Athletic Bilbao Praise Johaneko's Debut and Simón's Performance
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Athletic Bilbao played a football match against Barcelona.
A new player, Johaneko Louis-Jean, played his first game for the team. He is a defender. His job is to stop the other team from scoring.
The team's boss, Edin Terzic, was happy with Johaneko. He said good things about the young player after the game.
Johaneko is French-Basque. This means his family comes from the Basque area, but he was born in France.
Athletic's goalkeeper, Unai Simón, also played very well. A goalkeeper stops the ball from going into the goal.
Barcelona's goalkeeper, Joan Garcia, made a joke. He said his night was quiet. This means Athletic did not shoot at his goal very much.
People are talking about Athletic's good performance. Many players did well in this match.
Vocabulary5 words
- defender
- a player who stops the other team from scoring
- boss
- the person who leads a team; a coach
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from entering the goal
- debut
- the first time someone plays in a game
- praise
- to say good things about someone
Quiz
Answer key
1. A new defender at Athletic Bilbao 2. He is the boss of Athletic Bilbao 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Athletic Bilbao played a football match against _____.
A new player, Johaneko Louis-Jean, played his first game for the _____.
He is a _____. His job is to stop the other team from scoring.
The team's boss, Edin _____, was happy with Johaneko.
Athletic's goalkeeper, Unai _____, also played very well.
Barcelona's goalkeeper, Joan _____, made a joke.
He said his night was _____.