Celtic Fans Losing Patience After Another Defeat
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Celtic is a football team in Scotland. The team lost another game. Fans are sad about this.
A writer named Tom English wrote about the team. His name is columnist for BBC Sport. He said fans feel tired and sad about Celtic.
The manager of Celtic is called O'Neill. People are asking what the team must do now. Tom English says it is hard for fans to stay hopeful. He calls this keeping the faith.
The team's play was not good in the last game. Tom English used words like leaden and stale to describe it. This means the team played slowly and without energy.
Fans want the team to play better soon. Many people are worried about the next games.
Vocabulary8 words
- columnist
- a person who writes articles with their own opinion
- keeping the faith
- still believing something will get better
- leaden
- very slow and heavy
- stale
- not fresh; boring
- defeat
- a loss in a game
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- supporters
- people who like and follow a team
- disheartening
- making you feel less hopeful
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1. They lost 2. Tom English 3. Tired and sad
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Celtic is a football team in _____. The team lost another _____. Fans are sad about this.
A writer named Tom English wrote about the team. He is a _____ for BBC Sport. He said fans feel tired and sad about Celtic.
The _____ of Celtic is called O'Neill. People are asking what the team must do now. Tom English says it is hard for fans to stay _____.
The team's play was not good in the last game. Tom English used words like _____ and stale to describe it.
Fans want the team to play _____ soon. Many people are worried about the next games.
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