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The World
Teachers Notes
Task 1
In 1870 Charles Alcock, the Secretary of the Football Association wrote to the Glasgow Herald to announce that a team of English players was to play a Scottish team. Discuss with the class the likely contents of this letter then:
- Write a letter to the Glasgow Herald as Charles Alcock may have written it.
- Lay it out by hand or computer) as it might have appeared in the newspaper.
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Task 2
Ensure the children understand the meaning of United Kingdom, British Isles, Great Britain, British, English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish and which of these words are interchangeable.
On a map of the British Isles colour and name the four countries. Around the map draw the flag of each country and the flag of the United Kingdom.
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Task 3
Compare the football kit of the teams who played in the First International Match in 1872 with the kit worn by modern players.
Also look at the spectators in the picture and compare their clothes with the clothes worn by today"s fans
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Task 4
From 1884 to 1984 British International matches were played between England, Ireland (from 1921 Northern Ireland), Scotland and Wales. They played each other once each season. There was a maximum of 12 points to be won, two points were awarded for a win and one point for a draw.
- Work out a fixture list for these matches for one season, i.e. England plays Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland plays Wales, Northern Ireland, Wales plays Northern ireland.
- This is the table for 1982
Fill in the missing results:
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England
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Scotland
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Wales
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N Ireland
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Task 5
Explain why the English FA is the only Football Association in the world which is allowed by FIFA not to use its country in its name.
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Task 6
Everyone will need an atlas, a blank map of Europe and a list of the seven founder member countries of FIFA.
- On the map colour in and name the seven countries.
- Write a few sentences to explain what FIFA is and why such a body is necessary for world football.
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Task 7
Everyone will need an atlas and a blank map of the world
In addition to the atlas the map of the world a list of the countries mentioned in the Timeline is needed. Perhaps children could work in pairs.
- Use the atlas to locate the 14 countries which were among the first in the word to play football.
- On your map shade and name each countriy and write in the the date it l was first introduced to football.
- Use books to find out as much as you can about these countries.
- Be prepared to tell the rest of the class what you have discovered.
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Task 8
Everyone will need an atlas and a blank map of the world
Only four countries from Europe - France, Belgium, Romania and Yugoslavia entered first World Cup competition in Uruguay (South America) in 1030 and embarked on the two week journey across the Atlantic Ocean.
Choose one team. On your map of the world mark with a broken line - - - the journey that team would have taken to reach Uruguay.
Describe the mode of transport for each part of the journey and explain why it would have taken about two weeks.
Discuss with the class transport and the problems of such a long journey in 1930. Consider how many people would travel and how much equipment one team need to take with them.
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Task 9
Everyone will need an atlas and a blank map of the world
Two of the teams Belgium and Romania who travelled to Uruguay in 1930 also qualified for the final of the 1994 World Cup and travelled to Amercia.
Compare the journey of one of these teams in 1994 - instead of two weeks it would take about one day.
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Group Project
Task 10
Make some trophies. Draw outlines of the World Cups on card. One way is to enlarge the outlines by squares using a grid as a guide. Cut them out and paint them gold.
In 1990 the holders of the World Cup were West Germany. The Jules Rimet Trophy has been permanently held by Brazil since 1970.
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Task 11
The venues of the World Cup competition are:
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Italy
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1934
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1950
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Germany
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1974
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1982
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No competitions were held between 1939 and 1945 owing to the Second World War.
Use books to find pictures of the flags of these countries. The Observers book of Flags is an excellent small book to have in the classroom. Draw and colour the flags. Find out all you can about these countries. Display the flags in the classroom. Be prepared to tell the rest of the class what you have discovered.
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