Improve your English with an ESL lesson about the 2026 World Cup

• ☐ ☐ ☐ a venue [n] - a place where a sports event is held
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a lineup [n] - a group of things arranged for a purpose
• ☐ ☐ ☐ host [v] - organize and hold an event
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a match [n] - a game between two teams
• ☐ ☐ ☐ nicknamed [v] - given an informal name
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Death Star [n] - the giant weapon from the Star Wars films [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a roof [n] - the cover on top of a building
• ☐ ☐ ☐ recognize [v] - know something because you've seen it before
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a rooftop [n] - the top surface of a building's roof
• ☐ ☐ ☐ organic [adj] - grown without artificial chemicals
• ☐ ☐ ☐ produce [n] - fresh fruit and vegetables
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a food stall [n] - a small stand or booth selling food [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a green venue [exp] - a sports facility that's environmentally friendly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a solar panel [n] - a device that collects energy from the sun
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a trophy [n] - a prize given to the winner of a competition
• ☐ ☐ ☐ (Canadian) soil [exp] - (Canadian) land; (Canadian) territory
• ☐ ☐ ☐ capacity [n] - the maximum number of people a venue can hold

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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1. The 2026 World Cup will be held in ________ countries.
   two
   three
   
   
2. Most of the US venues are normally used for American ________.
   baseball
   football
   soccer
   
   
3. The World Cup final will be held in ________.
   Mexico City
   Los Angeles
   New Jersey
   Dallas
   
   
4. The nickname for the stadium in Dallas comes from the ________ movies.
   Star Wars
   Star Trek
   Avengers
   Aliens
   
   
5. The SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles is ________ stadium ever built.
   the most technologically advanced
   the most energy efficient
   the most expensive
   the biggest
   
   
6. Levi's Stadium in San Francisco ________ on the roof.
   has restaurants and food stalls
   allows people to walk
   grows its own food
   has solar panels
   
   
7. Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia is powered in part by ________.
   wind and solar power
   solar power
   wind power
   
   
8. The Estadio Azteca has previously hosted ________ World Cups.
   one
   two
   three
   
   
9. Canada's first World Cup match will be played in ________.
   Vancouver
   Montreal
   Toronto
   
   
10. ________ is the smallest venue at the tournament.
    Estadio Azteca in Mexico City
    BC Place in Vancouver
    BMO Field in Toronto
    
    

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Directions: Test your ability to remember all of the details from the video.

Instrucciones: Compruebe su capacidad para recordar todos los detalles del video.

Instruções:: Verifique sua capacidade de lembrar todos os detalhes do vídeo.

지시 사항 : 비디오의 모든 세부 사항을 기억하고 있는지 테스트해보세요.

1. How many cities will host World Cup games?

   16

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2. What is the name of the Stadium that will host the final?

   MetLife Stadium

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3. On what day will the final be played?

   July 19th

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4. How many games will be played in Dallas?

   9

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5. What is the nickname of the stadium in Dallas?

   The Death Star

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6. How much did the stadium in LA cost to build?

   $5.5 billion

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7. Where was the Super Bowl played this year?

   The San Francisco Bay Area (Levi's Stadium)

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8. How many solar panels are on the stadium in Philadelphia?

   10,000

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9. Which countries have won championships at Azteca Stadium in the past?

   Brazil and Argentina

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10. What is the capacity of the smallest stadium and where is it located?

    45,000, Toronto

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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

1. 11 of the [ places / sports sites ] are in the United States.

   [ venues ]

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2. ...offering a [ group / selection ] of huge, mostly modern arenas.

   [ lineup ]

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3. The AT&T Stadium in Dallas will [ hold / run ] more matches than any other venue.

   [ host ]

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4. Levi's Stadium has its own [ top-of-building ] farm growing organic [ fruits & vegetables ].

   [ rooftop ] [ produce ]

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5. BMO Field is the smallest venue at this tournament with a 45,000 [ max crowd size ].

   [ capacity ]

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6. The first men's World Cup match on Canadian [ territory / land ] will be in Toronto.

   [ soil ]

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Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

2026 / world / cup / will / hold / three / country / first / time

The 2026 World Cup will be held in three countries for the first time.

MetLife / stadium / new / Jersey / will / host / final / July / 19

MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will host the final on July 19th.

MetLife / stadium / new / Jersey / will / host / final / 19 / July

MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will host the final on the 19th of July.

AT&T / stadium / Dallas / will / host / most / match

The AT&T Stadium in Dallas will host the most matches.

SoFi / stadium / los / angeles / most / expensive / ever / build

SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles is the most expensive stadium ever built.

stadium / san / Francisco / have / rooftop / farm / grow / organic / produce

The stadium in San Francisco has a rooftop farm [that/which] grows organic produce.

stadium / Philadelphia / power / part / by / 10,000 / solar / panel

The stadium in Philadelphia is powered in part by 10,000 solar panels.

estadio / Azteca / Mexico / city / will / become / first / stadium / host / game / three / different / world / cup

Estadio Azteca in Mexico City will become the first stadium to host games from three different World Cups.

first / world / Cup / match / Canada / soil / will / Toronto

The first World Cup match on Canadian soil will be in Toronto.

1. Which of the stadiums in the video would you most like to visit? Why?
2. Which stadium do you think will give its home team the biggest advantage? Why?
3. Do you think it's a good idea to hold the World Cup in three countries at the same time? What are the advantages and disadvantages?
4. The video mentions that Lincoln Financial Field uses 10,000 solar panels. What else can a stadium have or do in order to be more environmentally friendly?
5. Many of these stadiums are normally used by American football teams. Do you think soccer works well in NFL stadiums? Why or why not?
6. Who do you think will be in the final? Who do you think will win?