Ancelotti Stands Firm as Brazil Draws with Australia
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Carlo Ancelotti is the coach of the Brazil football team. Some people are not happy with his work. They give him a lot of criticism.
Ancelotti says the criticism does not change his project. He wants to stay with his plan for the team.
Brazil played a match against Australia. Australia played very well. The team scared Brazil during the game.
Brazil almost lost the match. But Brazil scored a goal very late. This is called injury time. The goal helped Brazil avoid a loss.
Many fans want to watch this match on TV or online. People can watch it live with streaming. There is information about the channel, the date, and the time.
Ancelotti wants to build a strong Brazil team. He says he will not change his plan because of criticism.
Fans and experts still have different opinions about the team's future.
Vocabulary15 words
- criticism
- words that say something is bad or wrong
- project
- a plan for the future
- scared
- made someone afraid
- injury time
- extra minutes added at the end of a match
- avoid
- to stop something bad from happening
- streaming
- watching video on the internet, live
- channel
- a TV station
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- match
- a game between two teams
- team
- a group of players
- goal
- when a team scores a point in football
- plan
- an idea about what to do
- late
- near the end of a time
- fans
- people who like a team a lot
- opinions
- what people think about something
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1. The coach of Brazil 2. It does not change his project 3. False
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Carlo Ancelotti is the _____ of the Brazil football team.
Ancelotti says the _____ does not change his project.
Brazil played a _____ against Australia.
Australia _____ Brazil during the game.
Brazil almost lost the _____.
But Brazil scored a goal very _____.
This is called injury _____.
The goal helped Brazil _____ a loss.
Many fans want to watch this match on TV or _____.
Ancelotti wants to build a strong Brazil _____.
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