In this exercise, you need to watch the short film and read the scenes from the short film, and mark these sentences as true or false. Then, correct the false ones.

1. Corsario Moreno is a famous Mexican football player from the 50s.
**True**.

2. Corsario Moreno died in a car accident.
**False**
*El Corsario Moreno murió de un ataque al corazón.*
Corsario Moreno died of a heart attack.

3. Mexico beat Brazil in the 1957 World Cup with a goal made by El Tacho.
**False**
*Mexico le ganó a Brasil en el Mundial de 1957 con un gol del Corsario.*
Mexico beat Brazil in the 1957 World Cup with a goal made by El Corsario.

4. According to El Tacho, he passed the ball to El Corsario several times, but Corsario only scored once.
**True**

5. Corsario’s ball has the signatures of those who played against Brazil.
**True**

6. The mass costs Juanita 200 pesos.
**False**
*La misa venía incluida en el paquete.*
The mass was included in the package.

7. When El Tacho kicks the ball, it falls on the guitar and breaks it.
**True**

8. El Tacho was a goalie for the national team.
**False**
*El Tacho no fue a ese mundial.*
El Tacho didn’t go to that World Cup.

9. El Tacho and his friends lose the game in the park.
**False**
*El Tacho y sus amigos ganan el partido en el parque.*
El Tacho and his friends win the game in the park.

10. El Corsario helps El Tacho and his friends to win the game.
**True**

In this exercise, you need to watch the short film “Espíritu deportivo” and answer the questions in pairs.

1. Do you think El Tacho played the game against Brazil?

You could answer:

*No, creo que se lo está inventando.*
No, I think he’s making it up.

2. Do you think the priest admires Corsario Moreno? How do you know?

You could answer:

*Sí, creo que lo admira, porque hace la misa gratis y recuerda cómo anotaba goles.*
Yes, I think he admires him, because he does the mass for free and remembers how he scored goals.

3. Who keeps the ball at the end?

You could answer:

*Al final, los chicos de la guitarra se quedan con el balón.*
At the end, the boys with the guitar keep the ball.

4. Why do you think Corsario returns to the casket willingly?

You could answer:

*El Corsario vuelve al ataúd voluntariamente porque ya se despidió de todos.*
Corsario returns to the casket willingly because he has already said goodbye to everyone.

5. Do you think the short film has a happy ending?

You could answer:

*Sí, creo que lo tiene.*
Yes, I think it does.

In this exercise, you need to write an interview to one of the people in the list, and then play it for the class, in pairs.

If you chose Eva Perón, you could write:

* **Entrevistador**: *¿En que año naciste?*
**Eva**: *Nací en 1919 en Buenos Aires.*
**Entrevistador**: *¿Qué te gustaba hacer de joven?*
**Eva**: *De joven, me gustaba actuar en teatros.*
**Entrevistador**: *¿Cómo y cuándo conociste a tu marido?*
**Eva**: *Lo conocí en un acto político en 1944.*
**Entrevistador**: *¿Se casaron rápidamente?*
**Eva**: *Sí, nos casamos en un año.*
**Entrevistador**: *¿Qué hiciste cuando él fue presidente?*
**Eva**: *Cuando él fue presidente, yo trabajé para ayudar a la gente pobre de toda la Argentina.*

* **Interviewer**: What year were you born?
**Eva**: I was born in 1919 in Buenos Aires.
**Interviewer**: What did you like to do when you were young?
**Eva**: When I was young, I liked to act in theaters.
**Interviewer**: How and where did you meet your husband?
**Eva**: I met him at a political act in 1944.
**Interviewer**: Did you get married quickly?
**Eva**: Yes, we got married in a year.
**Interviewer**: What did you do when he was president?
**Eva**: When he was president, I worked to help poor people all over Argentina.

In this exercise, you need to write a dialogue following these guidelines:

* The ghost of a famous athlete comes back from the grave to give advice to a young amateur.

* He tells them his regrets, the things he would do again or change; he explains his life principles and what his biggest triumph was;

* Finally, he gives them an amulet related to his sports career.

Then, you need to play it for the class.

You could write:

* **Diego Maradona**: *Hola, Julián.*
**Joven aspirante**: *Dios mío, ¿eres Diego Maradona?*
**Diego Maradona**: *Sí, Julián. Vengo a aconsejarte para que puedas ser un buen futbolista.*
**Joven aspirante**: *¡Wow, gracias Diego! ¿Qué harías si vivieras otra vez?*
**Diego Maradona**: *Si viviera otra vez, pasaría más tiempo con mi familia. No te olvides de ellos, Julián. Pero no cambiaría nada de mi carrera deportiva. Entrenaría todos los días de la misma manera.*
**Joven aspirante**: *¿Cuál fue tu mayor triunfo, Diego?*
**Diego Maradona**: *Mi mayor triunfo fue ganar el Mundial de 1986. Yo hice el gol ganador.*
**Joven aspirante**:*¡Qué emocionante!*
**Diego Maradona**: *Toma, Julián. Es la pelota que usamos en ese partido, para que tengas buena suerte.*
**Joven aspirante**: *¡Wow, Diego, eres increíble!*

* **Diego Maradona**: Hello, Julián.
**Young amateur**: Oh my God, are you Diego Maradona?
**Diego Maradona**: Yes, Julián. I come to give you advice so that you can be a good football player.
**Young amateur**: Wow, thanks, Diego! What would you do if you lived again?
**Diego Maradona**: If I lived again, I would spend more time with my family. Don’t forget about them, Julián. But I wouldn’t change anything about my sports career. I would train every day just the same.
**Young amateur**: What was your biggest triumph, Diego?
**Diego Maradona**: My biggest triumph was winning the 1986 World Cup. I scored the winning goal.
**Young amateur**: How exciting!
**Diego Maradona**: Here, Julián. It’s the ball we used in that game, for good luck.
**Young amateur**: Wow, Diego, you are incredible!