Arsenal Sign England Defender Konsa from Aston Villa
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Arsenal is a football club in England.
Arsenal has a new player. His name is Konsa.
Konsa is a defender. He plays for the England national team too.
Before, Konsa played for Aston Villa. Now he plays for Arsenal.
Arsenal paid a lot of money for Konsa. The transfer fee was about 119 billion yen.
Arsenal won the Premier League last season. People say Arsenal wants to win it again.
Many people think Konsa is a good center-back.
News websites say Arsenal wanted Konsa to help another defender named Saliba.
The deal shows Arsenal wants a very strong team this year.
Vocabulary15 words
- defender
- a player who stops the other team from scoring
- transfer fee
- money a club pays to get a player
- center-back
- a defender who plays in the middle
- national team
- a team that plays for one country
- club
- a sports team that people join or support
- Premier League
- the top football league in England
- deal
- an agreement between two groups
- signing
- a new player who joins a team
- champion
- the team that wins a competition
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- announce
- to tell people official news
- strong
- very good and powerful
- agreement
- when two sides say yes to something
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- team
- a group of players who play together
Quiz
Answer key
1. Arsenal 2. Defender 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Arsenal is a football club in England.
Arsenal has a new _____. His name is Konsa.
Konsa is a _____. He plays for the England national team too.
Before, Konsa played for _____ Villa. Now he plays for Arsenal.
Arsenal paid a lot of money for Konsa. The _____ was about 119 billion yen.
Arsenal won the Premier _____ last season. People say Arsenal wants to win it again.
Many people think Konsa is a good _____.
News websites say Arsenal wanted Konsa to help another defender named _____.
The _____ shows Arsenal wants a very strong team this year.