Football’s Fascinating Facts

  1. Who is the author of this book?
  2. How is the book illustrated?
  3. True or False: This book was first published in 2003
  4. Apart from the index, how many sections are the contents split up into?
  5. From the back cover, what other books are in this series?
  6. How many questions are asked on the back cover and which team is mentioned?

The Text:

  1. What kind of book is this?
  2. How does the contents page help the reader?
  3. How is the information organised in sections 1-4 – alphabetically or chronologically?
  4. Why has the author written in paragraphs in each section?
  5. Why are captions used underneath the photos?
  6. Read the quiz on pages 6 and 7. Would you say the rules of football are simple or complicated and why?
  7. How would I find out the first team to do the double?
  8. Who did achieve the double first?
  9. Which famous team did Martin Peters play in?
  10. Why do you think the author chose the title ‘Football’s Fascinating Facts’?
  11. How was football in the Middle Ages different from football today?
  12. What does ‘ doing the treble’ mean?
  13. Why was it important to have one fixed set of laws in football?
  14. What do these abbreviations mean? Spurs? FA? Goalie?
  15. Write a list of compound words from the following root words: goal ball mid keeper foot fielder
  16. Which types of words in this book have capital letters?
  17. Did you enjoy this book? What is your favourite fact?

Football’s Fascinating Facts

  1. Who is the author of this book? Nick Warburton
  2. How is the book illustrated? Photographs mostly, one line drawing
  3. True or False: This book was first published in 2003
  4. Apart from the index, how many sections are the contents split up into? 4
  5. From the back cover, what other books are in this series? Sporting Superstars and Winter Sports
  6. How many questions are asked on the back cover and which team is mentioned? 3- Real Madrid

The Text:

  1. What kind of book is this? Non- fiction
  2. How does the contents page help the reader? Helps to find it quicker
  3. How is the information organised in sections 1-4 – alphabetically or chronologically?
  4. Why has the author written in paragraphs in each section? To keep related information together.
  5. Why are captions used underneath the photos? To tell us what the photos are – because some are from the past
  6. Read the quiz on pages 6 and 7. Would you say the rules of football are simple or complicated and why? OPEN
  7. How would I find out the first team to do the double? Use the index. Who did achieve the double first? Spurs
  8. Which famous team did Martin Peters play in? The World Cup winning England side.
  9. Why do you think the author chose the title ‘Football’s Fascinating Facts’? Because some of the facts are unusual and not everyone knows them.
  10. How was football in the middle ages different from football today? Any of the points mentioned on Pages 2-3
  11. What does ‘ doing the treble’ mean? Winning the league championship, the FA Cup and the European Cup)
  12. Why was it important to have one fixed set of laws in football? Otherwise there were muddles and arguments.
  13. What do these abbreviations mean? Spurs ? FA? Goalie?
  14. Write a list of compound words from the following root words: goal ball mid keeper foot fielder goalkeeper, football, midfielder
  15. Which types of words in this book have capital letters? Start of each sentence,competitions, people, places.
  16. Did you enjoy this book? What is your favourite fact? OPEN