Chicago Cubs to Play Washington Nationals
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The Chicago Cubs will play the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. The game starts at 6:45 p.m. This is a baseball preview for the game.
A preview tells fans about a game before it happens. The Cubs and the Nationals are both baseball teams. The Cubs are from Chicago. The Nationals are from Washington.
The Cubs made changes to their lineup. A lineup is the list of players who play in a game. Even with these changes, the Cubs are playing well.
The report says the Cubs play strong against the Nationals. This means the Cubs have a good chance to win. Fans want to know who will play in this game.
The game is part of the regular baseball season. Many games happen between different teams. This is just one game in a long season for both teams.
Vocabulary15 words
- preview
- information about something before it happens
- team
- a group of people who play sports together
- Cubs
- a baseball team from Chicago
- Nationals
- a baseball team from Washington
- lineup
- the list of players who play in a game
- season
- the time when a sport is played each year
- baseball
- a sport played with a ball and a bat
- fans
- people who like and watch a team
- game
- one match between two teams
- play
- to take part in a sport
- strong
- very good; powerful
- changes
- things that are different from before
- report
- a piece of news information
- win
- to be the best in a game
- part
- one piece of something bigger
Quiz
Answer key
1. Cubs and Nationals 2. 6:45 p.m. 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Chicago Cubs will play the Washington _____ on Tuesday. The game starts at _____ p.m. This is a baseball _____ for the game.
A preview tells fans about a game before it happens. The Cubs and the Nationals are both baseball _____. The Cubs are from _____. The Nationals are from Washington.
The Cubs made _____ to their _____. A lineup is the list of players who play in a game. Even with these changes, the Cubs are playing _____.
The report says the Cubs play strong against the Nationals. This means the Cubs have a good chance to _____. Fans want to know who will play in this game.
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