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

• ☐ ☐ ☐ ultimate [adj] - greatest; best possible
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be defined by [v] - be shaped or characterized by
• ☐ ☐ ☐ monitor [v] - watch and track carefully
• ☐ ☐ ☐ behind the scenes [exp] - away from public view; how things work in private
• ☐ ☐ ☐ global headquarters [n] - the main office of a world company
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in charge [exp] - responsible; leading a project
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pay close attention to [exp] - watch or listen carefully
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a sensor [n] - a device that detects and measures
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a valve [n] - a device that controls the flow of air
• ☐ ☐ ☐ charged [adj] - fully powered; with a full battery
• ☐ ☐ ☐ last [v] - continue for a period of time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a faint touch [exp] - a very light, barely noticeable contact
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bounce [v] - hit a surface and spring back up
• ☐ ☐ ☐ determine [v] - find out; establish the truth
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sensitivity [n] - the ability to detect very small changes
• ☐ ☐ ☐ accuracy [n] - being correct and precise; without mistakes
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a perspective [n] - a point of view; a way of seeing something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ref [n] - a referee; the official who enforces the rules
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cam [n] - a camera
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be involved [exp] - take part in; what is required
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be mounted on [exp] - be attached to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ construction [n] - a frame or supporting structure
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an earpiece [n] - a small device worn in the ear to receive audio
• ☐ ☐ ☐ immerse [v] - become deeply involved in something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the pitch [n] - the field where football is played

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

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1. FIFA's global headquarters is in London.
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2. The smart ball looks the same as a regular football.
   True
   False
   
   
3. The sensor inside the ball is placed next to the valve.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Each smart ball can last up to 10 hours during a match.
   True
   False
   
   
5. There will be between 15 and 20 smart balls available at each match.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The smart ball technology can detect even very light touches.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The ref cam can be attached to the referee's earpiece.
   True
   False
   
   
8. The reporter is reporting from the US.
   True
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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. There's now technology [ tracking ] every kick of the game.

   [ monitoring ]

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2. He's been paying close [ care, focus ] to the one thing every match needs, the football.

   [ attention ]

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3. ...each one [ running ] six hours if being used in play.

   [ lasting ]

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4. This just gives you an idea of the [ detection ability ] of the ball.

   [ sensitivity ]

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5. Most technology is aimed at improving the [ precision, correctness ] of the game.

   [ accuracy ]

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6. Technology is now allowing us to really [ put ] ourselves into the game.

   [ immerse ]

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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.
( ) = 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.

Instruções:: Escreva orações sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras-chave. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다.

reporter / in / FIFA / global headquarters / Zurich / learn / new / world / cup / tech

A reporter is in FIFA's global headquarters in Zurich (in order) to learn about new World Cup tech.

the / smart / ball / look / any / other / football

The smart ball looks like any other football.

however / it / have / sensor / inside / can / detect / what / ball / do

However, it has a sensor inside [that/which] can detect what the ball is doing.

fifteen / twenty / smart / ball / will / available / each / match

Between fifteen and twenty smart balls will be available at each match.

each / ball / can / last / up / six / hour / if / it / full / charge

Each ball can last up to six hours if it is fully charged.

Each ball can last up to six hours if it has a full charge.

ball / can / detect / even / faint / touch

The ball can detect even [a faint/the faintest] touch.

ref / cam / can / mount / simple / frame / or / attach / ref / earpiece

The ref cam can be mounted on a simple frame or attached to the ref's earpiece.

ref / cam / give / fan / ability / see / game / ref / perspective

The ref cam gives fans the ability to see the game from the ref's perspective.

1. Before watching this video, did you know that footballs could have sensors inside them?
2. Do you think technology like the smart ball and ref cam makes football more fair? Why or why not?
3. What technology is already being used in football? Do you think it has made the game better or worse?
4. The ref cam lets viewers see the game from the referee's point of view. What other cam views would you like to see during a match?
5. Can you think of another sport where technology has made the game better? How about made the game worse?