(20/11/05)
1) Not many people were interested in the match.
2) AFL fans are jealous of the attention football gets.
3) The match took place in Sydney.
4) The Australian team found it difficult to play their usual game at first.
5) The Australian manager was forced to make a substitution through an injury to Tony Popovic.
6) Harry Kewell affected the game very quickly.
COMPLETE THE SUMMARY
Although Uruguay made the better start after ____________, the Socceroos dominated the second ____________, and Harry Kewell played very ____________. Neither ____________ was able to score though, so the game was decided by a ____________. Finally, ____________ scored the goal which sent Australia to next year's World Cup Finals. ____________ in Melbourne and Sydney cheered and sang while the Uruguayan fans felt very ____________.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1) The $8 million prize is:
a) insulting. b) not enough.
c) just the start. d) good for the players.
2) Interest in the game in Victoria is likely to:
a) increase dramatically b) increase slightly
c) decrease d) attract media attention.
3) AFL and Rugby League:
a) are unhappy about events. b) could face competition.
c) are very popular. d) use a code.
4) Which of these sentences is NOT true?
a) It's too early to predict Australia's chances in 2006.
b) The writer was affected physically by the tension.
c) Genji and Tony played football after the match.
d) The dog also looked very tired the next day.