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Learning goals
Skills: Practise your reading
Vocabulary: Learn some useful phrases
Grammar: 'Used to' to talk about the past
In this issue, Felipe loses his temper and almost loses his friends. He learns that there is no place for violence at home or on the football pitch.
Page 1: A lot of anger and little respect.
Page 2: Felipe is sent home.
Activity 1: In this activity, you have to match the words and phrases from the story with the descriptions.
Page 3: Felipe's coach and his dad.
Page 4: The background story.
Activity 2: In this activity, you have to match the two halves of the sentences that use the form 'used to'.
Page 5: Felipe's dad is proud of his son.
Page 6: Felipe gets sent off.
Page 7: Felipe and his dad talk things over.
Activity 3: In this activity, you have to arrange the events from the story so far.
Page 8: Staying calm together.
Quiz
What do you think?
Why do you think Felipe is angry at the beginning of the story?
Why does Felipe say sorry to the rest of the team?
How does Felipe's dad feel at different parts of the story?
Why is respect and fair play important?
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