By Ajarn Helen Jandamit
Photos courtesy of AP and AFP
University Tips is here to help you prepare for the English exams and tests that are coming your way. It gives you practise answering questions similar to those you may have at school and also on the University Entrance Examination.
Read the following story by from the Bangkok Post. Then, answer the questions that follow.
Bayern Munich's Polish striker Robert Lewandowski jumped with happiness after scoring his third goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match on September 22. But he had more goals to come.
CRAZY HISTORY
“Crazy” and “unbelievable” were the superlatives flying around German football after Robert Lewandowski scored five stunning goals in nine Bundesliga minutes for the Bayern Munich team FC Bayern Muenchen. They were playing in Munich against Verein für Leibesübungen (VFL) Wolfsburg.
Bayern were 1-0 down when Lewandowski came off the bench to turn the game and write football history as a string of Bundesliga records fell in quick succession.
QUICK-FIRE SCORING
Lewandowski managed his hat-trick in 3 minutes and 22 seconds, the fourth goal followed after playing for 5 minutes and 42 seconds and his fifth goal came after just 8 minutes and 59 seconds — all league records which were achieved between the 51st and 60th minutes.
Three of the goals were from close range, but his second was a superb long-range strike and Poland's star saved the best for last with a superb volley into the top left-hand corner. In its 52-year history, the Bundesliga has seen nothing like it.
"I was in the stadium and I couldn't believe my eyes," ex-Germany captain Lothar Matthaeus told Sky Sports. "It was simply crazy."
RIGHT PLACE
It was the first time five goals have been scored in a single German league match since Michael Toennies in August 1991 in a 6-2 win for Duisburg against Karlsruhe — but that was achieved in 57 minutes.
Lewandowski's feat is on a par with 1970s stars Dieter Mueller, the only player to have scored six goals in a Bundesliga match, and Gerd Mueller, who scored five goals on four occasions for Bayern — but never so fast.
"Lewandowski was where Gerd Mueller was — always in the right place at the right time," Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said.
ONE MORE
Lewandowski, 27, admitted being amazed by how fast his goals flew in, but had been hungry for more.
"After the fifth goal I thought, 'I'll try to shoot another goal'," which he nearly achieved.
As his captain Philipp Lahm put it, "He could have gone home with seven goals," while Thomas Mueller said Lewandowski had inspired those around him. "It was like the whole team was unleashed," the German forward said.
Exercises
Section 1
Read the story and answer the following multiple-choice questions.
1. What does VFL stand for?
a. Verein Football League.
b. Victorian Football League.
c. Verein für Leibesübungen.
2. Where did the game take place?
a. In Duisburg.
b. In Karlsruhe.
c. In Munich.
3. Is Robert Lewandowski from Germany?
a. Yes, he is.
b. No, he isn’t.
c. The story does not say.
4. Which team does Lewandowski play for?
a. FC Bayern Muenchen.
b. VFL Wolfsburg.
c. Bayern Munich.
5. How long after he joined the game did Lewandowski score his fifth goal?
a. 57 minutes.
b. 8 minutes and 59 seconds.
c. 3 minutes and 22 seconds.
6. Which of Lewandowski’s goals were scored from close to the goal?
a. The second.
b. The first, the third and the fourth.
c. The last one.
7. Who said Lewandowski had inspired those around him?
a. Gerd Mueller.
b. Philipp Lahm.
c. Thomas Mueller.
8. How old is Robert Lewandowski?
a. He’s in his twenties.
b. He’s in his thirties.
c. He’s in his teens.
Section 2
Specify whether each of the following statements is true or false.
9. Robert Lewandowski is from Sweden.
………………..
10. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is the chairman of FC Bayern Muenchen.
………………..
11. It was the first time five goals had been scored in a single German league match since 1991.
………………..
Section 3
Read each of the following sentences and underline the grammatically correct words in each from the choices given.
12. He was always in/at/on the right place in/at/on the right time.
13. A string of Bundesliga records fell over/for/in quick succession.
14. The game was played in Munich under/during/on September 22.
Section 4
Fill in the blanks in the following passage with the correct words from the choices given.
Following on from the Grünwald Stadium …..15….. later the Olympic Stadium, the stunning ground in the north of Munich is …..16….. third home venue in Bayern’s long Bundesliga history, and …..17….. the most spectacular. Europe’s most modern stadium, with a capacity …..18….. more than 70,000, has already established itself among football …..19….. from all over the world.
15.
a. but
b. or
c. and
16.
a. an
b. the
c. a
17.
a. certainty
b. certain
c. certainly
18.
a. of
b. for
c. with
19.
a. fan
b. fans
c. fanned
Section 5
Write down the noun forms of the following words used in the story.
20. inspired ……………….
21. achieved ……………….
22. simply ……………….
23. believe ……………….
24. amazed ……………….
Vocabulary
- superb (adj): excellent
unleash (v): to suddenly let a strong force be felt or have an effect
