Paris Celebrates World Cup Qualification 2
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Paris Celebrates World Cup Qualification 2
www.anglophonie.fr page 1/2 Paris Celebrates World Cup Qualification (YouTube / France 24, 2013) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMiFjMO0rbU An eruption of joy as “Les Bleus” finally booked their ticket to Brazil. The French had what appeared to be an impossible task: to beat Ukraine by at least three goals after the poor performance last weekend. And when victory finally happened on home soil, fans celebrated with the national anthem. We started to believe in it at half-time after two goals: 2 nil. We were hoping the Ukrainians wouldn’t score a goal. Then we succeeded in getting a third. Frankly, it’s quite nice! France’s win was sealed when Ukraine scored an own goal. It was disappointing for Ukraine supporters. The French played really well. I think the Ukrainians also played really well. Sadly, there were only ten (players) at the end and could not show what they were capable of. Celebrations too on the Champs Elysées in central Paris. French and Algerian flags were everywhere as Algeria also qualified for the World Cup. I’m happy for the qualifications of the two countries, France and Algeria. We made it! Football fans now eagerly wait for a chance at glory in Brazil next year. They were hoping to celebrate long into the night, but just after midnight French police cut the party short and started clearing the crowd. Vocabulary 01. an eruption of joy 02. an impossible task 03. to beat Ukraine 04. on home soil 05. the national anthem 06. we succeeded in getting a third 07. it’s quite nice! 08. was sealed 09. scored an own goal 10. sadly 11. flags 12. we made it 13. eagerly wait 14. to celebrate long into the night 15. to cut the party short 16. to clear the crowd une explosion de joie une tâche impossible battre l’Ukraine à domicile l’hymne national nous avons réussi à en obtenir un troisième (but) C’est plutôt sympa a été garantie (‘scellée’) a marqué contre son camps tristement = malheureusement drapeaux nous avons réussi attendent avec impatience fêter tard dans la nuit écourter la fête disperser la foule page 2/2 Paris Celebrates World Cup Qualification (YouTube / France 24, 2013) Exercise: fill in the blanks with the correct words An _e________________ of joy as “Les Bleus” finally booked their ticket to Brazil. The French had explosion what appeared to be an impossible _t__________: to _b________ Ukraine by at least three goals after the tâche battre poor performance last weekend. And when victory finally happened on home soil, fans celebrated with the _n__________a___________. hymne national We started to believe in it at half-time after two goals: 2 nil. We were hoping the Ukrainians wouldn’t score a goal. Then we _s_____________i____g__________ a third. Frankly, it’s _q_______n_______! avons réussi à obtenir plutôt sympa France’s win _w_______s___________ when Ukraine _s_____________ an own goal. It was a été garantie / scellée a marqué disappointing for Ukraine supporters. The French played really well. I think the Ukrainians also played really well. _S___________, there malheureusement were only ten (players) at the end and could not show what they were capable of. Celebrations too on the Champs Elysées in central Paris. French and Algerian _f___________ were drapeaux everywhere as Algeria also qualified for the World Cup. I’m happy for the qualifications of the two countries, France and Algeria. We _m__________i____! avons réussi Football fans now _e_____________w__________ for a chance at glory in Brazil next year. They were attendent avec impatience hoping to _c_______________ _l________i_________ the night, but just after midnight French police fêter tard dans (la nuit) _c_______ the party _s__________ and started _c___________the _c_______________. a écourté (la fête) disperser (la) foule