Chinese Footballers in the UK

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Chinese Footballers in the UK 加盟英足的中国球员

Strikers, Midfielders and Defenders 前锋、中场和后卫

Read the text below and do the activity that follows.

阅读下面的短文，然后完成练习：

In the past few years, the popularity of football in has increased, and in Britain, football clubs have also taken an interest in Chinese footballers.

In 2002, signed to Premiership team Manchester City and has since become one of their key defenders. Jihai entered the history books by being the first Chinese player to score in the Premiership.

Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce has praised Jihai’s versatility and said that the player was missed when he was off the pitch due to injury earlier this year.

Another China international, has been a regular midfielder at Everton football club for several years. However, he suffered a setback at the end of 2004 because of a broken leg which kept him out of action for several months.

The latest Chinese player to join a Premiership team was the 18 year old prodigy Dong Fangzhuo, who was bought by Manchester United in 2004. Because of problems with red tape he does not yet have a work permit to play in Britain, so he is currently at a Belgian feeder club.

However, the striker was able to play for Manchester United in their Far East tour. He impressed manager Alex Ferguson in his first club appearance, scoring a goal to help the team beat 0-2. Ferguson said that Dong has great potential, and compared his goal to British football legend Gary Lineker.

The Scottish premiership has also become interested in Chinese players, with Rangers football club signing a partnership deal with Shenzhen Jianlibao to co-operate in coaching and player development.

Rival club Celtic signed another promising Chinese player, , although so far he has stayed on the substitutes’ bench. However, manager has described him as a joy in training sessions and said that he is likely to play for the club soon.

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Glossary 词汇表 taken an interest in 对…发生兴趣 signed to 签约 defenders （足球）后卫 entered the history books 载入史 册 versatility 多面手 off the pitch 不（能）上场参赛 international 国际球员 midfielder （足球）中场 suffered a setback 受挫 out of action 停赛 prodigy 天才（少年） red tape 官僚手续 feeder club（为主队培训队员的）中转 striker （足球）前锋 俱乐部 potential 潜力 legend 传奇式人物 partnership deal 合作协议 rival 竞争对手 promising 有发展前途的 on the substitutes bench （替补） 板凳队员

1. Reading Quiz 阅读测验

Are these sentences true or false? Circle the correct answer.

以下句子哪句是真?哪句是假？请圈出正确答案。

1. Li Tie is a newcomer to Premiership football. True / False

2. Football is popular in both China and Britain. True / False

3. Dong Fangzhuo is a regular player for Manchester United. True / False

4. Stuart Pearce is not pleased with Sun Jihai’s performance. True / False

5. Du Wei has never played for Celtic football club. True / False

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2. Odd one out 挑出另类词

Which of the words is not connected with each sport? Circle the odd one out.

在下列每组词中都有一个另类词，挑出画圈：

Football

goal hoop team pitch

Basketball

hoop ball court net

Golf

ball green club bat

Tennis

racquet court net pitch

Cricket

team bat racquet ball

Snooker

table stick cue chalk

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3. Fill in the gaps 填空

Choose the most appropriate past tense verb to fit in the gap for each sentence.

从下列过去式动词表中选出最佳词，做句子填空：

scored compared signed praised played

1. Dong Fangzhou _____ a goal against Hong Kong.

2. Li Tie _____ to Everton in 2002.

3. Alex Ferguson _____ Dong Fangzhuo.

4. Sun Jihai has _____ for Manchester United for 3 years.

5. Du Wei was _____ to some of the world’s greatest footballers.

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4. Wordsearch 单词搜索

Try to find the words associated with football in the puzzle below.

There are ten words to find. Words can be written horizontally (g), vertically (i) or diagonally (m)

请在下面的字谜游戏中，找出与足球有关的英语单词来。

共有10个单词，其组成方式可能以水平的 (g) 垂直的 (i) 或对角的 (m) 形式出现。

m w n f o o t b a l l m

a i n j v b e p c j k f

n r d e c l u s t d u o

a s e f o o d f g e h o

q s t r i k e r c f a l

p t z b x e c n y e e m

i r i g o a l p b n d i

t s c n o f b d n d m d

c e t g j l n e e e j w

h y u o t u r f s r d v

m a n a g e r x c l u b

i t m p k o z y y t o i

football goal defender club team pitch striker midfielder manager injury

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Answers 答案

1. Reading Quiz 阅读测验 2. Odd one out 挑出另类词

Football 1. Li Tie is a newcomer to Premiership football. False goal hoop team pitch A hoop is not used in football. 2. Football is popular in both China and Britain. True Basketball 3. Dong Fangzhuo is a regular player for Manchester hoop ball court net United. False Basketball players throw the ball through a hoop, not a net. 4. Stuart Pearce is not pleased with Sun Jihai’s performance. False Golf ball green club bat 5. Du Wei has never played for Celtic football club. In golf people use a club, not a bat to hit the ball. True Tennis racquet court net pitch Tennis is played on a court, not a pitch.

Cricket team bat racquet ball Cricket is played using a bat, not a racquet.

Snooker table stick cue chalk Snooker players use a cue to hit the ball, not a stick.

3. Fill in the gaps 填空 4. Wordsearch 单词搜索

1. Dong Fangzhou scored a goal against Hong Kong. m f o o t b a l l

2. Li Tie signed to Everton in 2002. i d t d 3. Alex Ferguson praised Dong Fangzhuo. f e 4. Sun Jihai has played for Manchester United for 3 s t r i k e r f a years. p e e m 5. Du Wei was compared to some of the world’s i i g o a l n greatest footballers. t n d d c j e e h u r m a n a g e r c l u b y

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