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GOVERNMENT GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO WORLD CUP BID

SPORTS Minister Richard Caborn today confirmed that the government would back an English bid for the
2018 World Cup.
Caborn revealed Chancellor Gordon Brown, who met Uefa president Lennart Johansson on Wednesday, was
"very, very keen" on the idea.
Asked whether the government will support a bid, Caborn told BBC Radio 4: "Absolutely. I have no doubt."
Uefa president Lennart Johansson, who was also present at the meeting, said the Chancellor had expressed the
view that a bid "would be a good idea for England and he was for it".
The Football Association is still to decide on whether to proceed with a bid, but chairman Brian Barwick said:
"We would like it."
The 2010 World Cup is being held in South Africa, with the 2014 tournament set to go to a South American
country.
Barwick added: "If that is the year when it comes back to Europe, we're going to go for it.
"We don't have to decide now how we go about it, we have to learn the lessons of when we didn't get these
things and learn the lessons of when we did - like the Olympics.
"I think (bid leader) Lord Coe was very clever, a brilliant guy and a really huge contributory factor, as was the
playing of the major officials at the right time."

QUESTIONS
1. Answer the following questions using your own words but taking into account the
information in the text (2 points)
a. What are the British Government going to do in 2018?

b. Who has to decide if the bid for the World Cup should be carried on?

2. Are the following statements True or False? Identify the part of the text that supports your
answer by copying the exact words below the statement. (1.5 points)
a. Argentina will host the Football World Cup in 2014:

b. Brian Barwick is a member of the British Parliament:

c. Brian Barwick said that they have to learn from the past to get it:

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3. Find a synonym for each of the words below from these six options. (1 point)
MET HUGE CONFIRMED PROCEED HELD MAJOR
a. Continue
b. Hosted
c. Extremely big
d. The most important
4. Choose a, b, or c in each question below. Only one choice is correct. (1.5 points)
1. The British Government
a. say that they will have a green light in 2018.
b. say yes to the Football World Cup in 2018.
c. say that the Football World Cup will have a green light in 2018.
2. Gordon Brown is
a. the Sports Minister together with Caborn.
b. the Sports Minister together with Johansson.
c. the Chancellor who had a meeting with Johansson.
3. In 2018 the Football World Cup
a. may come back to Europe.
b. will come back to Europe.
c. wont come back to Europe.
5. Composition (130-150 words) What is your opinion about sports events like the Football
World Cup?