COLEGIO MI PRIMERA FORMACION

Construyendo valores, conocimientos y comunidad

English area Grade 4th
Name:__________________________ Date:_______________________________

Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside in north
west England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary.

The city is governed by Liverpool City Council, one of five councils
within Merseyside. The population of the borough in 2002 was
441,477, and that of the Merseyside conurbation was 1,362,026.
Liverpool is the second largest export port of the United Kingdom.

Whilst it has lost most of its manufacturing base, Liverpool is still
internationally famous as a port, and the city from where The Beatles
originated. In sport terms, it boasts two internationally known
football clubs, Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C.. In the year 2008,
Liverpool will become the European Capital of Culture.

Liverpool runs directly into Bootle in Sefton, and Huyton in Knowsley.
It faces Wallasey and Birkenhead across the River Mersey.

Inhabitants of Liverpool are officially known as "Liverpudlians", but more commonly known as "Scousers".
They are noted for their distinctive accent, called Scouse.
1. Liverpool has a population of less than half million people.
True.
False.
We don't know.
2. Liverpool is the second largest export port of the United Kingdom.
True.
False.
We don't know.
3. Liverpool is the city from where The Beatles originated.
True.
False.
We don't know.
4. Liverpool has one football team.
True.
False.
We don't know.
5. People from Liverpool are called Liverpudlians.
True.
False.
We don't know.

COLEGIO MI PRIMERA FORMACION
Construyendo valores, conocimientos y comunidad
English area Grade 3rd
Name:__________________________ Date:_______________________________

World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to
simply as the World Cup, is an international football competition contested by the men's
national teams of the members of Fdration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA),
the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since
the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not contested because of
World War II.

The current format of the tournament involves 32 teams competing for the title at venues
within the host nation(s) over a period of about a month this phase is often called the World
Cup Finals. A qualification phase, which currently takes place over the preceding three years,
is used to determine which teams qualify for the tournament together with the host nation(s).
The World Cup is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1
million people watching the 2006 final.

During the 18 tournaments that have been held seven nations have won the title. Brazil are
the only team to have played in every tournament and have won the World Cup a record five
times. Italy is the current champions and have won four titles, and Germany are next with
three. The other former champions are Uruguay, winners of the inaugural tournament, and
Argentina, with two titles each, and England and France, with one title each.

The most recent World Cup was held in Germany in 2006. The next World Cup will be held in
South Africa, between 11 June and 11 July 2010, and the 2014 World Cup will be held in Brazil.
1. The tournament takes place every four years.
True.
False.
We don't know.
2. In 1942 the World Cup was not played.
True.
False.
We don't know.
3. There are 32 teams playing the World Cup.
True.
False.
We don't know.
4. Only seven nations have ever won the championship.
True.
False.
We don't know.