This is the British Council Portugal's Euro2004 page. We have lots
of useful information on football, Portugal and the UK.
Before and during the tournament, the British Council worked closely
with independent English fans' associations and local partners to
organise fan forums, school visits, visits to charity organisations,
mini-tournaments and a lot more for children and adults in and around
Lisbon, Coimbra, Porto and the Algarve.
You can see what we helped to organise on our Euro
2004 Events page and on Footballculture site.
On the cultural and literary side, we are have photographic exhibitions,
book launches and new 'BritLit' teaching
materials, workshops, theatre and cinema shows, poetry readings,
slide presentations and lectures - all around football - in Lisbon,
Coimbra and Porto.
And on the football side, did you know that even before the epic
meeting in the Estádio da Luz, the England/Portugal match
had a long history? And not only in football... Find
out more in this article which also appears on our football
website - footballculture.
And why not visit the British Embassy's 'Welcome
to Euro 2004!' page?
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hosted, supported and/or facilitated by the British Council Portugal
| FARO
FANS FORUM |
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Restaurante Frangaria, Faro, 17 February 2004
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José Dias, Executive Board Member, Algarve Tourist Board
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This was a successful fun event for English
and Portuguese football fans organised on the occasion of
the friendly match between Portugal and England on 18 February.
The fans met in a restaurant decorated with flags, where they
were served delicious chicken and Portuguese beer to the sound
of music by Kiss fm DJ Mark Damon. There was also a special
video message from Sven Eriksson.
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| SCHOOL CHILDREN ATTEND
ENGLAND TEAM TRAINING SESSION |
| Estádio Nacional,
Lisbon; 09 June |
| In association with the FA,
the British Council arranged for a group of children to view
a training session of the English national team. 250 children
between the ages of 8-11 went down to the Estádio Nacional where
they watched the players practice, cheering with chants and
songs specially composed for the event. |
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| UNITED COLOURS OF EUROPE |
| British Council, Lisbon
& Cordoaria Nacional; 19 June |
Read a report about this
gathering of international fans to debate
the question of racism in football.
And read Mark
Perryman's report on footballculture |
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Plus lots of useful Portuguese phrases for
your visit and how to pronounce them. And news of BritLit 2004 with
Nick Hornby.
| Please |
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Se
faz favor
FASH fav-or |
| Thank
you |
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Obrigado
or for female fans Obrigada
ob-ri-GAR-duh / ob-ri-GAR-dah |
| Excuse
me |
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Desculpe
d'shKOOLP |
Pint of
lager
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Uma
caneca
OO-ma k'NEKa |
| Small beer |
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Imperial
OO-ma imperi-AL |
| Two pints
of lager and a packet of crisps |
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Duas
canecas e um pacote de batatas fritas
doo-esh k'NEKesh eee oom p'KOT duh baTATash FREE-tash |
| How much
is that? |
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Quanto
é?
kwan-too EH? |
| Are you
kidding?! |
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Estás
a brincar?!
tasha breenKAR? |
| How do
I get to the stadium? |
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Como posso ir para o estádio?
KOMoo POSSoo ear para-o eshTADeeoo
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| Where can
I watch the game? |
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Onde
posso ver o jogo?
ON-duh possoo v-air o JOGoo |
| Three lions
on my chest. . . . |
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Três
leões no meu peito . . . .
tray-sh lay-oinsh noo may-oo PAY-too… |
| England!
England! |
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Inglaterra! Inglaterra!
een-gla-TAY-ra |
| There's
only one . . . . |
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Só
há um . . . .
sew ah oom… |
| See you
in June! |
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Até
Junho!
AT-tay Joon-you |
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Fever Pitch
What do Arsenal supporters say about arch-rivals Spurs? Are the
media right about English football fans? Why did young Nick's dad
get cross after the match against Swindon?
The new BritLit kit, based on Nick Hornby's
best selling 'Fever Pitch', answers
these and many other questions in 50 pages of worksheets, ideas
and projects for English teachers looking for a football theme for
classes.
BritLit's first contribution to Euro 2004,
looking at the game from the aspect of the fan, is available on-line
at www.teachingenglish.org.uk.
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Bend It Like Beckham
BritLit's second offering for Euro 2004 is based on 'Bend it
like Beckham', which is better known as a film, but Dharinder
Dhami's book of the same name follows the film faithfully, even
reproducing some of the dialogue. The materials in this latest BritLit
kit are based on the pivotal Chapter 7 of the book, and also make
reference to the film.
An Indian teenage girl living in London is madly in love with her
idol David Beckham and loves playing football in the park. Her family
doesn't know about this because they wouldn't allow her to wear
shorts, let alone play football. Their plans for her are to study
law and then marry an Indian man. But she only dreams of playing
football side by side with David Beckham. A new reality takes shape
when she gets the chance to play for a local women's football team
- a long as her parents don't find out! Then life gets more complicated
as she finds her white, Irish coach rather attractive as well………
The materials provided follow the familiar pattern of BritLit kits,
with a section looking at the main characters, a section which contextualises
the main elements of the story, a look at the language and an opportunity
to look at a linked text, in this case Antoinette Moses little tale
"One of the Lads". It's on the teachingenglish
site now
Read more about BritLit
Visit www.teachingenglish.org.uk
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