Le football en France

Unite 4 le weekend ensemble

CEntral Question: What activities do friends in other countries do with each other?

(Points de depart 167)

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Quand

• il fait

• beau

• je joue

• au foot

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le football en france

le football= le foot= soccer

Le foot has been the most popular sport in France since 1880


Professional soccer clubs (teams) are organized in major cities, like Paris, Lille and Bordeaux.


What is the most popular sport in the US? (Google it)

how are professional football and basketball teams organized in the US?

 L’équipe means team

 L’équipe de France is the French national soccer team and is referred to as les Bleus.

 

Google French National Soccer Team. Where are some of the players from? What are their accomplishments? take about 5 minutes to explore and be prepared to share with the class.

 

Le coupe du monde de football - World Cup

 the world cup is an international soccer competition organized every four years

France won in 2018 and 1998.

L’équipe de France: World Cup victors, 2018

Multiple Choice

What is the most popular sport in France?

• Le foot (soccer)

• Le basket

  (basketball

Multiple Choice

How long has soccer been a popular sport in France?

• Since the mid-1970's

• Since 2018

• Since the 1880's

Multiple Choice

What is the nickname of the French national soccer team?

• Les Jaunes
• Les Bleus
• Les Verts
• Les Rouges