The 7 Steps October
1. CONTEXT
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The World Series
Listening Questions 1

2. QUESTIONS

1. What’s another name for the World Series?
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2. Who won the World Series in 2020 and in what game did they capture thechampionship?
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3. Where was the 2020 World Series played and why?
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4. When was the first World Series played and who were the two teams?
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5. What is the most successful team for number of championships?
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3. LISTEN

Listening Questions 2

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1. What is the World Series trophy officially called and what does it have on it?
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2. What company manufactures the trophy and what else do they make?
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3. Before relocating to Washington, where was the Nationals team located?
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4. What may new technology allow pitchers and catchers to communicate?
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5. What would be the benefits of this potential technology?
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Discussion Questions
1. How important are sports to you? What events excite you?
2. What new technology would you like to see in pro sports?

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TRANSCRIPT 1
For avid baseball fans October is special because it is when Major League Baseball holds its
playoffs which culminate in the World Series, or as it is also known, the ‘Fall Classic’.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the 2021 season as the defending champions afterclinching the 2020 World Series title by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in six games on
October 27, 2020 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic,
the entire World Series was played in the Texas Rangers’ home stadium. For the Dodgers
franchise, it was their first title since 1988 and their seventh in total. The Dodgers won their firstchampionship when they were the Brooklyn Dodgers.

5. CHECK VOCABULARYThe World Series’ roots go back to 1903 when the Boston Americans played the Pittsburgh
Pirates in a best of 9 series won by the Americans 5 games to 3.
The top 4 clubs in terms of number of championships are the New York Yankees with 27, the St.
Louis Cardinals with 11, and tied with 9 are the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics.

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DefeatCulminateFill-in the blanks with the appropriate word / phrase above:

1. My friend is an __________ golfer. He plays almost every weekend nomatter what the weather is like.
2. The team’s rebuilding process took years but finally __________ in achampionship.
3. The Toronto Blue Jays __________ the 1993 World Series on a Joe Carter
home run.
4. __________ the rain, this weekend’s soccer game will be postponed.
5. In 1988, Steffi Graff __________ Martina Navratilova to win her first
Wimbledon title.

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11223344The trophy presented to the winners of the World Series is officially called ‘The Commissioner’s
Trophy’. Major League Baseball explains that the first World Series trophy was created in 1967
and the first team to receive it were the St. Louis Cardinals. The trophy includes 30 flags, one
for each team in the league, and a new one is made every year. The famous jewelry company
Tiffany & Co. was commissioned to make the trophy in 2000. Tiffany & Co. also make theSuper Bowl trophy that is awarded to the National Football League champions.
The Toronto Blue Jays are the only non-American team to have won the World Series. They
won their first title in 1992 and repeated as champions the following year. Another team with a
Canadian connection are the Washington Nationals. Prior to relocating to Washington for the2005 season, they were the Montreal Expos. The Nationals defeated the Houston Astros inGame 7 to win the 2019 World Series.

55In July 2021, it was reported that minor league baseball would be testing new technology thatwill allow catchers and pitchers to communicate encrypted pitch signs via a transmitter andreceivers. The new system could eventually help to speed up the pace of play and prevent
sign-stealing in the major league.