Pelé

Famous People

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson, students read about Pelé, the most famous soccer player (footballer) in history. Students review the pronunciation of a few nations and nationalities, and they practice forming questions. They also write a few sentences about themselves.

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Focus

topic-based
academic
4-skills
biography
describing nationalities
forming questions
Brazil
football/soccer

Vocabulary

poor
coach
professional
national
goal
succeed
athlete
century
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane