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Germany was awarded the hosting rights for the 2011 Women's World Cup after winning the last two women's world titles. Germany presented 12 cities to host games, with the opener in Berlin and final in Frankfurt. The Germans emphasized their success hosting the financially successful 2006 men's World Cup and their commitment to developing women's soccer globally in their winning bid over Canada.

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Read The Text Below and On Your Answer Sheet Solve The Exercises

Germany was awarded the hosting rights for the 2011 Women's World Cup after winning the last two women's world titles. Germany presented 12 cities to host games, with the opener in Berlin and final in Frankfurt. The Germans emphasized their success hosting the financially successful 2006 men's World Cup and their commitment to developing women's soccer globally in their winning bid over Canada.

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Read the text below and on your answer sheet solve the exercises:

Germany was awarded the 2011 Women's World Cup, beating out Canada after
winning soccer's last two world titles.
Germany produced the most financially successful men's World Cup in 2006. The
German women won this year's World Cup without conceding a goal and also won the 2003 title
and the European Championship six times.
''We want to be good hosts again,'' German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during a
visit to India.
The announcement came on the same day the men's 2014 World Cup was given to
Brazil. Brazil, the only candidate, held the tournament in 1950.
In its final presentation, Germany listed eleven reasons why it should hold the
tournament, but mainly sold itself as ''the land of football.''
''Women's football is a great development opportunity around the world,'' said the
president of the German soccer federation. ''The ball finally is also there for the girls and the
women.''
The Germans have presented 12 cities to stage games, with the opener in Berlin and
the final in Frankfurt.
(The New York Times)
1.
After reading the text decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false
(F). On your answer sheet write T or F next to the number indicating the sentence.
4 points
a. The 2011 Womens World Cup will take place in Canada
b. The opening will be in Frankfurt.
2.
Answer the questions:
6 points
a. Which country will be the host of the mens 2014 World Cup?
b. In what year did Germany host the mens World Cup?
c. How many German cities have been presented to stage the games?
3.

Write the questions for the underlined words.

10 points

4.

Find antonyms for the words written in bold.

6 points

5.

Use two of the antonyms you found to make sentences of your own.

4 points

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