Carragher Comments on Barcola's Liverpool Debut Go Viral
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Jamie Carragher was a football player. He played for Liverpool. Now he talks about football on TV.
Bradley Barcola plays for Liverpool now. He made his debut against Ipswich. A debut is a player's first game for a new team.
Carragher wrote a short message about Barcola. The message had only 14 words. It became very popular online. This is called going viral.
Many people saw the message. They shared it on social media. People liked what Carragher said about the new player.
Carragher also talked about Cody Gakpo. Gakpo is another Liverpool player. Carragher said Gakpo is playing very well. He said Gakpo is 'on fire'. This means a player is playing very well right now.
Carragher also gave Barcola a warning. A warning tells someone to be careful. He said Barcola needs to work hard because Gakpo is playing so well.
Vocabulary5 words
- debut
- the first time someone does something, like play a game
- viral
- when something becomes very popular online very fast
- warning
- words that tell someone to be careful
- team-mate
- a person who plays on the same team as you
- challenge
- something hard that you must try to do
Quiz
Answer key
1. Jamie Carragher 2. A player's first game for a team 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Jamie Carragher was a football _____. He played for Liverpool. Now he talks about football on TV.
Bradley Barcola plays for Liverpool now. He made his _____ against Ipswich. A debut is a player's first game for a new team.
Carragher wrote a short message about Barcola. The message had only 14 _____. It became very popular online. This is called going _____.
Many people saw the message. They shared it on social _____. People liked what Carragher said about the new player.
Carragher also talked about Cody Gakpo. Gakpo is another Liverpool player. Carragher said Gakpo is playing very well. He said Gakpo is 'on _____'. This means a player is playing very well right now.
Carragher also gave Barcola a _____. A warning tells someone to be careful. He said Barcola needs to work hard because Gakpo is playing so _____.