Dortmund Prepares for Season Opener as Wesley Sidelined with Ankle Injury
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Borussia Dortmund and AS Roma are two big football clubs. Some players have played for both teams. This is a special story for fans of both clubs.
Borussia Dortmund is a football club from Germany. AS Roma is a football club from Italy. Both clubs play in Europe's top leagues.
Dortmund is starting a new football season. The club gave visitor information for its first home game. Fans can learn how to go to the game.
Dortmund also played a friendly match before the season. A friendly is a practice game. It is not a real competition game.
One player, Wesley, could not play in the friendly match. He has an ankle injury. An ankle is the joint between your foot and leg.
Dortmund fans are excited for the new season. They want to see their team play well. The club is ready to start.
Vocabulary15 words
- club
- a team; a group that plays sport together
- season
- the time when a sport is played, from start to end
- friendly
- a practice game; not for points
- ankle
- the joint between your foot and your leg
- injury
- damage to your body
- fans
- people who love and support a team
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- opener
- the first game of a season
- visitor
- a person who comes to watch or visit
- match
- a game between two teams
- competition
- a contest where teams try to win
- ruled out
- not able to play because of injury
- home game
- a game played at your own stadium
- stadium
- a big place where sports games happen
- Europe
- a large area with many countries, including Germany and Italy
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1. Borussia Dortmund and AS Roma 2. Ankle injury 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Borussia Dortmund and AS Roma are two big football _____. Some players have played for both teams. This is a special story for fans of both clubs.
Borussia Dortmund is a football club from _____. AS Roma is a football club from Italy. Both clubs play in Europe's top leagues.
Dortmund is starting a new football _____. The club gave visitor information for its first home game. Fans can learn how to go to the game.
Dortmund also played a _____ match before the season. A friendly is a practice game. It is not a real competition game.
One player, Wesley, could not play in the friendly match. He has an _____ injury. An ankle is the joint between your foot and leg.
Dortmund fans are excited for the new season. They want to see their team play well. The club is _____ to start.
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