Buffalo to Play Ball State in College Football Game
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Buffalo will play Ball State in a college football game. The game is on Wednesday.
Many people like to watch college football. Some people also like to make bets on games.
A betting website called FanDuel wrote about this game. FanDuel gave odds for the game. Odds show which team people think will win.
FanDuel also gave a prediction for the game. A prediction is a guess about what will happen.
The website wrote a preview of the game. A preview gives information before the game starts.
Buffalo and Ball State are both college teams. They play in American college football.
The game will have a start time. This tells people when the game begins.
Fans wait for the game to start. They want to see which team wins.
Vocabulary15 words
- college football
- a sport played by university teams in the US
- odds
- numbers that show who might win a game
- prediction
- a guess about the future
- preview
- information before something happens
- betting
- putting money on who will win
- team
- a group of players
- start time
- when something begins
- website
- a page on the internet
- fans
- people who like a sport or team
- game
- a sports match
- kickoff
- the start of a football game
- match
- a game between two teams
- university
- a school for older students
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- pick
- a choice of who will win
Quiz
Answer key
1. Ball State 2. Odds and a prediction 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Buffalo will play Ball State in a _____ football game.
The game is on _____.
Some people like to make _____ on games.
A betting website called _____ wrote about this game.
FanDuel gave _____ for the game.
Odds show which team people think will _____.
FanDuel also gave a _____ for the game.
The website wrote a _____ of the game.
Buffalo and Ball State are both college _____.
The game will have a start _____.
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