Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima Reach Montreal Final
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Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima are tennis players from the United States.
They both played matches at a tennis tournament in Montreal.
The tournament is called the National Bank Open.
Shelton and Nakashima played on a hard court.
A hard court is a hard, flat surface for tennis.
Both players won their matches this week.
Now, they will play in the final.
The final is the last and most important match.
The winner of the final wins the whole tournament.
This is a big moment for both American players.
Fans want to see who will win the final match.
The Montreal tournament is part of the Canadian Open.
Vocabulary15 words
- tournament
- a sports event with many matches
- National Bank Open
- the name of this tennis tournament
- hard court
- a hard surface for playing tennis
- final
- the last match that decides the winner
- Canadian Open
- another name for this tennis event
- American
- from the United States
- match
- one game between two players
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- win
- to be the best and get the first place
- surface
- the ground you play on
- moment
- a short time that is special
- fan
- a person who likes and watches a sport
- reach
- to get to a place or stage
- important
- having big meaning or value
- whole
- all of something
Quiz
Answer key
1. The United States 2. They won their matches 3. They will play the final
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima are tennis _____ from the United States.
They both played matches at a tennis _____ in Montreal.
The tournament is called the _____.
Shelton and Nakashima played on a hard _____.
Both players _____ their matches this week.
Now, they will play in the _____.
The final is the last and most _____ match.
The winner of the final wins the whole _____.
This is a big _____ for both American players.
The Montreal tournament is part of the Canadian _____.