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Alavés Play Getafe at Home in LaLiga

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Alavés play Getafe today. This is a football match in Spain. It is part of LaLiga. LaLiga is the top football league in Spain.

Alavés play the match at home. Their stadium is called Mendizorroza. A stadium is a big place where people watch sports. Mendizorroza is the home of Alavés.

People call Mendizorroza a refuge for Alavés. A refuge is a safe place. Alavés often play well there.

You can watch the match on TV. It is a live match. Live means you watch it as it happens.

The match is part of the new season. A season is the time when a sport is played every year. Many fans want to watch this game.

Vocabulary6 words

LaLiga
the main football league in Spain
league
a group of teams that play against each other
stadium
a big place where people watch sports
refuge
a safe place
live
happening now, not recorded before
season
the time when a sport is played every year

Quiz

1. Who is playing at home?
2. What is the name of the stadium?
3. Is the match shown on TV?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Alavés play _____ today.

This is a football match in _____.

It is part of _____.

Alavés play the match at _____.

Their _____ is called Mendizorroza.

People call Mendizorroza a _____ for Alavés.

You can watch the match on _____.

It is a _____ match.

The match is part of the new _____.

Many _____ want to watch this game.

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