2a. Daily Article -Euro 2022 Knockout Games to Begin- UKS2 (9-11).pdf

1、Click Here for Support with using Interactive PDFsEuro 2022 Knockout Games BeginAfter 24 games,the group stages of Euro 2022 have come to an end.Only eight teams and seven matches remain before a champion will lift the trophy.The quarter-finals begin tonight and the stakes are high.Win and go throug

2、h to the semi-finals.Lose and go home.England have been dominant throughout the group games racking up a whopping 14 goals yet conceding none.Their tournament started with a win over Austria.The Lionesses then took on Norway and gave them an 8-0 drubbing.They followed it up with a 5-0 victory over N

3、orthern Ireland who had already been knocked out of the competition.England will face Spain in the first of the quarter-finals taking place tonight.So far,Spain have won two games and lost one.They were runners-up in Group B and will have their work cut out for them if they are to beat a very strong

4、 England side.Germany too have had a good start to the tournament.Theyve won all three of their group games and were one of the first teams to book their place in the quarter-finals.Theyll face an Austrian side who might look like the underdogs.So far in Euro 2022,theyve only scored three goals comp

5、ared to Germanys nine and they lost one of their group games.However,that loss was to England and it was only by one goal.Austrias strong defence might be enough to keep Germany out and see them through to the next round.Sweden takes on Belgium in the third of the quarter-finals.Sweden went into Eur

6、o 2022 as the highest-ranked team and many think they could go all the way.Theyve only lost one match in the last two years but a determined Belgian side will be hoping to make it two.The final matchup of the quarter-finals sees France taking on the Netherlands.The Netherlands won the 2017 Euro comp

7、etition but they face a French team that have taken many by surprise.With a lot of attention on England,Sweden and the Netherlands,the French team went under the radar coming into the competition.But big victories in the group stages have shown theyre a team to be reckoned with.With so many strong t

8、eams,it looks like the knockout stage of Euro 2022 is set to be a thriller.Daily News Sport World News 20th July 2022Glossaryconceding Letting your opponent score.spectator Someone who watches an event.surpassed Went past;is bigger than.Wembley A stadium in London where England traditionally play th

9、eir home games.How many tickets have been sold?More than half a million tickets have been sold.Spectator numbers for the group stage matches alone have surpassed the number of fans who watched the entire 2017 tournament.The final at Wembley looks like it will also set the record for the largest-ever

10、 crowd at a mens or womens Euros match.Illustration:Euro 2022 trophy.visit Questions1.Find and copy three teams that qualified for the knockout stages of Euro 2022.1.2.3.2.Which of the following definitions is closest in meaning to the phrase have their work cut out for them as it is used in this se

11、ntence?They came runners up in Group B and will have their work cut out for them if they are to beat a very strong England side.(tick one)Begin a task that takes a long time.Begin a task that is easy and quick to complete.A difficult challenge or hard task.Help from an adult when completing a cuttin

12、g out activity.3.What was the score in Englands first game?4.Look at the sentence beginning:Theyll face an Austrian side Find and copy a word which is similar in meaning to The team that people think are most likely to lose.5.Which of the following definitions is closest in meaning to the phrase to

13、be reckoned with as it is used in this sentence?But big victories in the group stages have shown theyre a team to be reckoned with.(tick one)Added up an amount.Something powerful,strong or important that needs to be taken seriously.Something weak or unimportant that people over estimate.To be broken or destroyed.6.Which team do you think will win Euro 2022?Explain your answer.Euro 2022 Knockout Games Beginvisit