Arsenal and Manchester City Play as FA Cup First Round Continues
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Today is a busy day for football.
Arsenal and Manchester City are playing matches.
The FA Cup first round is also happening.
The FA Cup is a famous football competition in England.
Many teams play in it every year.
Fans can read about all the fixtures today.
A fixture is a planned football match.
People can also check the latest football tables.
A table shows how teams are doing in a league.
News about the matches is updated live.
This means the news changes all the time.
Football fans are excited about today's games.
Vocabulary15 words
- FA Cup
- a big football competition in England
- competition
- a contest where people try to win
- fixtures
- matches that are planned to happen
- tables
- lists that show team results
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- live
- happening now, in real time
- round
- one part of a competition
- action
- playing in a game
- busy
- having a lot to do
- famous
- known by many people
- match
- a game between two teams
- fans
- people who support a team
- team
- a group of players
- news
- information about recent events
- update
- to give new information
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1. Arsenal and Manchester City 2. FA Cup 3. True
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Today is a busy day for _____.
Arsenal and Manchester City are playing _____.
The FA Cup first _____ is also happening.
The FA Cup is a famous football _____ in England.
Many _____ play in it every year.
Fans can read about all the _____ today.
People can also check the latest football _____.
A table shows how teams are doing in a _____.
News about the matches is updated _____.
Football fans are excited about today's _____.
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