Al-Hilal to Face Al-Ahli in Saudi League Clash
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Al-Hilal will play Al-Ahli soon. This is a big game in the Saudi Championship.
Many fans want to know where to watch the game. They also want to know the time of the match.
The lineup of each team is also important news. A lineup is the list of players who start the game.
Watkins and Cunha are two big surprises in the Al-Hilal lineup. A surprise is something people do not expect.
One player is not in the Al-Ahli lineup. People call him 'the excluded' player. Excluded means left out of a group.
This game is called a clássico. That means a very important match between two big teams.
Fans are excited to see who will play and who will win.
Vocabulary15 words
- Saudi Championship
- a group of football games in Saudi Arabia
- lineup
- the list of players who start a game
- surprises
- things people do not expect
- excluded
- not chosen; left out
- clássico
- a very important game between two big teams
- match
- a game between two teams
- kick-off
- the start of a football game
- team news
- information about who will play
- fans
- people who like a team
- player
- a person who plays in the game
- watch
- to look at something, like a game on TV
- time
- when something happens
- start
- to begin
- important
- big or special
- win
- to be the best in a game
Quiz
Answer key
1. Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli 2. The list of players who start a game 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Al-Hilal will play Al-Ahli soon. This is a big game in the Saudi _____.
Many fans want to know where to _____ the game.
They also want to know the _____ of the match.
The _____ of each team is also important news.
Watkins and Cunha are two big _____ in the Al-Hilal lineup.
One player is not in the Al-Ahli lineup. People call him 'the _____' player.
This game is called a _____.
Fans are excited to see who will _____.