Unit 7: Only a game?

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Lesson overview

Only a game?. Look at the pictures. Then answer the questions. Do you know who these people are?. What teams do they play for?. How much do you think they earn?. What kind of life do you think they. Discuss the question in pairs. or small groups. Do you think the salaries of top sports players are too high nowadays? Think about: ▸ how much they earn ▸ how long their careers last ▸ what they have to do in their job ▸ how their salaries compare with ▸ how they behave other workers, like doctors or teachers Read the article. Then complete the tasks on page 89. Are today’s young sports stars overpaid? It’s an. players have to do to get to the top, and the risks captain Bryan Robson (right) welcome new signing Giuliano Maiorana at the Cliff training ground in Manchester, 8th involved. A new book by Wayne Barton tells the story. December 1988. of some of those who fell on the way up. These are. young men who achieved the dream of playing for the 30 young players. At first Giuliano thought the offer of a famous club Manchester United, but only had short trial for the world-famous Manchester club was a joke. careers, often because of injuries. Take young Tony It wasn’t – only months later, he played his first match at that stands out is that of Giuliano Maiorana. At the was finished. For seven years after that, he couldn’t age of 19, he was playing for an amateur team in 40 even watch football. He now works for his family’s Cambridgeshire, England when he was noticed by business back in Cambridge, moving furniture, and one of Manchester United’s many scouts, who was says that he now wishes he hadn’t been so good at searching the lower levels of football for promising football when he was young. Period 1 / Reading and comprehension. Find words or phrases in the text that have these meanings. very surprising (paragraph 1). They agreed to employ him for a period to see if he was suitable. What happened was quite sad, but it wasn’t really a . He may only be an player now, but he has a bright future. It’s a good idea to have a plan in case the first one doesn’t work. I was by the rude comments in his article. Answer the questions. What nationality is Gareth Bale?. What is a common reason why young players stop playing? What did Giuliano Maiorana think when he was first asked to play for Manchester United? How did he feel the first time he played for Manchester United?

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What was the main reason for Giuliano Maiorana's football career ending at the age of 24?

• He lost interest in football.
• His knee was badly damaged in a reserve match.
• He was not good enough for the team.
• He decided to work for his family business.