In this issue, the team get a new coach and Iwan learns that women can be as good as men at coaching.

At the beginning of the story, the whole team are surprised that their new coach is a woman. Is it difficult for women to have a career in football? Have a look at the list of jobs in in this activity. Can women do these jobs in football? What problems might women have in these jobs?

Activity 1: Have a look at the list of jobs in football in the activity. In which ones do you think women face the most difficulties? Put them in order, from the job with most difficulties for women to the job with the fewest difficulties. There are no right or wrong answers to this activity.

Grammar - 'Going to' for future intentions and things that we think will happen

Coach Ipul is leaving and a new coach arrives to help the team. When he tells the team the news, he uses 'going to' to talk about future plans. We use be + going to + verb to talk about future plans and intentions:

"The new coach is going to come and watch us train on Friday."

We also use be + going to + verb to talk about something that we think is likely to happen or there is a strong possibility that will happen. Iwan is not happy with the new coach and doesn't think that Novi will be a success. To say this, he uses going to:

"This is going to be a disaster."

Have a look at the comic again and see if you can see any more examples of going to. When you have finished have a look at the activity below to check your understanding. If you want to know more, check out the Grammar Pages on our Learn English website.

Activity 2: You can use 'going to' to talk about a future plan or intention, or to talk about something that is likely to happen. In this activity, put the sentences in the correct group.

There were quite a few difficult words and phrases in this issue of the comic. For example:

"Why don't you give her a chance?"

"Novi has lots more experience than I have."

Have a go at the activity below and see if any of the words or expressions are new for you.

Activity 3: There were some difficult phrases and words in this issue of 'Five United'. How much did you understand?

Quiz

What do you think?

Why were the team surprised that their new coach was a woman?
Why was Iwan so angry?
Could we see a woman as a Premier League manager or referee in the future? Why/why not?
The language focus was 'going to'. Can you tell us something that you are going to do in the next few months?

Tell us your answers in the comments section below.