Kevin Brophy - Manchester United (Penguin Readers - level 3), Level 3

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//-->Manchester UnitedKevin BrophyLevel 3Retold by Michael and Judith DeanSeries Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter(scanned by sem911)\Pearson Education LimitedEdinburgh Gate, Harlow,Essex CM20 2JE, Englandand Associated Companies throughout the world.ISBN 0 582 435641First published 20013 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2Text copyright © Kevin Brophy 2001Illustrations for'The Red and The Blue' and p. 2 copyright©BobHarvey 2001Illustrationsfor 'Training and Food' copyright Alan Fraser2001ContentsIntroductionAre You a Manchester United Fan?Three Times Champions!TacticsUps and DownsThe Red and the Blue Part 1Munich: One Man's StoryThe Great PlayersThe Red and the Blue Part 2The ManagersThe Red and the Blue Part 3Training and FoodThe Red and the Blue Part 4Fans Around the WorldThe Boot BoysBream TeamActivitiesiv1279121417222428303234374142Designed by Dan Newman/Perfect Bound LtdPrinted in ChinaSWTC/02A l l rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in aretrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic,mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written• :permission of the Publishers.Published by Pearson Education Limited in association with PenguinBooks Ltd, both companies being subsidiaries of Pearson PlcPhotograph acknowledgements:Coloursport: pp 18, 19,24 and 25;Corbis: pp 4, 15 and 27;Popperfoto: p 17; Rex: pp 20 and 21; Photodisc: pp 34 and 35;David Watts: pp 37,39 and 40IntroductionThe 45,000 Manchester United fans are quiet now. Theyhave followed their team to Barcelona. Can they bethree times lucky after their success in the League andthe Cup? The score is still 1-0 to Bayern Munich . . .History was made on that night in 1998. Onlyminutes from the end, United scored two goals tobecome Champions of Europe.This book is the story of a great team: ManchesterUnited are the biggest, richest and most successfulfootball club in the w o r l d .Kevin Brophy lives in Ireland. He spends most of histime w r i t i n g , but he also teaches English as a foreignlanguage. This is his first book for Penguin Readers.Some of his other books are AlmostHeaven, Walkingthe LineandIn the Company ofWolves (aboutfootball).Kevin has one son and two daughters. His otherinterests are books and music, cinema andWolverhampton Wanderers football club.Are You a ManchesterUnited Fan?Choose the correct answers. Then try the questions again after youhave finished the book.1Manchester United's colours area blue and whiteb red, white and bluec red and whiteManchester United's ground isa Selhurst Parkb O l d Traffordc Maine RoadWhich team lost against Manchester United in the1999 European Cup?a Real M a d r i db Benficac Bayern M u n i c hWho was a United manager?a Matt Busbyb Bill Shanklyc Bobby RobsonWhich manager was not a Scotsman?a Ron Atkinsonb Matt Busbyc Tommy DochertyWhich United player was never sent off?a George Bestb Bobby Charltonc Eric Cantona23456The answers are on page 41.'The 45,000 Manchester United fans arequiet now.They have followed theirteam to Barcelona. Can they bethree times l u c k y after theirsuccess in the League and theCup?* We are already in i n j u r ytime and n o w they can onlyhope. The score is s t i l l 1-0 toBayern M u n i c h . The boys' headsare d o w n , their legs are tired. Acorner to U n i t e d . Even Schmeichelhas come up for i t . Beckham takes thecorner, the Germans get the ball away . . .no, there's Giggs! He kicks it towards the Bayern goal. He findsSheringham . . . Goal! Goal! Sheringham has scored for U n i t e d .One all, in the ninetieth minute. Let's see that goal again . . .The fans' hopes are s t i l l alive. Now, can M a n U score again?There are only another forty-five seconds to play. Anothercorner! Beckham again, Sheringham passes to Solskjaer,Solskjaer heads the ball . . . It's there! It's in the back of thegoal. This is unbelievable. ManchesterU n i t e d have scored two goals inthe last seconds of the game.They w i l l never forget 26May, 1999. They havealready w o n the FA Cupand the League, and n o wthey have w o n theEuropean Championship!'* The League and the FA Cup: In the League, every team plays every other teamtwice, 'at home' and 'away'. In the FA Cup, a team only plays until it loses agame; the final is played at Wembley Stadium, in London.3 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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