Kicking a Sock

10/10/2020 5:49:00 PM
Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) (1940). Image: diariodolitoral.com.br

Do you know?

  • Pele was named after American inventor Thomas Edison, his real name being Edson Arantes do Nascimiento.
  • He won three World Cups, two World Club Championships and nine Sao Paulo State Championships.

Let's learn more about him!

FACT: Pele scored a total of 1,283 first-class goals, including 77 for Brazil.

Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) (1940). Image: diariodolitoral.com.br

Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • What did Pele use to stuff the sock to make a ball?
  • When was Pele born?

What did Pele use to stuff the sock to make a ball?

  • string
  • newspapers
  • grapefruits
When was Pele born?
  • October 22, 1940
  • October 23, 1940
  • November 22, 1940

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

Kicking a Sock

Pele took an old sock. He filled it full of old newspapers. Then he tied it shut with a . Why did Pele fill the sock with newspapers? Pele wanted to play soccer. He was too poor to buy a ball, so he made his own.

Pele was born in Brazil on October 23, 1940. As a child, Pele earned pennies by people’s shoes. When he wasn’t working, he did what he liked best. He played soccer. In Brazil, soccer is called football. Pele kicked he could find. He his sock filled with newspaper. He even kicked old !

Pele kicked with his left leg. He kicked with his right leg. He hit the ball with his head. He became famous because he scored a lot of goals. When he scored his one-thousandth goal, he said it was for the poor children of Brazil.

Read and answer the following questions.

Pelé celebrates the victory after winning the 1970 World Cup on June 21, 1970, in Città del Messico, Mexico. Image: Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images

Pele took an old sock. He filled it full of old newspapers. Then he tied it shut with a string. Why did Pele fill the sock with newspapers? Pele wanted to play soccer. He was too poor to buy a ball, so he made his own.

Pele was born in Brazil on October 23, 1940. As a child, Pele earned pennies by shining people’s shoes. When he wasn’t working, he did what he liked best. He played soccer. In Brazil, soccer is called football. Pele kicked whatever he could find. He kicked his sock filled with newspaper. He even kicked old grapefruits!

Pele kicked with his left leg. He kicked with his right leg. He hit the ball with his head. He became famous because he scored a lot of goals. When he scored his one-thousandth goal, he said it was for the poor children of Brazil.

Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 2

Why did Pele make a ball with a sock and newspapers?

  • Because he could kick it more easily.
  • Because he didn’t have money to buy a ball.
  • Because he was told to do that by his dad.
  • Because he had many old socks at home.

If someone says they want to play football in Brazil, they _____.

  • must be born in Brazil
  • are, most likely, poor
  • make money by shining shoes
  • might want to play soccer

Pele could score goals with everything but his _____.

  • hand
  • head
  • left leg
  • right leg

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. As a child, Pele earned pennies by people’s shoes.
  2. He filled it full of old newspapers. Then he tied it shut with a .
  3. He even kicked old !
  4. He his sock filled with newspaper.
  5. Pele kicked he could find.

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

  1. The key is hanging on a by the door.
  2. He shoes and sold newspapers to make money.
  3. Do you like.
  4. Oranges, lemons, limes and are types of citrus fruit.
  5. The boys are a ball around in the yard.