Bad Day for Aprilia at MotoGP Indonesia Sprint
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Aprilia had a bad day at the MotoGP Sprint race in Indonesia.
Jorge Martin had a problem with his tyres. His tyres lost air during the race.
Marco Bezzecchi did not finish the race. He crashed into another rider, Fernandez.
After the race, Fernandez was angry. He said Bezzecchi was not professional.
The race was the Sprint of the Indonesia Grand Prix. A Sprint race is shorter than the main race.
Marc Marquez passed another rider five laps before the end of the race. This was a big moment in the race.
Aprilia is a team in MotoGP. MotoGP is a sport with fast motorbikes.
This was a difficult day for the whole Aprilia team.
Vocabulary12 words
- Sprint
- a short race
- Grand Prix
- a big race event
- professional
- doing your job well and correctly
- Martin
- the name of a rider
- Bezzecchi
- the name of a rider
- Marquez
- the name of a rider
- team
- a group of people who work together
- motorbikes
- vehicles with two wheels and an engine
- tyres
- the round rubber parts on a wheel
- crashed
- hit something hard
- lap
- one time around the race track
- finish
- to come to the end
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Answer key
1. His tyres lost air 2. He crashed and did not finish 3. Another rider (not named in detail)
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Aprilia had a bad day at the MotoGP _____ race in Indonesia.
Jorge Martin had a problem with his _____. His tyres lost air during the race.
Marco Bezzecchi did not _____ the race. He crashed into another rider, Fernandez.
After the race, Fernandez was _____. He said Bezzecchi was not professional.
The race was the Sprint of the Indonesia _____.
Marc _____ passed another rider five laps before the end of the race.
Aprilia is a _____ in MotoGP.
This was a difficult day for the whole Aprilia _____.
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