Activities and Ideas For English Language Learners
World Cup Activities and Ideas
A world sport event like the world cup is a motivating topic for English language learners. You will find below a wide range of ideas and resources about football and the World Cup.
World Cup Activities and Ideas
- Present your favorite player!
- Bio
- Stats
- Predictions
- Video interview
- Time line
- Make a list of three of your favorite teams.
- Prepare fact sheets about these teams:
- previous participation
- weaknesses
- and strengths
- Prepare information about the countries.
- Prepare fact sheets about these teams:
- Make a list of your favorite players
- Who are they?
- What are their personal achievements?
- Footballers wages
- Do some research on footballers wages
- Conduct research on the average wages in underdeveloped countries.
- Compare!
- What do you deduce?
- Plan the next World Cup!
- Budget
- Concerns
- Public transportation
- Accommodations
- Stadium
- Safety concerns
- What are your predictions
- Which team will win the cup?
- Why?
- Produce the next World Cup official song
- Lyrics
- Music
- Clip
- Produce the next World Cup video
- Shots of the host country
- Host country’s culture
- Past World Cup moments
- Country’s flag
- Fans
- Football and respect
- View this video: football and respect
- What’s your impression?
More Resources:
- The 2014 World Cup
- World cup on Larry Ferlazzo’s blog
- Teaching Ideas
- How to teach the World Cup
- Shell Terrell’s slide show
