The 7 Steps February
1. CONTEXT
Mindmap
anything you
know about thetopic, including
vocabulary. Do
some research
online to help.

Super Bowl
Listening Questions 1
1. When was the original NFL founded?
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2. QUESTIONS

2. When did the NFL agree to merge with the AFL?
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3. What was the game between the AFL and NFL champions called?

Read the listening
questions tocheck yourunderstanding.
Look up any new
vocabulary.

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4. What day of the week are most NFL games played on?
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5. What is the average attendance of an NFL game?
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Listening Questions 2
1. When was the first Super Bowl played?

3. LISTEN.
2. What is the day of the Super Bowl called?

Listen and answer
the questions
using fullsentences. Circle
the number oftimes and % you
understood.

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3. How many people watched the Super Bowl in the US in 2017?
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4. In 2013, how much did a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl
cost?
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5. Why are Super Bowls usually played in warm weather cities?
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Discussion Questions
1. What are some major sporting events in your country? What is youropinion of them?
2. What is a memorable advertisement you have seen? Why is itmemorable?

4. CHECK ANSWERS
TRANSCRIPT 1
Read through thetranscript andunderline theanswers. Checkthem against yourown answers.

The National Football League, or NFL, dates back to 1920. However, the modern NFL started
in 1966 when it agreed to merge with its rival, the AFL. The merger was effective as of 1970,
but the champions of each league began playing each other at the end of the 1966 season. Thechampionship game was called the ‘Super Bowl.’
The NFL currently has 32 teams that each play 16 games per season. Most games are playedon Sundays with one game per week on Thursdays and one on Mondays.

5. CHECK VOCABULARY
Read thetranscript andcircle any new
vocabulary you
find. Look themup and add themto your list.

MATCH THE ANTONYMS BY DRAWING LINES BELOW:

6. READ ALOUD

Read thetranscript aloudat least 5 times,
focusing on
intonation andpronunciation.

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OpposerTRANSCRIPT 2

Each year the Super Bowl is the highest-rated TV program in the US with an average of over
113 million viewers in 2017. Due to the extremely high viewership, commercials broadcast
during the game are expensive. In Super Bowl LII (52) in 2013, a 30-second commercial cost atleast $5 million. Many companies introduce new advertising campaigns or their most interesting
ads during the Super Bowl.

Say the transcript
aloud at the sametime as the audio
without reading
it. Circle how
many times
below.

22RivalThe first Super Bowl was played in January 1967. It is always played on a Sunday which has
become known as Super Bowl Sunday.

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The league is by far the most popular professional sports league in the United States in termsof attendance per game and TV ratings. In fact, the NFL has the highest average attendance ofany league in the world with 67,591 fans per game. It has contracts with 4 TV networks worth
approximately $4.9 billion a year.

Super Bowls are usually hosted in warm weather cities so the games can be played on fields ingood condition. Also, the warm weather is more appealing to representatives of the NFL’scorporate partners and sponsors, who often attend the game.

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