Lots of potential material to support reading, e.g:
- Matchday programmes
- Match reports
- Football magazines/annuals
- Football fiction/non-fiction
- Newspaper/online football news
- Scouting reports
Using Football Texts to Support Reading
Enjoyment and choice LIT -11a
Tools for reading ENG -12a
Audio/visual presentation
Use audio and or visual presentation to describe a football match or report from behind the scenes e.g. vlog, podcast
Listening and Talking Lit -02a, -07a, -09a, 10a
Using digital products and services in a variety of contexts to achieve a purposeful outcome TCH -01a
Create a supporter's guide to your town/city
Many teams and fans from around the country and Europe will visit your town/city while supporting their team.
A 'Welcome to ...' guide will promote the best of your town/city for fans to enjoy.
Writing Lit -26a, -28a
Support links:
Match commentary
Try out match commentary as a group or individual task.
Possible resources to use;
- Scotland International matches
Listening and Talking Lit -01a, -02a, -05a, -06a, -09a, -10a
Using digital products and services in a variety of contexts to achieve a purposeful outcome TCH -01a
Create captions for football images and photos
Use football photos or images to convey match results, tension, injury, incident etc.
Writing Lit -24a, -27a
Support links:
Create player profiles and or biographies
Reading Lit -14a
Writing Lit -26a
Explain the format of a football tournament
Consider which tournaments are relevant (i.e. currently happening) e.g;
- Scottish Football League season
- National team European Championship or World Cup qualifiers
Learners could even have created their own tournament and could explain the format they've designed.
Writing Lit -26a, -28a
Develop a report, persuasive or discussion piece on minority groups in football
Writing Lit -25a, -26a, -27a, -29a
Try different ways of match reporting; match previews, live action reports, post match analysis
Listening and Talking Lit -01a, -02a, -05a, -06a, -09a, -10a
Writing Lit -20a, -24a, -25a, -26a, -28a
Support links:
By participating in many learning activities, learners will gather information to use for a variety of purposes
Reading Lit -14a, -15a
Use personal reading to explore content in football magazines, annuals, skills and tactics books
Reading Lit -11a, -13a
