2a. Daily Article -150th Anniversary of FA Cup Final - UKS2 (9-11).pdf

1、Click Here for Support with using Interactive PDFs150th Anniversary of FA Cup FinalCelebrating its 150th anniversary,the FA Cup comes to a close this weekend with the mens and womens finals both taking place.Liverpool and Chelsea go toe-to-toe on Saturday in the mens final.Then,on Sunday,Manchester

2、City take on Chelsea in the womens final.Starting back in the 1871-72 season,the FA Cup is the oldest national football competition in the world.150 years ago,15 teams took part and the final was played at the Kennington Oval yes,the cricket ground.This year,over 700 teams took part in the mens tour

3、nament but its Chelsea and Liverpool who have made it to Wembley for the historic final.Chelsea are a strong side and will be hoping to add the FA Cup trophy to their Champions League trophy that they won last year.However,standing in their way are a Liverpool side that look nearly unstoppable.So fa

4、r this year,theyve won the Carabao Cup,made the finals of the Champions League and FA Cup and are only one point behind Premier League leaders Manchester City.Some people think they may be able to win all four competitions and become the first side ever to win all four trophies in a year.The womens

5、final sees rivals Manchester City and Chelsea facing off to see who will get their name etched onto the trophy.Both sides have won the cup three times before but Chelsea are the current holders.Theyve been a dominant force in womens football recently.Last year,they won the FA Cup,the Continental Lea

6、gue Cup,the Womens Super League and made the final of the Champions League!However,Man City will be a tough team to beat.In fact,theyve already beaten Chelsea in a cup final once this year.They beat them 3-1 in the Continental League Cup in March.Will both the mens and womens Chelsea sides emerge fr

7、om this weekend as champions or will Liverpool and Man City take home the trophies?Well have to wait and see.Daily News Sport UK News 6th May 2022GlossaryChampions League The most prestigious competition in European club football.Carabao CupA competition open to all 92 teams in the top four English

8、leagues.etched Engraved or carved into the surface of somethingContinental League CupA tournament open to the 24 teams of the Womens Super League and Womens Championship.Did You Know?Although in its 150th year,this will be the 141st FA Cup final.Its because the competition was paused during the Firs

9、t and Second World Wars.In 1971,Alvechurch and Oxford City had to play 6 games before there was a winner the first five matches were all draws!Illustration:FA Cup trophy.visit Questions1.Who won the Mens Champions League last year?2.Give the meaning of the phrase toe-to-toe as it is used in this sen

10、tence:Liverpool and Chelsea go toe-to-toe on Saturday in the mens final.3.Look at the paragraph beginning:This year,over 700 teams Why do you think the author describes the match as a historic final?4.Find and copy one example from the article of how the first FA Cup and this years FA Cup are differ

11、ent.5.Using information from the article,fill in the missing words to complete the sentence.This weekend,take on Chelsea and take on Liverpool in the womens and mens FA Cup finals.6.Which of the following definitions is closest in meaning to the phrase current holders as it is used in this sentence:

12、Both sides have won the cup three times before but Chelsea are the current holders.(tick one)The team likely to win the game.The team that won the competition last time.The team known for holding a type of dried fruit called currants.The team that have won the competition more than any other team.150th Anniversary of FA Cup Finalvisit