Celtic and Rangers Play Big Derby Match
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Celtic and Rangers played a football match on Saturday. People call this game the Old Firm derby. It is a very old and famous match in Scotland. The two teams are big rivals. Many fans watch this game every year.
The match started at midday. It was part of the Scottish Premiership. This is the top football league in Scotland. Celtic and Rangers often fight for first place in this league.
Before the game, a man named Derek McInnes talked to the BBC. He said Celtic made a lot of changes to their team. He also said people talked a lot about last week's game.
Fans could send messages about the match by email. A writer named John wanted to hear from readers. He wrote about the game as it happened.
Vocabulary8 words
- Old Firm
- the name for a match between Celtic and Rangers
- Premiership
- the top level of football in a country
- derby
- a match between two teams from the same city or area
- rivals
- teams or people who compete strongly against each other
- kickoff
- the time a football match starts
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- changes
- new or different things
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1. Celtic and Rangers 2. The Old Firm derby 3. True
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Celtic and Rangers played a football match on _____. People call this game the Old Firm derby. It is a very old and famous match in _____.
The match started at _____. It was part of the Scottish _____. This is the top football league in Scotland.
Before the game, a man named Derek McInnes talked to the _____. He said Celtic made a lot of _____ to their team.
Fans could send messages about the match by _____. A writer named John wanted to hear from readers.
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