El Clásico: Barcelona and Real Madrid Tied After 124 Years
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Barcelona and Real Madrid are two big football teams from Spain.
They play against each other in a famous match. People call this match the Clásico.
The two teams have played for 124 years.
Now, the two teams are in a technical tie. This means their results are almost the same.
The Clásico is not only a football game. It is also a big business.
Many people around the world watch this match on TV.
Companies make a lot of money from the Clásico.
The match is much more than 90 minutes of football.
Fans want to know the time of the match. They also want to know where to watch it on TV.
The Clásico is one of the most popular football matches in the world.
Vocabulary15 words
- Clásico
- a very famous football match between two big teams
- technical tie
- when two things are almost equal in numbers
- business
- making and selling things to get money
- fans
- people who love and support a team
- match
- a game between two teams
- global
- about the whole world
- famous
- known by many people
- team
- a group of people who play sports together
- history
- things that happened in the past
- results
- what happens at the end of a game
- popular
- liked by many people
- watch
- to look at something, like TV
- money
- what people use to buy things
- companies
- groups that make or sell things for money
- around the world
- in many countries
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Answer key
1. Barcelona and Real Madrid 2. 124 years 3. True
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Barcelona and Real Madrid are two big _____ teams from Spain.
They play against each other in a famous match. People call this match the _____.
The two teams have played for _____ years.
Now, the two teams are in a _____ _____. This means their results are almost the same.
The Clásico is not only a football game. It is also a big _____.
Many people around the world _____ this match on TV.
Companies make a lot of _____ from the Clásico.
The match is much more than _____ minutes of football.
_____ want to know the time of the match.
The Clásico is one of the most _____ football matches in the world.
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