All Public Schools Out Before Summer Koshien Round of 16
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Every year, Japan has a big high school baseball event. People call it Koshien. Many teams play in summer.
This year, something special happened. All the public schools lost their games. Now only private schools are left.
The teams are playing to get to the round of 16. That means only 16 teams can go on.
One game was between Naruto Uzushio and Kasumigaura. Kasumigaura won this game. A player named Noguchi got an important hit. This helped his teammate Watanabe score a run.
Naruto Uzushio lost the game. One of their players is Arima Rint. His brother may be picked in the baseball draft this year. Arima was sad about losing. He said, 'Next year, I will win for sure.' This shows he wants revenge.
Koshien is very famous in Japan. Many young players dream of playing there. Fans watch every game with excitement.
Vocabulary9 words
- high school
- school for teenagers, before university
- Koshien
- a big baseball tournament in Japan
- public schools
- schools run by the government
- private schools
- schools not run by the government
- round of 16
- the stage with only 16 teams left
- teammate
- a person on the same team
- run
- a point in baseball
- draft
- when new players join professional teams
- revenge
- doing something back after losing
Quiz
Answer key
1. They were all eliminated 2. Kasumigaura 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Every year, Japan has a big high school baseball event. People call it _____. Many teams play in summer.
This year, something special happened. All the _____ lost their games. Now only private schools are left.
The teams are playing to get to the round of _____. That means only 16 teams can go on.
One game was between Naruto Uzushio and Kasumigaura. Kasumigaura won this game. A player named _____ got an important hit. This helped his teammate Watanabe score a run.
Naruto Uzushio lost the game. One of their players is _____. His brother may be picked in the baseball draft this year. Arima was sad about losing. He said, 'Next year, I will win for sure.' This shows he wants revenge.
Koshien is very famous in _____. Many young players dream of playing there. Fans watch every game with excitement.