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Social Media Addiction - English Lesson plan – TEFL Barcelona - TEFL Spain

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Thanksgiving is a big day for professional football. Some ESL students don’t know anything about the American sport or are confused by the little they have heard. Take a few minutes one day before the holiday to review the basic rules of American football.

Let students ask questions and answer them as best you can. If you don’t feel like you can field their questions, invite someone to class who can. Play a clip of a game in class if you are able as well.

Then teach your students some common phrases to cheer on their team. If they are up for it, try playing a simple game of two hand tag football and practicing your cheers.

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Podcast and fill in exercices

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An American Football Game Has 11 Minutes of Action

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Home : Learn English : Listening : Podcasts : Interesting Facts : An American Football Game Has 11 Minutes of Action

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Superbowl Listening

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Football is the most popular professional sport in the United States. The National Football League (NFL) championship is called the Super Bowl.

The game is always played on a Sunday, and that day is called "Super Bowl Sunday."

It is such a big day, it is almost like a holiday for some people. People throw big parties to celebrate and then gather around large televisions to watch the game.

This year, the Denver Broncos football team defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 to win the championship. Before the game, most people thought Carolina, the team based in the North Carolina city of Charlotte, would win.

So the final score is what people call an "upset."

It is more than just a game
About 70,000 people watched the game in person at Levi's Stadium in California. And over 100 million people in the U.S. alone watched the game on television.

But "Super Bowl Sunday" is not only about what happens on the football field.

Some like to watch the TV commercials for car companies, beer manufacturers and Internet sites. Many others are more interested in the entertainment than the game itself.

Before the game started, Lady Gaga sang the national anthem. But all people could talk about was her sparkling red suit and red-white-and-blue platform high-heel shoes. She even had glittery red eye makeup. Most people agreed she did a good job with a difficult song.

There is always a short concert by a popular music group or singer at halftime of the game.

This year, the main performer was the British band Coldplay. Coldplay performed its hit songs "Viva La Vida," "Paradise" and "Adventure of a Lifetime." Coldplay decorated the stage with colorful flowers and displayed rivers of color on the stage using projectors and video boards.

After three songs, Bruno Mars took the stage to perform "Uptown Funk," one of his most popular songs.

But singer Beyonce stole the show with her performance.

Beyonce and her back-up dancers took the field wearing military-inspired jackets to perform her new song "Formation." The song talks about police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement. It was released the day before the Super bowl.

As for the jackets and the berets worn by her dancers, many compared them to those worn by the Black Panthers, a 1960s radical group that advocated black power.

I'm Dan Friedell.
Dan Friedell wrote this story for Learning English. Hai Do was the editor. Did you watch the Super Bowl where you live? What did you think? We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section or on our Facebook page.
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Words in This Story

sparkling - adj. shining and reflecting light

glittery - adj. something that shines brightly and reflects light

spectacle - n. a very impressive show

commercial - n. an advertisement on radio or television

popular - n. liked or enjoyed by many people

stole the show - phrasal verb - what happens when a person who is not the main performer in a show or event receives the most attention

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Broncos, Bruno Mars, Beyonce Win Big at Super Bowl 50

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The Denver Broncos football team won America's biggest sports championship on Sunday night. The Broncos won the National Football League championship game, known as the Super Bowl. Two other winners were singers Bruno Mars and Beyonce, who energized the halftime show.

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Kurt Warner's Football fundamentals

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Former NFL two-time MVP Kurt Warner and his animated football friend Qubee from the Good Sports Gang teach kids (or any beginner) how to play football. Using interactive iPad and iPhone Football 101 apps from the First Things First Foundation, users will get a better understanding of football basics through this fun instructional guide.

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http://www.talkenglish.com/lessondetails.aspx?ALID=691

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Thanksgiving games 2016

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American Football training camp

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Irish People Watch American Football For The First Time

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International Students Learn American Football

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Hundreds of Berkeley's international students showed up at Memorial Stadium Saturday for a training camp especially designed for them: "American Football 101." The one-hour Student Orientation event, hosted by the Berkeley International Office and Cal Athletics, offered the students instruction and practice in football drills led by Golden Bear players.

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American football information

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American Football | ESL Lesson with Photos

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ESL Lesson about Football: Photos, easy words, free downloadable worksheets.

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http://www.nfl.com/teams