Arsenal Face Manchester City in Community Shield
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Arsenal played Manchester City on Saturday.
The match was the Community Shield. This game happens before the football season starts.
The kick-off was at 3pm British time.
The game was in Cardiff. Cardiff is a city in Wales.
Many football fans watched the match. They wanted to see which team would win.
Writer Jonathan Wilson wrote about the game. He talked about Arsenal's desire to win. He also talked about Manchester City's new manager, Pep Guardiola's assistant, Manuel Maresca.
Vocabulary3 words
- Community Shield
- a football game before the season; not very important but fun to watch
- kick-off
- the start time of a football game
- desire
- a strong wish to have or do something
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1. Arsenal and Manchester City 2. Cardiff 3. 3pm British time
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Arsenal played Manchester City on _____.
The match was the _____.
The _____ was at 3pm British time.
The game was in _____.
_____ is a city in Wales.
Writer Jonathan Wilson wrote about the _____.
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