Atlético Fans Boo Julián After Difficult Week
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Julián Álvarez plays football for Atlético Madrid.
He played a match at the Metropolitano stadium.
This is the home stadium of Atlético Madrid.
Julián did not play well in the match.
Fans at the stadium were not happy.
They booed Julián during the game.
Booing means making loud angry noises to show you are unhappy.
This was a hard week for Atlético Madrid.
The team is having problems right now.
People say this is a 'reality check' for the club.
A reality check means learning something true and difficult.
Julián felt this difficult moment at his own stadium.
Some people call a hard home stadium an 'inferno'.
An inferno means a very hot and difficult place.
Julián returned to this difficult place for the match.
Atlético fans hope the team will play better soon.
Vocabulary4 words
- Metropolitano
- the name of Atlético Madrid's stadium
- booed
- made loud angry sounds to show anger
- reality check
- a moment when you learn a hard truth
- inferno
- a very hot, difficult, or scary place
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Quiz
Answer key
1. The Metropolitano stadium 2. They booed him 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Julián Álvarez plays football for _____ Madrid.
He played a match at the _____ stadium.
This is the home stadium of Atlético Madrid.
Julián did not play _____ in the match.
Fans at the stadium were not _____.
They _____ Julián during the game.
This was a hard week for Atlético _____.
People say this is a '_____ check' for the club.
Julián felt this difficult moment at his own _____.
Julián _____ to this difficult place for the match.
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