national team?
Who do you support?
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Webquest
Watch a short video about Capello on
www.fabiocapello.org.uk
and ind the answers to the following ques-
tions on the website.
When did Fabio Capello take over as England manager?
How much does he earn?
What do visitors to the website think about an Italian managing the England football team? (see the visitor poll)
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Rules and respect
Level 2
Intermediate
KEY
2 Key words
4 Comprehension check
1. declare
2. grim
3. stroll
4. group mentality
5. winning mentality
6. native tongue
7. objective
8. pitch
9. self-conidence
10. restore
11. qualify
1. F
2. T
3. F
4. F
5. T
6. T
7. F
8. T
5 Vocabulary: What was the score?
3 Skim-reading
a)
1.
nil nil
or
it was a no-score draw
2.
one nil to England
3.
four all
or
it was a draw
4.
two one to Switzerland
1. Italian
2. Milan, Juventus and Real Madrid
3. He was worried the journalists would twist his
words (mis-quote him).
4. English
5. The irst World Cup qualifying match against
Andorra.
b) 2:1 to England
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