Botafogo-SP to Play Ponte Preta in Série B Match
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Botafogo-SP will play against Ponte Preta.
The game is part of the Série B football competition in Brazil.
Série B is the second division of Brazilian football.
People can watch the match live on TV or online.
The coach of Ponte Preta is named Kleina.
Kleina may pick the same starting team again.
This team recently won a game after a bad run.
Before that win, Ponte Preta did not win for a long time.
This is called a jejum, or losing streak, in Portuguese football talk.
Fans want to know the likely line-ups for both teams.
A line-up is the list of players who start the game.
People also want a tip, or guess, about who will win.
The match time and TV channel are important for fans.
Many fans use minute-by-minute updates during the game.
This helps them follow the match if they cannot watch it.
Vocabulary5 words
- Série B
- the second highest league in Brazilian football
- starting team
- the players who begin the game
- jejum
- a long time without winning; a losing streak
- line-ups
- lists of players who will play
- tip
- a guess about who will win
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Quiz
Answer key
1. Série B 2. Kleina 3. They ended a losing streak
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Botafogo-SP will play against _____.
The game is part of the _____ football competition in Brazil.
Série B is the second _____ of Brazilian football.
People can watch the match _____ on TV or online.
The coach of Ponte Preta is named _____.
Kleina may pick the same _____ team again.
This team recently won a game after a bad _____.
Fans want to know the likely _____ for both teams.
People also want a _____, or guess, about who will win.
Many fans use minute-by-minute _____ during the game.
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