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Vanessa and Nick discuss about how fans express themselves through football. In this episode of World Report Vanessa and Nick are in the middle of a live show in a radio studio. Listen to their conversation and answer the question that follows about the main idea. Dialogue: VANESSA: Are you a football fan, lover or supporter? Well Nick has got some survey scores for you. Is it a red card, Nick?

NICK: No, it's not a red card Vanessa. In fact it's not at all red for football fans around the world. VANESSA: Give us the low down Nick NICK: According to a World Cup survey, football gives supporters a way to express their innermost thoughts and feelings. In fact, it's thought to be providing them with an experience akin to prayer and meditation. VANESSA: Divine inspiration through football? Now I've heard it all! NICK: Well, almost. Football seems to have positive effects on people's psychological well-being. VANESSA: Maybe I should take up watching football Nick! I could do with a buzz! NICK: Well get this, Vanessa. It also gives people a ready made topic of conversation. They exchange opinions on team selection, strategies, and players' skills. What do you say?

VANESSA: Well, I'm ready to put on my soccer boots and jersey and run down onto the field and tackle some of my issues. NICK: I'll make sure I'm not playing against you then. Sounds dangerous. VANESSA: Thanks for the great soccer info Nick, it was a real blast. NICK: Start kicking Vanessa. Until tomorrow. Bye! Now answer the following question… According to a World Cup survey what does football give its fans? According to a World Cup survey, football gives fans a way to express their innermost thoughts and feelings. Now listen again to the dialogue in parts. After each part there will be 3 to 4 questions on some details... Part 1 VANESSA: Are you a football fan, lover or supporter? Well Nick has got some survey scores for you. Is it a red card, Nick?

NICK: (laughs) No, it's not a red card Vanessa. In fact it's not at all red for football fans around the world. VANESSA: Give us the low down Nick. NICK: According to a World Cup survey, football gives supporters a way to express their innermost thoughts and feelings. In fact, it's thought to be providing them with an experience akin to prayer and meditation. VANESSA: Divine inspiration through football? Now I've heard it all! NICK: Well, almost. Football seems to have positive effects on people's psychological well-being. Now answer some questions… 1. Vanessa says “Give us the low down Nick”. What does “give someone the low down” mean? “Give someone the low down” means to provide them with information or tell them what happened. 2. Nick says “It is thought to be providing them with an experience akin to prayer and meditation”. What does “akin to” mean? “Akin to” is a formal word meaning similar to or like. 3. Nick says “Football seems to have positive effects on people's psychological well-being”. What does “psychological well-being” mean? “Psychological well-being” means positive mental health. Now listen to the second part of the dialogue… Part 2. VANESSA: Maybe I should take up watching football Nick! I could with a buzz! NICK: Well get this, Vanessa. It also gives people a ready made topic of conversation. They exchange opinions on team selection, strategy, and players' skills. What do you say?

VANESSA: Well, I'm ready to put on my soccer boots and jersey and run down onto the field and tackle some of my issues. NICK: I'll make sure I'm not playing against you then. Sounds dangerous. VANESSA: Thanks for the great soccer info Nick, it was a real blast. NICK: Start kicking, Vanessa. Until tomorrow. Bye! Now answer some questions… 1. Vanessa says “I could with a buzz!” What is “a buzz”? “A buzz” is something that makes you feel happy or excited for a short time. 2. Vanessa says “I'm ready to put on my soccer boots and jersey and run down onto the field and tackle some of my issues.” What does “tackle an issue” mean? “Tackle an issue” means to deal with a problem. 3. Vanessa says “It was a real blast”. What does “a blast” mean? “A blast” is an informal word for anything exciting you thoroughly enjoy doing. Please visit our site at www.hau.gr to find the transcripts, explanations and activities.

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Vanessa and Nick discuss about how fans express themselves through football. |||bespreken||||||| Ванесса||Нік|обговорюють|||фани|виявляти|себе||футбол In this episode of World Report Vanessa and Nick are in the middle of a live show in a radio studio. ||епізод||світ|Звіт||||||||||||||радіо|студія Listen to their conversation and answer the question that follows about the main idea. |||розмова||||||далі|||основна ідея| Dialogue: VANESSA: Are you a football fan, lover or supporter? Dialoog: VANESSA: Ben je een voetbalfan, liefhebber of supporter?||||||||| Діалог||||||вболівальник|коханець|| Well Nick has got some survey scores for you. |||||enquête resultaten||| |||||опитування|бали|| Is it a red card, Nick? |||||Is het rood?

NICK: No, it's not a red card Vanessa. |||||червоний|картка| In fact it's not at all red for football fans around the world. VANESSA: Give us the low down Nick NICK: According to a World Cup survey, football gives supporters a way to express their innermost thoughts and feelings. ||||||||||||||||||||||diepste gevoelens|gedachten en gevoelens|| ||||||||||||||||||||||最も内面的な||| ||||інформацію||||Згідно|||світовий|Кубок|||дає|вболівальники||||||найглибші|||почуття In fact, it's thought to be providing them with an experience akin to prayer and meditation. ||||||bieden|||||vergelijkbaar met||||gebed en meditatie ||||||надаючи||||досвід|схожу на||молитва||медитація VANESSA: Divine inspiration through football? |Божественне|божественне нат|| Now I've heard it all! NICK: Well, almost. Football seems to have positive effects on people's psychological well-being. ||||позитивні|впливи||людей|психологічному|| VANESSA: Maybe I should take up watching football Nick! I could do with a buzz! |||||興奮 |||||енергія NICK: Well get this, Vanessa. It also gives people a ready made topic of conversation. |||||||тему для розмов|| They exchange opinions on team selection, strategies, and players' skills. |обмінюються|думки||команда|вибір команди|стратегії||гравців|навички гравців What do you say?

VANESSA: Well, I'm ready to put on my soccer boots and jersey and run down onto the field and tackle some of my issues. |||||||||||||||||||aanpakken||||problemen |||||||||||||||||||取り組む|||| ||||||||футбольні|бутси||футбольна||||на поле||поле||вирішити||||проблеми NICK: I'll make sure I'm not playing against you then. |||переконаюся|||грати|проти|| Sounds dangerous. |небезпечний VANESSA: Thanks for the great soccer info Nick, it was a real blast. ||||||інформація||||||класно NICK: Start kicking Vanessa. ||підштовх| Until tomorrow. Bye! Па-па Now answer the following question… According to a World Cup survey what does football give its fans? |||наступне питання||||||||||||її| According to a World Cup survey, football gives fans a way to express their innermost thoughts and feelings. Now listen again to the dialogue in parts. |||||||частинами After each part there will be 3 to 4 questions on some details... Part 1 VANESSA: Are you a football fan, lover or supporter? ||||||||||деталях|||||||||| Well Nick has got some survey scores for you. Is it a red card, Nick?

NICK: (laughs) No, it's not a red card Vanessa. |сміється||||||| In fact it's not at all red for football fans around the world. Aslında dünyanın dört bir yanındaki futbolseverler için hiç de kırmızı değil. VANESSA: Give us the low down Nick. NICK: According to a World Cup survey, football gives supporters a way to express their innermost thoughts and feelings. In fact, it's thought to be providing them with an experience akin to prayer and meditation. |||||||||||類似の|||| VANESSA: Divine inspiration through football? Now I've heard it all! NICK: Well, almost. Football seems to have positive effects on people's psychological well-being. Now answer some questions… 1. Vanessa says “Give us the low down Nick”. Vanessa "Bize bilgi ver Nick" diyor. What does “give someone the low down” mean? “Give someone the low down” means to provide them with information or tell them what happened. |||||||надати||||||||сталося 2. Nick says “It is thought to be providing them with an experience akin to prayer and meditation”. |каже||||||||||||||| What does “akin to” mean? “Akin to” is a formal word meaning similar to or like. ||||формальне|||схожий на||| 3. Nick says “Football seems to have positive effects on people's psychological well-being”. What does “psychological well-being” mean? "Psikolojik esenlik" ne anlama geliyor? “Psychological well-being” means positive mental health. |||||психічне|здоров'я псих Now listen to the second part of the dialogue… Part 2. ||||другій||||| VANESSA: Maybe I should take up watching football Nick! I could with a buzz! NICK: Well get this, Vanessa. It also gives people a ready made topic of conversation. They exchange opinions on team selection, strategy, and players' skills. ||||||стратегія||| What do you say?

VANESSA: Well, I'm ready to put on my soccer boots and jersey and run down onto the field and tackle some of my issues. NICK: I'll make sure I'm not playing against you then. Sounds dangerous. VANESSA: Thanks for the great soccer info Nick, it was a real blast. NICK: Start kicking, Vanessa. Until tomorrow. Bye! Now answer some questions… 1. Vanessa says “I could with a buzz!” What is “a buzz”? “A buzz” is something that makes you feel happy or excited for a short time. 2. Vanessa says “I'm ready to put on my soccer boots and jersey and run down onto the field and tackle some of my issues.” What does “tackle an issue” mean? ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||проблеми| “Tackle an issue” means to deal with a problem. |||||працювати з|||проблему 3. Vanessa says “It was a real blast”. What does “a blast” mean? “A blast” is an informal word for anything exciting you thoroughly enjoy doing. |класна річ|||неформальне||||цікаве||дуже добре|| Please visit our site at www.hau.gr to find the transcripts, explanations and activities. |||||||||||成績証明書||| |відвідайте|наш|сайті||веб|Hau|грецька||||транскрипти|пояснення||активності