Algerian Talent Joins Borussia Dortmund From Eighth Division
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Alexandra Popp is a new player at Borussia Dortmund. She has Algerian family roots. Before this, she played in the eighth division. A division is a level of football. The eighth division is a very low level.
Now Popp moves to a top club. Borussia Dortmund plays in a much higher division. This is a big change for her. People call it 'another year in the first division.'
Popp must work hard now. She wants to show she can play at a high level. Her transfer to Dortmund is a big chance for her career.
Many fans are happy about this news. They want to see how she plays. This story is about a young talent's big jump in football.
Vocabulary15 words
- Borussia Dortmund
- a big football club in Germany
- division
- a level or group in a sport
- transfer
- when a player moves to a new club
- talent
- natural skill at something
- career
- the work a person does over time
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- roots
- where a person's family comes from
- chance
- a good moment to do something
- fans
- people who support a team or player
- level
- how good or high something is
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- top
- the best or highest
- move
- to go from one place to another
- join
- to become part of a group
- high
- big or strong in amount
Quiz
Answer key
1. Borussia Dortmund 2. The eighth division 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Alexandra Popp is a new player at _____ Dortmund.
She has _____ family roots.
Before this, she played in the eighth _____.
The eighth division is a very low _____.
Now Popp moves to a top _____.
This is a big _____ for her.
People call it 'another year in the first _____.'
Her _____ to Dortmund is a big chance.
Many _____ are happy about this news.
This story is about a young talent's big _____ in football.