An interview with a football referee

Listen and answer the questions.

Choose True or False

1 The speaker cannot choose the most exciting match he ever refereed.

• True
• False

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.

• True
• False

4 The speaker was 16 when he was attacked and injured.

• True
• False

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.

• True
• False

7 Simulation is when a footballer fall over when nobody has touched them.

• False
• True

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.

• True
• False