Al Nassr Face Four Absences Before Al-Deraiyah Cup Match
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Al Nassr will play Al-Deraiyah soon. This game is in a big cup. The cup is called the King Salman Cup.
Al Nassr have a problem. Four players cannot play in this match. Cristiano Ronaldo is one of them. He is a very famous footballer.
A new video is online now. It shows coach Simakan. The video shows a different side of Ronaldo. People say it is a rare video.
Also, a big German team wants a new player. The team is called Borussia Dortmund. They want a winger who plays for the world.
Fans want to watch the match. It is live on TV and online.
Vocabulary15 words
- footballer
- a person who plays football
- rare
- not happening often; special
- winger
- a player who plays on the side of the field
- cup
- a sports competition with a prize
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- absence
- when someone is not there
- match
- a sports game
- team
- a group of players
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- live
- happening now, shown on TV at the same time
- famous
- known by many people
- video
- moving pictures you can watch
- online
- on the internet
- German
- from Germany
- world
- the whole planet, all countries
Quiz
Answer key
1. Four players, including Ronaldo 2. A different side of Ronaldo 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Al Nassr will play _____ soon. This game is in a big cup.
Al Nassr have a _____. Four players cannot play in this match.
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of them. He is a very famous _____.
A new _____ is online now. It shows coach Simakan.
The video shows a different side of _____.
Also, a big German team wants a new _____.
The team is called Borussia _____.
Fans want to watch the _____.