The joy we traded for accuracy: video referees in sport
An opinion piece arguing that video review in soccer costs more joy than it gains in fairness; students evaluate the argument and debate it.
C2Adults55 minOpinion piece
About this lesson
A C2 reading lesson (opinion piece). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Opinion piece
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Sports
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
- Key words
- referee, offside, penalty, replay, frame, restart
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Evaluate a nuanced argument about technology and fairness in sport
- Understand and use idiomatic phrases from a sophisticated opinion piece
- Debate and write persuasively about sport and technology