Brentford Face Tottenham in Premier League Opener
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Brentford will play Tottenham in the Premier League. This is the first game of the new season. Some experts think Brentford can win.
Tottenham has a problem. Two players cannot play. Their names are Pedro Porro and van de Ven. Both players are defenders. A defender stops the other team from scoring.
Keith Andrews is the manager of Brentford. A manager leads the team. He talked to journalists before the game. Journalists are people who write the news. He spoke about the match at a press conference. This is when a person answers questions from journalists.
Some experts made predictions for this game. A prediction is a guess about the future. They think Brentford can give Tottenham a hard game. This is called a reality check. It means a surprise that shows the truth.
Fans want to see if Tottenham can win without their two defenders. The game will show how strong each team is this season.
Vocabulary7 words
- Premier League
- the top football league in England
- defender
- a player who stops the other team scoring
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- journalist
- a person who writes news stories
- press conference
- a meeting where a person answers news questions
- prediction
- a guess about what will happen
- reality check
- something that shows the true, hard situation
Quiz
Answer key
1. Brentford and Tottenham 2. Two defenders 3. Keith Andrews
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Brentford will play Tottenham in the _____. This is the first game of the new _____.
Tottenham has a problem. Two players cannot play. Their names are Pedro Porro and _____.
Keith Andrews is the _____ of Brentford. He talked to journalists before the game.
Some experts made _____ for this game. They think Brentford can give Tottenham a hard game.
Fans want to see if Tottenham can win without their two _____.