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4
Discuss these questions.
1
What are the reasons for differences between
male and female sport and sporting culture?
2
Has your country held any major sporting
events?
3
What are the benefits and drawbacks of hosting
major sports events?
4
Which major sports event would you like to
go to?
12
SPORT
1
Discuss these questions.
1
Which sports do people usually think of as either
mainly male or female?
2
Describe some differences between male and
female sports and their places in sporting culture
in your country. Consider participation, watching,
competitions and status.
2
12
Watch the interview with Rachel Pavlou,
the National Women’s Football Development Manager
at the English Football Association. Complete the key
points from the interview by choosing the correct
phrase in these sentences.
1
Rachel
didn’t play / played
football with boys
when she was younger.
2
The London 2012 Olympics
was / was not
very
positive for women’s football.
3
Women’s football
has changed a lot /
hasn’t changed much
in the last 20 years.
4
The English Football Association
has /
doesn’t have
a long-term plan to develop
women’s and girls’ football.
5
In the past, the broadcasters and sponsors
were /
weren’t
very interested in women’s football.
6
Rachel wants women’s football in England to be the
biggest / second biggest
team sport in the world.
3
a
When Rachel speaks, she supports her key
points with extra information, examples or a brief
argument. Watch the interview again and
make notes for each of the key
points in Exercise 2.
3
b
Compare your notes
with a partner.
