Algeria's Football Federation Weighs New Coach's Choices
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Algeria has a new football coach. His name is Khalifa Btkovic. He now leads the national team. People call this team the Greens.
The football federation is talking about new plans. They had a meeting about the team. This meeting was about football strategy.
The new coach may need help from a player named Mandi. Mandi has a lot of experience. He may help the team for a few months.
The meeting also talked about other players. One player is called Sanchez. Another player is called Antar. He has ties to Spain.
A person named Zaoui may become a new assistant coach. This means he will help the main coach.
The federation is making big changes. These changes are about who plays and who helps coach the team.
Vocabulary15 words
- federation
- a big group that controls a sport in a country
- strategy
- a plan to win or do well
- experience
- knowledge from doing something for a long time
- assistant coach
- a person who helps the main coach
- national team
- a team that plays for a whole country
- technical committee
- a group of experts who plan sports decisions
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- player
- a person who plays in the team
- meeting
- when people come together to talk
- plan
- an idea about what to do next
- choice
- picking one thing from many
- help
- to support someone with something
- change
- when something becomes different
- lead
- to be in charge of a group
- ties
- a connection to a place or people
Quiz
Answer key
1. Khalifa Btkovic 2. Mandi has experience 3. An assistant coach
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Algeria has a new football _____. His name is Khalifa Btkovic. He now leads the national team.
The football _____ is talking about new plans. They had a meeting about the team.
The new coach may need help from a player named Mandi. Mandi has a lot of _____.
The meeting also talked about other players. One player is called _____.
A person named Zaoui may become a new _____. This means he will help the main coach.
The federation is making big _____. These changes are about who plays and who helps coach the team.