Inside Out The Beautiful Game WORKSHEET A Complete the questions at the bottom of the page. Then ask your partner the questions and complete the text.

The game of was invented by 1)______. Or In Mexico and Central America in 600 AD, the was it? Certainly today’s game follows the rules which creation of the rubber brought about a game played were written by a schoolmaster nearly 150 years ago. On on a court with a tall wall at each end. In the middle of October 26th, 1863, a group of London clubs agreed to each wall was a 11)______. A goal was scored by follow them. This group called themselves kicking or throwing the ball through the ring. 3)______. In the 13th century, Marco visited China. He is So, the rules of today’s game were started by the thought to have met a Japanese kemari player there English, but what about the origins of the game itself? who explained kemari to him. As we know, Marco Polo brought back 13)______from China, The earliest form of the game was played in China in changing the Italian diet forever, but did he also bring 200 BC. The Chinese called the game tsu chu, which back the game of football? Who knows, but we do means 5)______. The ball, which was made of know a game called calcio (from the verb calciare animal skin, was kicked between two 10-metre bamboo meaning kick) was developed in Florence, Italy in the poles to score a goal. 15th century.

About two hundred years later, in 4 BC, 7)______In England, although the game was played as far back enjoyed playing a game which they called pheninda. In as the 12th century, it was a mob and people were this game, players could kick, run with and handle the often injured or killed. For hundreds of years, ball. 15)______tried to ban the game, without success. In the 19th century, public schools like Eton, Harrow, Soon afterwards came the Romans. Their game was Rugby and Uppingham adopted ball games to called hapastum. The object of the game was for teams encourage team spirit and discipline. The game to kick and throw the ball to each other while moving developed by Rugby school is now named after the forward and eventually throw it beyond the opponents’ school (rugby), but it was the headmaster of goal-line to score a goal. Uppingham School, called Edward Thring, who wrote down the first set of football rules. These rules lead to In 9)______, Japanese Imperial society played the foundation of The Football Association and today’s kemari, which means kick ball. Eight players kicked game is based on them. the ball to each other on a square playing ground. There were no goalposts or teams (so no winners and So, clearly the rules may have originated in England, losers) because this was a ceremony for the emperor but the game has been around for a lot longer. rather than a competition.

Write the questions.

1 Who ______? 3 What ______? 5 What ______? 7 Who ______? 9 When ______? 11 What ______? 13 What ______? 15 Who ______?

This page has been downloaded from www.insideout.net. It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. Copyright © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2001. Inside Out The Beautiful Game WORKSHEET B Complete the questions at the bottom of the page. Then ask your partner the questions and complete the text.

The game of football was invented by the English. Or was In Mexico and Central America in 600 AD, the it? Certainly today’s game follows the rules which were creation of the rubber ball brought about a game played written by a schoolmaster nearly 150 years ago. On on a court with a tall wall at each end. In the middle of 2)______, a group of London clubs agreed to follow each wall was a stone ring. A goal was scored by them. This group called themselves The Football kicking or throwing the ball through the ring. Association. In 12)______, Marco Polo visited China. He is So, the rules of today’s game were started by the thought to have met a Japanese kemari player there English, but what about the origins of the game itself? who explained kemari to him. As we know, Marco Polo brought back pasta from China, changing the The earliest form of the game was played in China in Italian diet forever, but did he also bring back the game 200 BC. The Chinese called the game 4)______, of football? Who knows, but we do know a game which means kick ball. The ball, which was made of called calcio (from the verb calciare meaning kick) 6)______, was kicked between two 10-metre was developed in 14)______in the 15th century. bamboo poles to score a goal. In England, although the game was played as far back About two hundred years later, in 4 BC, the Greeks as the 12th century, it was a mob sport and people were enjoyed playing a game which they called pheninda. In often injured or killed. For hundreds of years kings and this game, players could kick, run with and handle the queens tried to ban the game, without success. In the ball. 19th century, public schools like Eton, Harrow, Rugby and Uppingham adopted ball games to encourage team Soon afterwards came the Romans. Their game was spirit and discipline. The game developed by Rugby called 8)______. The object of the game was for school is now named after the school (rugby), but it teams to kick and throw the ball to each other while was the headmaster of Uppingham School, called moving forward and eventually throw it beyond the 16)______, who wrote down the first set of opponents’ goal-line to score a goal. football rules. These rules lead to the foundation of The Football Association and today’s game is based on In about 500 AD, Japanese Imperial society played them. kemari, which means 10)______. Eight players kicked the ball to each other on a square playing So, clearly the rules may have originated in England, ground. There were no goalposts or teams (so no but the game has been around for a lot longer. winners and losers) because this was a ceremony for the emperor rather than a competition.

Write the questions.

2 When ______? 4 What ______? 6 What ______? 8 What ______? 10 What ______? 12 When ______? 14 Where ______? 16 Who ______?

This page has been downloaded from www.insideout.net. It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. Copyright © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2001.