Everton to Play Newcastle in Pre-Season Friendly
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Everton will play Newcastle United soon.
This is a friendly match. A friendly is not for points.
Teams play friendlies to get ready before the season.
Fans can watch the game on TV.
Fans can also watch the game online.
This is called a live stream.
A live stream means you watch the game on the internet.
The match happens in August.
Many people like to watch pre-season games.
Pre-season is the time before the real season starts.
Teams try new players in these games.
Coaches also try new plans.
Everton and Newcastle are both English clubs.
A club is a sports team.
Fans want to see how their team plays.
Vocabulary15 words
- friendly
- a game that does not count for points
- live stream
- watching something on the internet as it happens
- pre-season
- time before the real games start
- club
- a sports team
- match
- a game between two teams
- fans
- people who like a team
- kick-off
- the start of a football game
- coach
- the person who leads a team
- players
- people who play in the game
- TV
- television
- online
- on the internet
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- England
- a country in the UK
- watch
- to look at something happening
- team
- a group of players
Quiz
Answer key
1. A friendly 2. TV and online 3. Before the season starts
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Everton will play _____ United soon.
This is a _____ match.
A friendly is not for _____.
Teams play friendlies to get ready before the _____.
Fans can watch the game on _____.
Fans can also watch the game _____.
This is called a live _____.
The match happens in _____.
Pre-season is the time before the real season _____.
Everton and Newcastle are both English _____.