Sport Teachers Guide

Lesson 4: Fanatics/Hooligans

Content:
In this last lesson we will look at the fanatic supporters of sport clubs. You will get
introduced to some of the history surrounding hooligans and you will learn some
vocabulary regarding this subject. At the end of the lesson you'll have a debate.
Goals:
- Students can understand vocabulary through means of context and research.
- Students can have a debate about a social subject.

Before class
This exercise is an introduction to the subject. The answers are the students own answers,
therefore there is no answer key.
Look at the following clip and answer the following questions.
1) Do you think this film shows a realistic image of hooligans?
2) Do you know any sport clubs in the Netherlands with hooligans?
3) What do you think about hooligans?

Exercise 1
This exercise serves as a content input. The students will have to answer these questions while
listening to the clip.
Look at the clip and say whether the following statements are true or false.
1) In the 80s there was a lot of separation between ages.
2) Young supporters went to football matches with their parents
3) Hooliganism started as a reaction to old traditions
4) Hooliganism was purely introduced because of football
5) Local football clubs offered gangs a stage to show themselves.
Answers:
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True

Exercise 2
In this exercise the students will have to deal with the form given in the clip. They will look at
certain words and answer the questions given accordingly.
Below are a few words used in the clip that might not be familiar to you. For each word, do the
following exercises.
A) Try to guess the meaning of the word.
B) Look up the word in the dictionary.
C) Create a sentence using the word.
1. age segregation
2. identified
2. generation
4. feature
5. emerged
6. declining
7. uncertainty
8. ethnicity
9. masculinity
10. provoked.
11. continuity
12. rivalries
13. established
14. attractive
15. Loyalty
Answers:
The answer to these questions can be anything a student thinks the word means. Obviously
when they look it up in the dictionary there will be only one possible answer. The sentences
formed by the students are also up to them.
For example: There are a few rivalries in the Netherlands in football.

End exercise
This is a final exercise in which the students will speak. They will have debates in small groups
and the teacher will walk around and help where help is needed.
In this final exercise we will have a debate about hooliganism. The class will be divided into
groups of four. In these groups of four you will have a debate. Two people will be against the
thesis and two will be in favour of the thesis.
The thesis is: Hooligans should be instantly removed from the stadium and never allowed
back if they misbehave.