Ready Steady Read Together
50 Ways to Score a Goal: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘loud fanfare’?
Match Me
Match each poem to its correct description:
4) A Cautionary Tale
1) Wonderkid!
2) Fixtures
3) Unsung Hero
C) A young football star is treated like a celebrity.
B) A child’s life is difficult because their dad acts like a referee all the time.
A) A player works hard but does not get much praise or attention.
D) A person keeps choosing football matches over other important things.
Click if correct
Check
Which One's Right?
Which answer best completes the sentence?
All four poems are connected by the idea that football…
A) is always moreimportant than family.
B) can affect people’s everyday lives in different ways.
D) is only enjoyable for professional players.
C) only brings fameand success.
True or False?
All four poems focus on football players becoming rich and famous.
True
False
Speaking Spotlight
Performance Podium
Explore
Performance Podium
Expression
Rehearse
Accuracy
Pace
Volume
In small groups, perform one of the football poems from this week.
Common Exception Words
Explore
hour
could
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
volunteered for overtime
earned
put aside
sacrifices
made do
darned
Explore
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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Kit
She worked all the hours she could get,
volunteered for overtime.
Earned just enough to pay the bills
with a little put aside.
She made sacrifices where she could,
found ways to save, cut costs:
not much of a holiday that year,
made do, re-used, darned socks.
Until one day, she'd done it.
The pennies had turned to pounds.
She put on her coat, picked up her bag,
began the long walk into town.
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Later on, she smiled and watched him as the wrapping paper ripped.
The best birthday present ever:
his team's brand-new kit.
He dashed upstairs to try it on
and that night slept in it.
Dreaming of what he’d buy his mum
when football made him rich.
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) The pennies had turned to pounds!
What does this suggest about the mother’s efforts with money?
spent it
lost it
saved it
wasted it
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Name two things the mother does to be careful with money.
Accept reference to any two of the following:
- works extra hours to earn more money
- saves money where she can
- does not spend much on holidays
- makes do with what she already has
- re-uses old things instead of buying new ones
- repairs clothes instead of replacing them
- puts some money aside to save up
Reveal Answer
3) Put a tick (✓) to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
The mother works extra hours and does overtime.
The mother spends lots of money on holidays every year.
She reuses and repairs things like socks to save money.
She stops working and does not earn money.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read aloud.
Reveal
Hear the rhythm and sound of the poem by reading it aloud.
If you like this book, you might like...
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 from: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
50 Ways to Score a Goal: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘loud fanfare’?
Match Me
Match each poem to its correct description:
4) A Cautionary Tale
1) Wonderkid!
2) Fixtures
3) Unsung Hero
C) A young football star is treated like a celebrity.
B) A child’s life is difficult because their dad acts like a referee all the time.
A) A player works hard but does not get much praise or attention.
D) A person keeps choosing football matches over other important things.
Click if correct
Check
Which One's Right?
Which answer best completes the sentence? All four poems are connected by the idea that football…
A) is always moreimportant than family.
B) can affect people’s everyday lives in different ways.
D) is only enjoyable for professional players.
C) only brings fameand success.
True or False?
All four poems focus on football players becoming rich and famous.
True
False
Speaking Spotlight
Performance Podium
Explore
Performance Podium
Expression
Rehearse
Accuracy
Pace
Volume
In small groups, perform one of the football poems from this week.
Common Exception Words
Explore
hour
could
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
volunteered for overtime
earned
put aside
sacrifices
made do
darned
Explore
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Kit
She worked all the hours she could get, volunteered for overtime. Earned just enough to pay the bills with a little put aside. She made sacrifices where she could, found ways to save, cut costs: not much of a holiday that year, made do, re-used, darned socks. Until one day, she'd done it. The pennies had turned to pounds. She put on her coat, picked up her bag, began the long walk into town.
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Later on, she smiled and watched him as the wrapping paper ripped. The best birthday present ever: his team's brand-new kit. He dashed upstairs to try it on and that night slept in it. Dreaming of what he’d buy his mum when football made him rich.
From: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) The pennies had turned to pounds! What does this suggest about the mother’s efforts with money?
spent it
lost it
saved it
wasted it
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Name two things the mother does to be careful with money.
Accept reference to any two of the following:
Reveal Answer
3) Put a tick (✓) to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
The mother works extra hours and does overtime.
The mother spends lots of money on holidays every year.
She reuses and repairs things like socks to save money.
She stops working and does not earn money.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read aloud.
Reveal
Hear the rhythm and sound of the poem by reading it aloud.
If you like this book, you might like...
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 from: 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems by Brian Bilston © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.