ENGLISH Workbook

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Activity One - FIND THE ANSWERS

5. What colour is the AFC Bournemouth home shirt?

6. What league are AFC Bournemouth currently in?

3. How many seats are inside Vitality Stadium? 4. What year were AFC Bournemouth formed?

1. Who is the current AFC Bournemouth manager?

2. What is AFC Bournemouth’s nickname?

7. Where do AFC Bournemouth play their home fixtures?

8. What year was the first ever Premier League season for AFC Bournemouth?

Read the passage of text below and then use what you have read to try and answer the questions.

AFC Bournemouth is a professional football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe. AFC Bournemouth play their football in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1899 as Boscombe St. John’s Institute F.C., the club adopted their current name in 1972. Nicknamed “The Cherries”, Bournemouth have played their home games at Dean Court since 1910. Their home colours are red and black striped shirts, with black shorts and black and red socks. AFC Bournemouth play their home fixtures at Vitality Stadium, which has a capacity of 11, 464.

Under previous manager Eddie Howe, AFC Bournemouth rose through the English football pyramid, after gaining promotion from League Two, League One and the Championship. The 2015–16 season was their first ever in the top flight and they remained there until the end of the 19-20 season.

In the Premier league, AFC Bournemouth had a five year spell, with a highest placed finish of 9th place (2016-17). The Cherries also finished 16th place (2015-16), 12th place (2017-18) 14th place (2018-19) and 18th place (2019-20).

Currently, AFC Bournemouth are managed by Jason Tindall (previously the Assistant Manager to Eddie Howe) and sit 3rd place in the Championship after 22 matches.

Activity Two - Word MakerUsing the letters provided, how many separate words can you make?

Rules:

- Only use the letters provided once.

- Every word is a worth a number of points, depending on how many letters you use (e.g. Nature =6 Points)

A F C B O U r n e m o u t h

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17.

15.

13.

11.

9.

7.

5.

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20.

18.

16.

14.

12.

10.

8.

6.

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Total number of points:

Activity Three - Fact File

Using the internet, research Joshua King to fill in the blanks below.

Date of Birth:

Nationality:

What other clubs has he played for?

How many goals has Joshua King scored for AFC Bournemouth?

What squad number is Joshua King?

If you met Joshua, what questions would you ask him?

Activity Four - Fact Or Opinion

FACTSomething based on observation

and is considered true

OpinionIs an assumption or belief

Can you decide whether the cards are either facts or opinions?

1. Junior Stanislas scored the winning goal in our last game against Stoke City FC.

3. Dominic Solanke is the club’s top goal scorer so far this season.

5. Lewis Cook’s goal against Reading is the goal of the season so far.

7. Asmir Begovic is the best goalkeeper at AFC Bournemouth.

2. David Brooks is the best dribbler at AFC Bournemouth.

4. Lloyd Kelly has been the best defender so far this season.

6. Jack Stacey wears the number 17 shirt.

8. Steve Cook is the captain at AFC Bournemouth.