España por fin consigue su sueño de ser Campeona del Mundo de fútbol, tras haberlo intentado muchas veces sin éxito. Esta vez, sin embargo, el éxito ha sido nuestro.

Los datos de la final:

1. Vuvuzela es una palabra que proviene de la lengua zulú y significa “hacer el sonido vuvu”. Las vuvuzelas pueden alcanzar una potencia de 120db y provocar sordera permanente a menos de un metro de distancia.
2. España es el primer equipo que ha ganado el Mundial tras perder el primer partido (contra Suiza)
3. España hizo más pases en el mundial que ningún otro equipo desde 1966, con un total de 3752. El famoso tiki-taka.
4. Esta fue la segunda final de un Mundial que terminó 0-0 al final de los 90 minutos de partido. La primera fue Brasil v. Italia en 1994.
5. Esta fue la final con más tarjetas amarillas, un total de 14, la mayoría para jugadores holandeses, uno de los cuales también vio una tarjeta roja.
6. David Villa es uno de los jugadores que más goles ha marcado en este campeonato, un total de 5.
7. Aunque la final se jugó en África, el primer, segundo y tercer puesto fueron para equipos europeos: España, Holanda y Alemania respectivamente.
8. España ha marcado el menor número de goles de todos los campeones del mundo anteriores, un total de 8.
9. Iker Casillas, el portero español, es conocido como El Santo. Tras su actuación frente a Robben, no cabe ninguna duda que lo es.
10. España es Campeona del Mundo y Campeona de Europa al mismo tiempo. España es también Campeona de Europa y del Mundo de baloncesto.

Get to grips with important football vocabulary in our three core languages. Impress your teachers and classmates! Read on to get learning…

French

le coupe du monde / le mondial – the World Cup

un but – goal

un match nul – draw

gagner – to win

perdre – to lose

la période – half

la mi-temps – half time

les arrêts de jeu – stoppage time

la prolongation – overtime

un gardien de but – goalkeeper

un défenseur – defender

un libero – sweeper

un ailier – winger

un avant / un attaquant – forward

un buteur – striker

un remplaçant – substitute

un entraineur – coach

un arbitre – referee

une remise en jeu – throw in

une passe – pass

un corner – corner kick

un coup franc / un coup de pied arrêté – free kick

six mètres – goal kick

une tête – header

un but contre son camp – own goal

une faute de main – hand ball

hors-jeu – offside

une simulation – dive

une pénalty – penalty kick

le point de pénalty – penalty spot

le carton jaune – yellow card

le carton rouge – red card

bétonner – to put up a strong defense

contrôler le ballon – to control the ball

déborder – to get past an opponent

être en position de hors-jeu – to be offside

faire du chiqué – to (take a) dive

faire une passe – to pass (the ball)

faire une tête – to head (the ball)

marquer (un but) – to score (a goal)

sauver un but – to save a goal

tirer – to shoot / to kick

German

der Worldcup – the World Cup

das Tor - goal

das Unentschieden – draw

gewinnen – to win

verlieren - to lose

die Spielhälfte – half

die Halbzeit – half-time

der Stillstand - stoppage time

der Torwart – goalkeeper

der Verteidiger - defender

der Ausputzer – sweeper

der Außenstürmer – winger

der Stürmer – forward

der Stürmer – striker

der Ersatzspieler – substitute

der Trainer – coach

der Schiedsrichter – referee

der Einwurf – throw in

die Vorlage – pass

der Eckball - corner kick

der Freistoß – free kick

der Abstoß - goal kick

der Kopfball – header

das Eigentor – own goal

der Handball – hand ball

Abseits – offside

der Hechtsprung – dive

der Strafstoß – penalty kick

der Staufraum – penalty spot

die gelbe Karte – yellow card

die rote Karte – red card

seine Ballführung - his control of the ball

abseits sein – to be offside

eine Schwalbe machen – to (take a) dive

abgeben – to pass (the ball)

köpfen – to head (the ball)

ein Tor schießen – to score (a goal)

abwehren – to save a goal

schießen – to shoot / to kick

Spanish

la Copa del Mundo / el Mundial – the World Cup

el gol / el tanto – goal

el empate – draw

ganar – to win

perder - to lose

el primer/ segundo tiempo – first/second half

el descanso – half time

la interrupción – stoppage time

el tiempo adicional – extra time

el portero - goalkeeper

el defensa / la defensa – defender / defense

el líbero – sweeper

el extremo (derecho/izquierdo) – (right/left) winger

el delantero – forward

el artillero – striker

el reemplazo – substitute

el entrenador – coach

el árbitro – referee

el saque de banda – throw in

el pase – pass

el córner - corner kick

el tiro de falta – free kick

el tiro a meta – goal kick

el cabezazo - header

el gol en propia meta – own goal

la mano – hand ball

en fuera de juego – offside

un penalty – penalty kick

el punto de penalty – penalty spot

la tarjeta amarilla - yellow card

la tarjeta roja – red card

presentar una buena defensa - to put a strong defense

controlar el balón – to control the ball

esquivar a un oponente – to get past an opponent

estar fuera de juego – to be offside

tirarse a la piscina – to take a dive

pasar – to pass (the ball)

cabecear - to head (the ball)

marcar – to score (a goal) / to mark an opponent

una parada - a save (by the keeper)

tirar – to shoot / to kick

Photograph from Fifa

Algeria Algérie Algerien Argelia

Argentina Argentine Argentinien Argentina

Australia Australie Australien Australia

Brazil Brésil Brasilien Brasil

Cameroon Cameroun Kamerun Camerún

Chile Chili Chile Chile

Denmark Danemark Dänemark Dinamarca

England Angleterre England Inglaterra

France France Frankreich Francia

Germany Allemagne Deutschland Alemania

Ghana Ghana Ghana Ghana

Greece Grèce Griechenland Grecia

Honduras Honduras Honduras Honduras

Italy Italie Italien Italia

Ivory Coast Côte d’Ivoire Elfenbeinküste Costa de Marfil

Japan Japon Japan Japón

Mexico Mexique Mexiko México

Netherlands Pays-Bas Niederlände Países Bajos

New Zealand Nouvelle-Zélande Neuseeland Nueva Zelanda

Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria

North Korea Corée du Nord Nordkorea Corea del Norte

Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay

Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal

Serbia Serbie Serbien Serbia

Slovakia Slovaquie Slowakei Eslovaquia

Slovenia Slovénie Slowenien Eslovenia

South Africa Afrique du Sud Südafrika Sudáfrica

South Korea Corée du Sud Südkorea Corea del Sur

Spain Espagne Spanien España

Switzerland Suisse Schweiz Suiza

Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay

USA États-Unis Vereinigte Staaten Estados Unidos

All flag pictures courtesy of Wikipedia and World Cup picture courtesy of andnowinsport

All of the boys on the trip to Paris and Normandy wrote an account of their trip in the form of a diary.  There were many fantastic entries.  Read on for the winning diary by Luca C.

Day 1: Our journey started at around 00:30 when we left the playground and boarded the bus. After a couple of hours driving we stopped at a service station where we all went to the toilet and most of us also bought even more sweets and fizzy drinks. We were soon back on the motorway heading south towards Dover and on this part of the journey most of us fell asleep. We arrived at Dover at 05:00 and we had to wait for around half an hour to board.

Once we were on the ferry, we headed up to the on board restaurants for breakfast. We arrived at Calais at 09:00 and continued our journey towards Paris.  As we entered the city I was immediately struck by the amazing architecture.  We eventually reached the hotel, FIAP Jean Monnet, and were told where our rooms were so that we could drop off our suitcases before setting off to the metro which would take us to the Eiffel tower. When I first saw the Eiffel tower I was startled by its sheer size. We had to wait to get our tickets and then we started the huge climb towards the summit.

The views got better with every step we took and when I eventually reached the second level I was astonished by the view, since it seemed that the whole of Paris was at my feet. Sadly, we couldn’t go up any further and had to return to the hotel where we had an excellent dinner on our first night on French soil! After a couple of hours of free time, we all went to bed, which was what we chiefly needed.

Day 2: We woke up for breakfast at 08:00. Having refuelled for the day on croissants and cereals, we took the metro to the world famous Musée d’Orsay, which once was a train station before being turned into an art museum housing many of the works of the great Impressionists.  We were fortunate enough to be taken on a guided tour and the guide showed us how the different styles of paintings changed over the ages.

The highlight was the collection of Impressionist paintings, which had bright, beautiful colours, unlike the paintings we had previously seen.  My own personal favourite was the Poppy Field by Claude Monet. Later in the afternoon, once we had left the art exhibition, we had our lunch in the gardens next to the Louvre, before walking to the Obelisk from which we could see all the way down the Champs-Élysées, with the Arc de Triomphe just about visible at the far end.

We took the metro back to the hotel and relaxed before dinner. But this wonderful day was not over yet!  In the evening we took a trip down the Seine on a Bateau Mouche (I had always thought that flies did not like water!!).  The views from the boat were breathtaking and it was wonderful to see sights such as the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame lit up in all of their glory.

Day 3: We woke up at 8:30 for our croissants and coffee before driving off to Notre Dame, which was extremely busy, as it was Palm Sunday. We had time to walk around the outstanding Cathedral and I was amazed by the stunning gargoyles and how symmetrical the Cathedral was. A short drive took us to Montmartre, where we saw another beautiful church, the Sacré Cœur. We made the most of our free time to have our lunch and to buy souvenirs.

In the afternoon we travelled to the Stade de France, which is the home of French rugby and football. The first stop on our guided tour was the medical centre and we were then given the opportunity to visit the mammoth changing rooms, which also had a hot tub and a massage area. I have to confess that I made use of the bathroom facilities whilst we were there – what a claim to fame!  After that we walked down the tunnel which was an amazing experience.

We were able to sit in the stand beneath the giant T.V. screen and I imagined what it would be like to see some of my football and rugby heroes parading their skills from such a great vantage point. We also learned that the TV screen is 200 square metres.  I wouldn’t mind having that on my bedroom wall!

Day 4: I was extremely tired when I woke up at 07:30. After breakfast we returned to our dorms to collect our already packed suitcases and went down to the hotel lobby where we waited for the bus. As the bus made its way through Paris’ business district, we saw the huge Arche de la Défense.  Our next stop was Versailles Palace which had previously been home to many Kings of France. We wandered up to the breathtaking Palace and then we all had our lunch, before going to the café where I had an ice cream. After that we continued our long journey and finally arrived at the hotel in Merville at 17:15.  As soon as we were told our rooms we dumped our bags in the dorms and rushed to the beach.

Day 5: I woke up at 7:30 and had a quick shower so that I was refreshed for breakfast.  We set off for the Caen Peace Museum and arrived at around 9:30. The first thing we saw at the museum was an exhibition about the events leading up to World War Two, followed by a stunning video on the Battle of Britain.

Shortly after that, we watched a video about the D-Day landings in France, which also had breathtaking footage. After lunch we travelled to Arromanches, which was the site of an artificial port out at sea which was built to support the invasion force. A short drive took us to an American war cemetery which I am sure made us all feel very emotional. On our way back to the hotel we stopped to see some bunkers and gun emplacements which still had the guns in them. We then headed back to the hotel where I had a quick game of rugby on the beach after dinner.

Day 6: I was awake earlier than usual, which left me very tired for the long day ahead. Breakfast was at the normal time of 8:15. Shortly after that we left for Bayeux, where we were going to see the tapestry and the cathedral.  First of all we went to the cathedral which had a couple of beautiful stained glass windows, but these were a rarity as most of the decorative windows had been destroyed in World War Two and had been replaced with plain windows.

We then went on a short walk to view the tapestry, which tells the complicated story of William Duke of Normandy’s invasion of England. It is 70 metres long and is full of detail and colour. Our next stop was a hypermarket, where we had free time to eat our lunch and to visit the numerous shops. We then travelled back to the hotel where we had around 4 hours free time!  Guess what we played?

Day 7: I woke up just in time for breakfast! I rushed downstairs and just about made it! After that we collected our already packed suitcases and loaded them on to the coach. We arrived at Honfleur at around 11:00 and had an hour of free time to wander around the town and the shops, especially those that sold chocolate! It was then time to leave and continue our journey to Calais.

We arrived at Calais at 16:00 and had to wait for 45 minutes to board the boat. Once we were on the ferry most of us had some food and walked around to pass the time.  We arrived at Dover at 17:50 and commenced our non-stop journey back to Nottingham. We eventually arrived back in Nottingham at 01:30. When we got to the school yard we all rushed to see our parents and were pleased to be finally getting back to our own bed for some much needed sleep.

Overall, the trip was outstanding and I enjoyed every second of it!  My highlights were going up the Eiffel Tower, the trip on the Seine on a Bateau Mouche, walking around Montmartre and playing touch rugby on the beach in Normandy. I also loved the crêpes – they just don’t taste the same back in Nottingham!

LA FRANCE, C’EST MAGNIFIQUE!!!

Further task for the boys: Please pick one of these animations and leave a comment on this page outlining two things that was done very well and one thing that could be improved next time round.

DomoNation.com: Thomas H by thomash

DomoNation.com: Hausarbeit by dominics

DomoNation.com: German Homework by ThomasW

DomoNation.com: BenM by BenM

DomoNation.com: Hausarbeit by sanatk

DomoNation.com: Hausarbeit by kaisk

DomoNation.com: Verbs by harryc

DomoNation.com: hausarbeit by arjunr

Like it? Create your own at DomoNation.com. It’s free and fun!

Many thanks also to Gabriel C and James T for the wonderful video about Adolfo Suárez’s presidency. As promised, find below all your Prezis containing your revision notes for the forthcoming Unit 4, Section C examination.

We realise that the Unit 4 paper comes up fairly late on in the exam season, so make sure you book-mark this post and use it to keep yourself ticking in terms of Transition do Democracy until nearer the time. Should you wish to leave any comments about the quality of the content or grammatical accuracy in any of these Prezi presentations, please don’t hesitate to to do so. ¡Buena suerte!

Further task for the boys: Please listen carefully to one of these Vokis (not your own) and leave a comment on this post about quality of pronunciation, range of vocabulary and grammatical accuracy. Always remember to be nice in your comments: mention at least two things they have done well and one thing that they could improve.

Back in the Autumn Term we launched our first ever Language Ambassadors Scheme at Nottingham High School.  Nine boys from Year 11 and Year 13 have now reached the end of the scheme.

The aim was to develop the potential of our best linguists by involving them in the delivery of language lessons in Lovell House and the Junior School.  Pupils were paired up and given the task of preparing a twenty-minute lesson suitable for modern foreign language beginners in Reception and Year 4 classes.

The end result benefits both parties.  Our ambassadors had the chance to stand in the teacher’s shoes in the MFL classroom opening their eyes to the processes involved in language teaching and learning.  They also had to develop communication, presentation and leadership skills to use with excitable classes!

The pupils in both the Junior School and Lovell House saw the enthusiasm and passion that our ambassadors have for language learning which will hopefully encourage them as they make their subject choices in the future!

Our thanks go to all those who have collaborated in the Language Ambassadors Scheme and, especially, to the Language Ambassadors themselves, who have proved to be a credit to school and should be very proud of their contribution.

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Fifty two year seven pupils spent seven days in Paris and Normandy, discovering that the French they learn at school can serve a useful purpose.  They immersed themselves in French culture at various levels.  Visiting the Eiffel Tower, the Stade de France, the Musée d’Orsay, the Bayeux Tapestry and the D-Day landing beaches were just some of the highlights.

The boys also became pretty expert at using the metro system in Paris when we embarked on our city walkabout tours.  They have all produced a souvenir diary of the visit which they will no doubt pull out of a drawer at some time in the future and look back fondly on what was for many of them their first trip away without their parents.

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Para ahuyentar la soledad

Para espantar la decepción

Porque estas ansias de vivir

No caben en una canción

Porque no importa el porvenir

Creímos en el Rock & Roll

Por eso estamos aquí

Equivocados o no

Y dime si sientes lo mismo

Y dime si estás conmigo o contra mí

Porque la misma confusión

Que sientes tú la siento yo

Yo me limito a seguir

La ley de mi corazón

Auhhh

Auhhh

Y dime si sientes lo mismo

Y dime si estas conmigo

O contra mí

O contra mí

Y dime si sientes lo mismo

Y dime si estas conmigo

Y dime si sientes lo mismo

Y dime si estas conmigo

O contra mí

Porque estas ansias de vivir

No caben en una canción

Porque no importa el porvenir

Creímos en el Rock & Roll

Un vuelo kamikaze a la eternidad

La estela de su paso quedará

Y dime si…

Photograph by S. Rey