Cruzeiro to Play Flamengo in Brazilian League Match
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Cruzeiro will play Flamengo in a big football match. The game is part of the Brasileirão. This is the top football league in Brazil.
Flamengo wants to win. A win can help them go to first place in the league. People call Flamengo team 'Mais Querido'. This means 'Most Loved' in English.
Fans want to know where to watch the game. They also want to know the kickoff time. Kickoff is when a football match starts.
Both teams will show their lineup before the game. A lineup is the list of players who will play.
Flamengo is also a very rich club. The club wants more money. It looks at big European teams and NBA teams for ideas. The NBA is a famous basketball league in the USA.
Vocabulary15 words
- Brasileirão
- the main football league in Brazil
- kickoff
- the start time of a football match
- lineup
- the list of players in a team for a game
- NBA
- a famous basketball league in the USA
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- table
- a list that shows which team is winning the most games
- revenue
- the money a company or club earns
- strategy
- a plan to reach a goal
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- match
- a game between two teams
- first place
- the top position in a competition
- fans
- people who support a team
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- European
- from Europe
- giant
- a very big or powerful thing or team
Quiz
Answer key
1. Cruzeiro and Flamengo 2. First place in the league 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Cruzeiro will play Flamengo in a big football _____. The game is part of the Brasileirão. This is the top football _____ in Brazil.
Flamengo wants to win. A win can help them go to first _____ in the league. People call Flamengo team 'Mais Querido'. This means 'Most Loved' in English.
Fans want to know where to watch the game. They also want to know the _____ time.
Both teams will show their _____ before the game. A lineup is the list of _____ who will play.
Flamengo is also a very rich _____. The club wants more money. It looks at big European teams and _____ teams for ideas.