The Black and White Ball
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Close your eyes and imagine a soccer ball. You probably see black and white patches. This design first appeared at a World Cup in 1970, in Mexico.
1. Where did this design first appear at a World Cup?
- AIn Mexico
- BIn Brazil
- CIn England
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A. In Mexico
It first appeared at a World Cup in 1970, in Mexico.
La prueba en el texto: This design first appeared at a World Cup in 1970, in Mexico
Why black and white? Millions of people watched the games live on TV. Most of them had black-and-white TVs, and on those screens a plain ball was hard to follow.
2. Why was a plain ball a problem?
- AIt was too heavy
- BIt was too expensive
- CIt was hard to follow on TV
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C. It was hard to follow on TV
On black-and-white TV screens, a plain ball was hard to follow.
La prueba en el texto: on those screens a plain ball was hard to follow
The new ball had 32 pieces of leather: 12 black ones with five sides and 20 white ones with six sides. On a TV screen, the black patches made it easy to see the ball spin.
3. True or false? The new ball had more black pieces than white pieces.
- ATrue (Verdadero)
- BFalse (Falso)
Ver la respuesta
B. False (Falso)
It had 12 black pieces and 20 white ones.
La prueba en el texto: 12 black ones with five sides and 20 white ones with six sides
The idea worked so well that this ball became the symbol of soccer itself. Balls today come in many colors and designs. But the soccer ball emoji on your phone still shows the 1970 design.
4. What is the main point of this part?
- AAll balls today are black and white
- BThe 1970 ball became the symbol of soccer
- CEmoji are more popular than soccer
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B. The 1970 ball became the symbol of soccer
The 1970 ball became the symbol of soccer itself.
La prueba en el texto: this ball became the symbol of soccer itself
Vocabulario en español
| Inglés | Español | Significado en inglés |
|---|---|---|
| patches | gajos | the pieces that make up the cover of the ball |
| plain | liso | all one color, with no pattern |
| follow | seguir | keep your eyes on something that moves |
| leather | cuero | animal skin used to make shoes, bags and balls |
| spin | girar | turn around and around fast |
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