Criciúma Hosts Fortaleza in Key Serie B Match
Criciúma will play Fortaleza on Sunday.
The game is part of the Brazilian Serie B league.
Criciúma is the leader of the league right now.
Fortaleza will travel to play this game away from home.
This is called an away game.
The match is very important for both teams.
Both teams want to go up to Serie A next year.
This is called promotion.
Criciúma wants to keep its top place in the table.
Fortaleza wants to move up in the table too.
Many fans call this kind of game a direct duel.
This means both teams fight for the same goal.
The match will happen on a Sunday.
Fans can watch the game live on TV or online.
This is called a live broadcast.
Vocabulary7 words
- Serie B
- the second biggest football league in Brazil
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- leader
- the team in first place
- away
- playing at the other team's home stadium
- promotion
- moving up to a higher league
- direct duel
- a game between two teams fighting for the same thing
- live broadcast
- watching a game on TV or online while it happens
Quiz
Answer key
1. Criciúma 2. Sunday 3. To move up to Serie A
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Criciúma will play _____ on Sunday.
The game is part of the Brazilian Serie B _____.
Criciúma is the _____ of the league right now.
Fortaleza will travel to play this game _____ from home.
This is called an _____ game.
Both teams want to go up to _____ next year.
This is called _____.
Many fans call this kind of game a direct _____.
The match will happen on a _____.
Fans can watch the game _____ on TV or online.