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F2 Ultimate Footballer: Non-Fiction Lesson 4
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
…you need dribbling in your locker.
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From: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Why have Billy and Jez included dribbling in their list for the ultimate player?
B) How will doing the Dribbling Drill help you as a player?
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Let me read today's text
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Dribbling
Billy: Dribbling is something people have stopped doing in recent years because the game has become more about pace and power. So why have we included it in our list of attributes for the ultimate player? Because we predict it’s going to make a comeback any day now.
Jez: That’s right, we’re calling it, right here, right now: dribbling is going to be big again. In my opinion it is one of those skills that makes a player a true great. The likes of Messi, Ozïl, Ronaldo, Neymar all share that ability to dribble past players and change the game.
Billy: It never completely went away, to be fair…
Jez: True words. And you need dribbling in your locker. You can ping the ball between you and your teammates all day if you’re good enough, but sometimes you need to run at opponents with the ball at your feet. So that’s another reason why we’ve selected dribbling – because it is a crucial part of a team’s attacking options, and because it scares the life out of defenders.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Billy: It does, it really does. If you get this one right, you will terrify your opponents. I see it so often: defenders scared out of their mind because a player is running at them with the ball at his feet. Jez: There are two types of dribbling: running with the ball and dribbling with close control.
Billy: If you want to become lethal, it’s really important that you’re able to keep the ball stuck to your foot so you can run in different directions. If you can dribble at pace the game really opens up for you.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Dribbling Drill – Ball Control
With our dribbling drill, you will get your speed up, improve your footwork and awareness, and learn to run with your head up. It is particularly useful for when you are dealing in tight spaces.
Instructions:
1. Put three cones on the ground in a triangle or line, each one spaced three feet apart.
2. Dribble the ball between the cones.
3. Be sure to use all the surfaces of your boots.
4. Rock some super quick touches to guide the ball about the cones in a controlled pattern.
Pro tip: Ready to get serious? To take it to the next level, simply move the cones so they are even more tightly spaced – how about two feet apart?
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
pace
ping
comeback
crucial
lethal
awareness
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
pace
Explore
Find Read Talk
Billy: Dribbling is something people have stopped doing in recent years because the game has become more about pace and power. So why have we included it in our list of attributes for the ultimate player? Because we predict it’s going to make a comeback any day now.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
pace
Your turn
comeback
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
ping
crucial
lethal
awareness
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Dribbling
Billy: Dribbling is something people have stopped doing in recent years because the game has become more about pace and power. So why have we included it in our list of attributes for the ultimate player? Because we predict it’s going to make a comeback any day now.
Jez: That’s right, we’re calling it, right here, right now: dribbling is going to be big again. In my opinion it is one of those skills that makes a player a true great. The likes of Messi, Ozïl, Ronaldo, Neymar all share that ability to dribble past players and change the game.
Billy: It never completely went away, to be fair…
Jez: True words. And you need dribbling in your locker. You can ping the ball between you and your teammates all day if you’re good enough, but sometimes you need to run at opponents with the ball at your feet. So that’s another reason why we’ve selected dribbling – because it is a crucial part of a team’s attacking options, and because it scares the life out of defenders.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Billy: It does, it really does. If you get this one right, you will terrify your opponents. I see it so often: defenders scared out of their mind because a player is running at them with the ball at his feet. Jez: There are two types of dribbling: running with the ball and dribbling with close control.
Billy: If you want to become lethal, it’s really important that you’re able to keep the ball stuck to your foot so you can run in different directions. If you can dribble at pace the game really opens up for you.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Dribbling Drill – Ball Control
With our dribbling drill, you will get your speed up, improve your footwork and awareness, and learn to run with your head up. It is particularly useful for when you are dealing in tight spaces.
Instructions:
1. Put three cones on the ground in a triangle or line, each one spaced three feet apart.
2. Dribble the ball between the cones.
3. Be sure to use all the surfaces of your boots.
4. Rock some super quick touches to guide the ball about the cones in a controlled pattern.
Pro tip: Ready to get serious? To take it to the next level, simply move the cones so they are even more tightly spaced – how about two feet apart?
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...
If you want to become lethal, it’s really important that you’re able to keep the ball stuck to your foot so you can run in different directions. If you can dribble at pace the game really opens up for you.
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
If you want to become lethal,
it’s really important that you’re able to keep the ball stuck to your foot
so you can run in different directions.
If you can dribble at pace
the game really opens up for you.
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
If you want to become lethal, it’s really important that you’re able to keep the ball stuck to your foot so you can run in different directions. If you can dribble at pace the game really opens up for you.
Explore
From: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
A) Why have Billy and Jez included dribbling in their list for the ultimate player?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Billy: Dribbling is something people have stopped doing in recent years because the game has become more about pace and power. So why have we included it in our list of attributes for the ultimate player? Because we predict it’s going to make a comeback any day now.
A) Why have Billy and Jez included dribbling in their list for the ultimate player?
Reveal Explainer
They say that although people have stopped dribbling recently, they think that it is going to become more popular again very soon so that’s why they’ve included it as an important attribute for the ultimate player in their book.
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
A) Why have Billy and Jez included dribbling in their list for the ultimate player?
B) How will doing the Dribbling Drill help you as a player?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence it is a crucial part of a team’s attacking options
it’s an important skill for attacking
A) Why have Billy and Jez included dribbling in their list for the ultimate player?
Text Mark Evidence - you will terrify your opponents - defenders scared out of their mind because a player is running at them with the ball at his feet
it scares defenders
Text Mark Evidence if you can dribble at pace the game really opens up for you
it creates more space and more chances in the game for you
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence get your speed up
Text Mark Evidence improve your footwork
B) How will doing the Dribbling Drill help you as a player?
Text Mark Evidence (improve your) awareness
Text Mark Evidence (help you to) run with your head up
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence (help you when) dealing in tight spaces
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which is the best match for the ‘pace’?
Match Me
Match each word with its definition:
3 comeback
4 pace
1 ping
2 lethal
A how fast something moves
C effective and dangerous to the opponent
B the return of something previously successful
D pass a ball accurately
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
Which footballers does Jez say have the ability to dribble past players and change the game?
Tick all that apply:
A) Messi
B) Beckham
Check
C) Ozïl
Click if correct
D) Neymar
Sequence Me
Put these steps for Dribbing Drill in the correct order:
A) Use every part of your boots.
B) Use quick touches in a controlled pattern.
C) Begin to dribble the ball between the cones.
D) Place three cones on the ground.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
highlight what stands out.
Reveal
If the book is yours, underline or mark important parts.
Copyright Notice
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Ready Steady Read Together
F2 Ultimate Footballer: Non-Fiction Lesson 4
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?
…you need dribbling in your locker.
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)
A) Why have Billy and Jez included dribbling in their list for the ultimate player?
B) How will doing the Dribbling Drill help you as a player?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Dribbling
Billy: Dribbling is something people have stopped doing in recent years because the game has become more about pace and power. So why have we included it in our list of attributes for the ultimate player? Because we predict it’s going to make a comeback any day now. Jez: That’s right, we’re calling it, right here, right now: dribbling is going to be big again. In my opinion it is one of those skills that makes a player a true great. The likes of Messi, Ozïl, Ronaldo, Neymar all share that ability to dribble past players and change the game. Billy: It never completely went away, to be fair… Jez: True words. And you need dribbling in your locker. You can ping the ball between you and your teammates all day if you’re good enough, but sometimes you need to run at opponents with the ball at your feet. So that’s another reason why we’ve selected dribbling – because it is a crucial part of a team’s attacking options, and because it scares the life out of defenders.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Billy: It does, it really does. If you get this one right, you will terrify your opponents. I see it so often: defenders scared out of their mind because a player is running at them with the ball at his feet. Jez: There are two types of dribbling: running with the ball and dribbling with close control. Billy: If you want to become lethal, it’s really important that you’re able to keep the ball stuck to your foot so you can run in different directions. If you can dribble at pace the game really opens up for you.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Dribbling Drill – Ball Control
With our dribbling drill, you will get your speed up, improve your footwork and awareness, and learn to run with your head up. It is particularly useful for when you are dealing in tight spaces.
Instructions: 1. Put three cones on the ground in a triangle or line, each one spaced three feet apart. 2. Dribble the ball between the cones. 3. Be sure to use all the surfaces of your boots. 4. Rock some super quick touches to guide the ball about the cones in a controlled pattern.
Pro tip: Ready to get serious? To take it to the next level, simply move the cones so they are even more tightly spaced – how about two feet apart?
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
pace
ping
comeback
crucial
lethal
awareness
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
pace
Explore
Find Read Talk
Billy: Dribbling is something people have stopped doing in recent years because the game has become more about pace and power. So why have we included it in our list of attributes for the ultimate player? Because we predict it’s going to make a comeback any day now.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
pace
Your turn
comeback
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
ping
crucial
lethal
awareness
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Dribbling
Billy: Dribbling is something people have stopped doing in recent years because the game has become more about pace and power. So why have we included it in our list of attributes for the ultimate player? Because we predict it’s going to make a comeback any day now. Jez: That’s right, we’re calling it, right here, right now: dribbling is going to be big again. In my opinion it is one of those skills that makes a player a true great. The likes of Messi, Ozïl, Ronaldo, Neymar all share that ability to dribble past players and change the game. Billy: It never completely went away, to be fair… Jez: True words. And you need dribbling in your locker. You can ping the ball between you and your teammates all day if you’re good enough, but sometimes you need to run at opponents with the ball at your feet. So that’s another reason why we’ve selected dribbling – because it is a crucial part of a team’s attacking options, and because it scares the life out of defenders.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Billy: It does, it really does. If you get this one right, you will terrify your opponents. I see it so often: defenders scared out of their mind because a player is running at them with the ball at his feet. Jez: There are two types of dribbling: running with the ball and dribbling with close control. Billy: If you want to become lethal, it’s really important that you’re able to keep the ball stuck to your foot so you can run in different directions. If you can dribble at pace the game really opens up for you.
Adapted from: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Dribbling Drill – Ball Control
With our dribbling drill, you will get your speed up, improve your footwork and awareness, and learn to run with your head up. It is particularly useful for when you are dealing in tight spaces.
Instructions: 1. Put three cones on the ground in a triangle or line, each one spaced three feet apart. 2. Dribble the ball between the cones. 3. Be sure to use all the surfaces of your boots. 4. Rock some super quick touches to guide the ball about the cones in a controlled pattern.
Pro tip: Ready to get serious? To take it to the next level, simply move the cones so they are even more tightly spaced – how about two feet apart?
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...
If you want to become lethal, it’s really important that you’re able to keep the ball stuck to your foot so you can run in different directions. If you can dribble at pace the game really opens up for you.
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
If you want to become lethal,
it’s really important that you’re able to keep the ball stuck to your foot
so you can run in different directions.
If you can dribble at pace
the game really opens up for you.
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
If you want to become lethal, it’s really important that you’re able to keep the ball stuck to your foot so you can run in different directions. If you can dribble at pace the game really opens up for you.
Explore
From: F2: Ultimate Footballer by The F2 © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
A) Why have Billy and Jez included dribbling in their list for the ultimate player?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Billy: Dribbling is something people have stopped doing in recent years because the game has become more about pace and power. So why have we included it in our list of attributes for the ultimate player? Because we predict it’s going to make a comeback any day now.
A) Why have Billy and Jez included dribbling in their list for the ultimate player?
Reveal Explainer
They say that although people have stopped dribbling recently, they think that it is going to become more popular again very soon so that’s why they’ve included it as an important attribute for the ultimate player in their book.
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
A) Why have Billy and Jez included dribbling in their list for the ultimate player?
B) How will doing the Dribbling Drill help you as a player?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence it is a crucial part of a team’s attacking options
it’s an important skill for attacking
A) Why have Billy and Jez included dribbling in their list for the ultimate player?
Text Mark Evidence - you will terrify your opponents - defenders scared out of their mind because a player is running at them with the ball at his feet
it scares defenders
Text Mark Evidence if you can dribble at pace the game really opens up for you
it creates more space and more chances in the game for you
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence get your speed up
Text Mark Evidence improve your footwork
B) How will doing the Dribbling Drill help you as a player?
Text Mark Evidence (improve your) awareness
Text Mark Evidence (help you to) run with your head up
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence (help you when) dealing in tight spaces
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which is the best match for the ‘pace’?
Match Me
Match each word with its definition:
3 comeback
4 pace
1 ping
2 lethal
A how fast something moves
C effective and dangerous to the opponent
B the return of something previously successful
D pass a ball accurately
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
Which footballers does Jez say have the ability to dribble past players and change the game?
Tick all that apply:
A) Messi
B) Beckham
Check
C) Ozïl
Click if correct
D) Neymar
Sequence Me
Put these steps for Dribbing Drill in the correct order:
A) Use every part of your boots.
B) Use quick touches in a controlled pattern.
C) Begin to dribble the ball between the cones.
D) Place three cones on the ground.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
highlight what stands out.
Reveal
If the book is yours, underline or mark important parts.
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.