• Intermediate
  • Listening

An interview with a football referee

  • Listening
Listen and answer the questions.
Choose True or False
1) The speaker cannot choose the most exciting match he ever refereed.
  • False
  • True
2) According to the speaker, Mauro Silva was a good footballer but not a good person.
  • True
  • False
3) Mauro Silva used to play in Spain.
  • False
  • True
4) The speaker was 16 when he was attacked and injured.
  • False
  • True
5) The speaker thinks there is less cheating in football today.
  • True
  • False
6) The speaker says today it is easier for referees to detect cheating than it used to be.
  • False
  • True
7) Simulation is when a footballer fall over when nobody has touched them.
  • True
  • False
8) By simulating, players cheat only referees.
  • True
  • False
9) The most difficult thing is making right decisions.
  • True
  • False
10) Making decisions would be much easier if players did not cheat.
  • False
  • True