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F2 Ultimate Footballer: Non-Fiction Lesson 3
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Tekkers is a big deal for The F2 but also an attribute that is frequently misunderstood by fans. You see, tekkers is about more than entertaining the crowd.
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From: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Why do Billy and Jez think that tekkers is ‘an important part of the game’?
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Tekkers
Billy: Tekkers is a big deal for The F2 but also an attribute that is frequently misunderstood by fans. You see, tekkers is about more than entertaining the crowd. It’s not just about flash tricks or self-indulgent skills. It’s an important part of the game and is so much more than being flash.
Jez: Oh, so much more. Tekkers is only tekkers if it helps the team do well. It’s got to be about the team and winning, not just about one player showing off.
Billy: Exactly, Jez. Tekkers is your ID. It’s who you are as a player. And when you look at the best players down the years, their technique is simply just better that anyone else’s. Look at my favourite, Ronaldinho: his technique is probably better than almost anyone in history.
Jez: Having ultimate tekkers is being the most entertaining and fluid footballer, with the most flair. It’s the difference between just scoring a free kick and getting it top bins. It’s about that extra bit of quality. It’s finding a whole new level.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Billy: Some people can kind of control the ball – but some people can really control the ball and do it in their stride. Deli Alli is a good example of that. He has exceptional receiving skills. He can receive it on his chest, heel, thigh or foot. Or over his shoulder. That’s tekkers right there. When you can receive a cross-field ball that has travelled 50 yards to you and stop it dead, that’s tekkers. To kill the ball dead is just that next level up. Then again, being able to deliver that pass in the first place and put it on a button is tekkers. When a ball like that just slices through the air, that’s beautiful football.
The standard of football is being raised all the time and it makes the game better to watch. I feel blessed to be alive at this moment in time, when football is getting more and more entertaining. I feel blessed to be here at a time when technique is becoming more important and more intricate.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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misunderstood
self-indulgent
flash
fluid
flair
intricate
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From: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
misunderstood
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Find Read Talk
Billy: Tekkers is a big deal for The F2 but also an attribute that is frequently misunderstood by fans. You see, tekkers is about more than entertaining the crowd. It’s not just about flash tricks or self-indulgent skills.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
misunderstood
Your turn
flash
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
self-regulated
fluid
flair
intricate
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Tekkers
Billy: Tekkers is a big deal for The F2 but also an attribute that is frequently misunderstood by fans. You see, tekkers is about more than entertaining the crowd. It’s not just about flash tricks or self-indulgent skills. It’s an important part of the game and is so much more than being flash.
Jez: Oh, so much more. Tekkers is only tekkers if it helps the team do well. It’s got to be about the team and winning, not just about one player showing off.
Billy: Exactly, Jez. Tekkers is your ID. It’s who you are as a player. And when you look at the best players down the years, their technique is simply just better that anyone else’s. Look at my favourite, Ronaldinho: his technique is probably better than almost anyone in history.
Jez: Having ultimate tekkers is being the most entertaining and fluid footballer, with the most flair. It’s the difference between just scoring a free kick and getting it top bins. It’s about that extra bit of quality. It’s finding a whole new level.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Billy: Some people can kind of control the ball – but some people can really control the ball and do it in their stride. Deli Alli is a good example of that. He has exceptional receiving skills. He can receive it on his chest, heel, thigh or foot. Or over his shoulder. That’s tekkers right there. When you can receive a cross-field ball that has travelled 50 yards to you and stop it dead, that’s tekkers. To kill the ball dead is just that next level up. Then again, being able to deliver that pass in the first place and put it on a button is tekkers. When a ball like that just slices through the air, that’s beautiful football.
The standard of football is being raised all the time and it makes the game better to watch. I feel blessed to be alive at this moment in time, when football is getting more and more entertaining. I feel blessed to be here at a time when technique is becoming more important and more intricate.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Having ultimate tekkers is being the most entertaining and fluid footballer, with the most flair. It’s the difference between just scoring a free kick and getting it top bins. It’s about that extra bit of quality. It’s finding a whole new level.
What did you notice?
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From: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Having ultimate tekkers is being the most entertaining and fluid footballer,
with the most flair.
It’s the difference between just scoring a free kick
and getting it top bins.
It’s about that extra bit of quality.
It’s finding a whole new level.
Explore
From: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Having ultimate tekkers is being the most entertaining and fluid footballer, with the most flair. It’s the difference between just scoring a free kick and getting it top bins. It’s about that extra bit of quality. It’s finding a whole new level.
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From: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
Why do Billy and Jez think that tekkers is ‘an important part of the game’?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Jez: Oh, so much more. Tekkers is only tekkers if it helps the team do well. It’s got to be about the team and winning, not just about one player showing off.
Why do Billy and Jez think that tekkers is ‘an important part of the game’?
Reveal Explainer
Jez thinks that tekkers is an important part of the game because it helps the team do well - so it is important for the game when it is about the whole team succeeding not just an individual showing off.
Teach
From: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
Why do Billy and Jez think that tekkers is ‘an important part of the game’?
Find the answers
Text mark
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Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence …about the team and winning, not just about one player showing off
can help teams win
Text Mark Evidence - Tekkers is your ID - fluid footballer, with the most flair - that extra bit of quality
can show what an individual player is capable of
Why do Billy and Jez think that tekkers is ‘an important part of the game’?
Text Mark Evidence the standard of football is being raised all the time
raises the standard of football
Text Mark Evidence - some people can really control the ball - has exceptional receiving skills
develops skills in players
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - makes the game better to watch - football is getting more and more entertaining
makes games more exciting to watch
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
True or False?
Tekkers is about scoring the most goals.
True
False
Tick Me
Which of these skills would be described as showing good tekkers?
Tick all that apply:
A) scoring top bins
B) passing to an opponent
Check
C) receiving balls on many different parts of your body
Click if correct
D) doing flash, self-indulgent tricks which won’t benefit the team
Find Me
Name two players who are known for their good tekkers.
Billy: Exactly, Jez. Tekkers is your ID. It’s who you are as a player. And when you look at the best players down the years, their technique is simply just better that anyone else’s. Look at my favourite, Ronaldinho: his technique is probably better than almost anyone in history. Deli Alli is a good example of that. He has exceptional receiving skills. He can receive it on his chest, heel, thigh or foot. Or over his shoulder. That’s tekkers right there.
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
Deli Alli
Ronaldinho
Which One's Right?
What does Billy mean when he says ‘I feel blessed to be alive at a time when technique is becoming more important…’?
B) he is annoyed that technique is spoiling the game
A) he thinks he is the best
D) he feels happy andlucky to be alive when football is improving
C) he wishes he could play football forever
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
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look for keywords.
Reveal
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Ready Steady Read Together
F2 Ultimate Footballer: Non-Fiction Lesson 3
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
Tekkers is a big deal for The F2 but also an attribute that is frequently misunderstood by fans. You see, tekkers is about more than entertaining the crowd.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Why do Billy and Jez think that tekkers is ‘an important part of the game’?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Tekkers
Billy: Tekkers is a big deal for The F2 but also an attribute that is frequently misunderstood by fans. You see, tekkers is about more than entertaining the crowd. It’s not just about flash tricks or self-indulgent skills. It’s an important part of the game and is so much more than being flash. Jez: Oh, so much more. Tekkers is only tekkers if it helps the team do well. It’s got to be about the team and winning, not just about one player showing off. Billy: Exactly, Jez. Tekkers is your ID. It’s who you are as a player. And when you look at the best players down the years, their technique is simply just better that anyone else’s. Look at my favourite, Ronaldinho: his technique is probably better than almost anyone in history. Jez: Having ultimate tekkers is being the most entertaining and fluid footballer, with the most flair. It’s the difference between just scoring a free kick and getting it top bins. It’s about that extra bit of quality. It’s finding a whole new level.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Billy: Some people can kind of control the ball – but some people can really control the ball and do it in their stride. Deli Alli is a good example of that. He has exceptional receiving skills. He can receive it on his chest, heel, thigh or foot. Or over his shoulder. That’s tekkers right there. When you can receive a cross-field ball that has travelled 50 yards to you and stop it dead, that’s tekkers. To kill the ball dead is just that next level up. Then again, being able to deliver that pass in the first place and put it on a button is tekkers. When a ball like that just slices through the air, that’s beautiful football. The standard of football is being raised all the time and it makes the game better to watch. I feel blessed to be alive at this moment in time, when football is getting more and more entertaining. I feel blessed to be here at a time when technique is becoming more important and more intricate.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
misunderstood
self-indulgent
flash
fluid
flair
intricate
Explore
From: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
misunderstood
Explore
Find Read Talk
Billy: Tekkers is a big deal for The F2 but also an attribute that is frequently misunderstood by fans. You see, tekkers is about more than entertaining the crowd. It’s not just about flash tricks or self-indulgent skills.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
misunderstood
Your turn
flash
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
self-regulated
fluid
flair
intricate
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Tekkers
Billy: Tekkers is a big deal for The F2 but also an attribute that is frequently misunderstood by fans. You see, tekkers is about more than entertaining the crowd. It’s not just about flash tricks or self-indulgent skills. It’s an important part of the game and is so much more than being flash. Jez: Oh, so much more. Tekkers is only tekkers if it helps the team do well. It’s got to be about the team and winning, not just about one player showing off. Billy: Exactly, Jez. Tekkers is your ID. It’s who you are as a player. And when you look at the best players down the years, their technique is simply just better that anyone else’s. Look at my favourite, Ronaldinho: his technique is probably better than almost anyone in history. Jez: Having ultimate tekkers is being the most entertaining and fluid footballer, with the most flair. It’s the difference between just scoring a free kick and getting it top bins. It’s about that extra bit of quality. It’s finding a whole new level.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Billy: Some people can kind of control the ball – but some people can really control the ball and do it in their stride. Deli Alli is a good example of that. He has exceptional receiving skills. He can receive it on his chest, heel, thigh or foot. Or over his shoulder. That’s tekkers right there. When you can receive a cross-field ball that has travelled 50 yards to you and stop it dead, that’s tekkers. To kill the ball dead is just that next level up. Then again, being able to deliver that pass in the first place and put it on a button is tekkers. When a ball like that just slices through the air, that’s beautiful football. The standard of football is being raised all the time and it makes the game better to watch. I feel blessed to be alive at this moment in time, when football is getting more and more entertaining. I feel blessed to be here at a time when technique is becoming more important and more intricate.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Having ultimate tekkers is being the most entertaining and fluid footballer, with the most flair. It’s the difference between just scoring a free kick and getting it top bins. It’s about that extra bit of quality. It’s finding a whole new level.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Having ultimate tekkers is being the most entertaining and fluid footballer,
with the most flair.
It’s the difference between just scoring a free kick
and getting it top bins.
It’s about that extra bit of quality.
It’s finding a whole new level.
Explore
From: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Having ultimate tekkers is being the most entertaining and fluid footballer, with the most flair. It’s the difference between just scoring a free kick and getting it top bins. It’s about that extra bit of quality. It’s finding a whole new level.
Explore
From: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
Why do Billy and Jez think that tekkers is ‘an important part of the game’?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Jez: Oh, so much more. Tekkers is only tekkers if it helps the team do well. It’s got to be about the team and winning, not just about one player showing off.
Why do Billy and Jez think that tekkers is ‘an important part of the game’?
Reveal Explainer
Jez thinks that tekkers is an important part of the game because it helps the team do well - so it is important for the game when it is about the whole team succeeding not just an individual showing off.
Teach
From: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
Why do Billy and Jez think that tekkers is ‘an important part of the game’?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence …about the team and winning, not just about one player showing off
can help teams win
Text Mark Evidence - Tekkers is your ID - fluid footballer, with the most flair - that extra bit of quality
can show what an individual player is capable of
Why do Billy and Jez think that tekkers is ‘an important part of the game’?
Text Mark Evidence the standard of football is being raised all the time
raises the standard of football
Text Mark Evidence - some people can really control the ball - has exceptional receiving skills
develops skills in players
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - makes the game better to watch - football is getting more and more entertaining
makes games more exciting to watch
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
True or False?
Tekkers is about scoring the most goals.
True
False
Tick Me
Which of these skills would be described as showing good tekkers?
Tick all that apply:
A) scoring top bins
B) passing to an opponent
Check
C) receiving balls on many different parts of your body
Click if correct
D) doing flash, self-indulgent tricks which won’t benefit the team
Find Me
Name two players who are known for their good tekkers.
Billy: Exactly, Jez. Tekkers is your ID. It’s who you are as a player. And when you look at the best players down the years, their technique is simply just better that anyone else’s. Look at my favourite, Ronaldinho: his technique is probably better than almost anyone in history. Deli Alli is a good example of that. He has exceptional receiving skills. He can receive it on his chest, heel, thigh or foot. Or over his shoulder. That’s tekkers right there.
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
Deli Alli
Ronaldinho
Which One's Right?
What does Billy mean when he says ‘I feel blessed to be alive at a time when technique is becoming more important…’?
B) he is annoyed that technique is spoiling the game
A) he thinks he is the best
D) he feels happy andlucky to be alive when football is improving
C) he wishes he could play football forever
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
look for keywords.
Reveal
Notice bold or highlighted words to understand main ideas.
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced and adapted for accessibility from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.