Betis vs. Real Sociedad Opens LaLiga Matchday
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Today is Friday, August 21. There is a football game in LaLiga.
LaLiga is the top football league in Spain.
Real Betis play against Real Sociedad tonight.
Betis won the Copa del Rey last season. This is a big cup game in Spain.
People call Betis the champions of that cup.
The game is part of the new LaLiga season.
Fans can watch the match live on TV.
The word directo means 'live' in Spanish news.
Many people want to know the time of the game.
They also want to know where to watch it.
This game is one of many games this weekend.
LaLiga has many teams and many games every week.
Vocabulary15 words
- LaLiga
- the main football league in Spain
- Copa del Rey
- a big football cup competition in Spain
- champions
- the winners of a competition
- match
- a game between two teams
- directo
- a Spanish word meaning 'live'
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- live
- happening now, not recorded
- team
- a group of players
- cup
- a prize for winning a competition
- watch
- to look at something, like a game on TV
- weekend
- Saturday and Sunday, and sometimes Friday
- top
- the best or highest
- game
- a sport activity between two teams
Quiz
Answer key
1. Friday, August 21 2. Betis and Real Sociedad 3. The Copa del Rey
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Today is Friday, August _____. There is a football game in _____.
LaLiga is the top football league in _____.
Real Betis play against Real _____ tonight.
Betis won the Copa del _____ last season.
People call Betis the _____ of that cup.
The game is part of the new LaLiga _____.
Fans can watch the match live on _____.
The word directo means '_____' in Spanish news.
Many people want to know the _____ of the game.
This game is one of many games this _____.
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