AGamefortheWorldLead-inDoyoulikefootballwhyFootballcanbringalotofbenefitstous,bothphysicallyandmentally.Itmayimproveourphysicalcondition,developourteamcooperationability,bringusconfidence,helpusmakenewfriendsandreducestressfromstudy.Let’slearnsomebasicknowledgeoffootball.1.Aredcardisadirectpunishmentforaplayerwhohasbrokentheruleseriouslyandisnotallowedtoplayforthenextgame.2.

90isthenormalmatchtimeoffootball.3.

A“hattrick”meansthataplayerscoresthreegoalsinagameinmodernfootball.4.

Ayellowcardisawarningtoaplayerwhobreakstherule.Twoyellowcardswillequaloneredcard5.

Theflagisthecornerflaginthefootballgame.6.

“C”meanscaptain.7.

Theglovesarethegoalkeeper’sgloves.8.

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textandfindoutthetopicsentenceofeachparagraphpara1para2para3para4para5Anotherfactorbehindfootball'sglobalpopularityisthecreativityandexcitementonthefield.Somepeoplebelievefootballisamatteroflifeanddeath,...“Icanassureyouitismuchmuchmoreimportantthanthat.”Thesedays,footballisoneofthemostpopularsportsintheworld.What'smore,footballhasbecomeoneofthebestwaysforpeopletocommunicate.Thatfootballissuchasimplegametoplayisperhapsthebasisofitspopularity.Itisalsoagamethatisverycheaptoplay.Readforgeneralinformation:1.Totalkaboutthehistoryoffootball.2.Toexpresshis/herloveoffootball.3.Toexplainthereasonswhyfootballissuchapopulargame.4.Toprovethathe/sheisaprofessionalfootballfan.Choosetheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage.Readforgeneralinformation:Thepassageanalysesthe________forthepopularityoffootball.

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popularityallovertheworldandithasahistorythatgoesbackto________________Itis_________________________ExampleTheyoungPeléplayedfootballtohisheart’scontentwith__________________.Itisagamewith_____________________ExampleItisamazingtoseehowprofessionalplayersusetheirbodiesto____________________________Itbreaksdownwallsand__________________ExampleBritishandGermansoldiersputdowntheirgunsand________________________________ChristmasDay1914.Reason1Reason2Reason3OpeningConclusionFootballismuchmorethanjustasport.AncientChinaasimpleandcheapgametoplayaballmadeofplasticbagscreativityandexcitementpass,scoreanddefendbringspeopletogetherplayedfootballtogetherWhyisNeilArmstrongmentionedNeilArmstrong:thefirstmantosteponthelunarsurfaceBecausetheauthorwantstoemphasizethatfootballisthemostpopularsportoutoftheworld.Detailreading:Whyispelémentionedinthepara2KingPelé球王貝利Pelé’sstorycanbeagoodexampletoillustrate(舉例說明)thatfootballisasimpleandcheapgametoplay.Detailreading:Peléwasbornintoapoorfamilyandcould’taffordafootball,sothefootballPeléplayedwithwasmadeofplasticbags.HowdoyouunderstandthatfootballisthegameofcreativityandexcitementDetailreading:Asforthecreativity,footballplayerscreatedmanyskillstopass,scoreanddefend.Forexcitement,theendingofagamesometimescanbeunpredictableandunbelievable,whichcanmakepeopleexcited.Whydoestheauthormention“BritishandGermansoldiersputdowntheirgunsandplayedfootballtogetherin1914”inthepassage？Footballhasbecomeoneofthebestwaysforpeopletocommunicate.Itbreaksdownwallsandbringspeopletogetheronandoffthefield.TextthinkingThinkandShare:WhatisyourunderstandingofthelastsentenceofthepassageTheroundshapeoffootballrepresentsunity,cooperationandshareddestiny(共同命運(yùn)).Ourplanetisveryimportantandfootballisalsoofgreatimportance.This

mightsoundfunny,butoneonlyhastothinkabouttheEarthtorealisethatourplanetisshapedlikeafootball.This:footballismuchmoreimportantthanlifeanddeath.Football&Earth?Readforlanguage：ReadthepassageagainandfindoutsomeusefulsentencepatternsusedtoexpressreasonReasonThatfootballissuchasimplegametoplayisperhapsthebasisforitspopularity.Anotherfactorbehindfootball’sglobalpopularityis…What’smore,footballhasbecomeoneofthebestwaysforpeopletocommunicate.Take,forexample,…WhatothersportsareaspopularasfootballinChinaIntroduceapopularsporttoyourclassmates.PopularitythesportitselfthesportforpeoplethesportforotherfactorsTextstructureOpeningThesedays,_________enjoysgreatpopularityaroundChina.Herearesomereasonswhyit'ssopopular.Body