Everton vs Lille: Last Pre-Season Match Before the League Begins
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Lille is a football team from France. People call them the Dogues. This week, they played a friendly match. They played against Everton, a team from England. The match was in Liverpool.
This was the last preparation game for Lille. Soon, the real season will start. A season is the time when a league plays many games. Teams play friendly matches before the season. This helps players get ready.
The match was shown live. Live means people could watch it while it happened. Many fans wanted to watch this game. It was an important test before the season.
There was something new in this last test match. The news did not say more details. Fans will learn more soon. Lille wants to start the season well.
Vocabulary15 words
- Dogues
- the nickname for the football team Lille
- friendly
- a game that is just for practice, not for points
- preparation
- getting ready for something
- season
- the time when a sports league plays its games
- live
- happening now, in real time
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- match
- a game between two teams
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- test
- a way to check how good something is
- team
- a group of players
- start
- the beginning
- news
- information about new events
- watch
- to look at something happening
- important
- big and needed
- details
- small pieces of information
Quiz
Answer key
1. Everton and Lille 2. A friendly match 3. In Liverpool
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Lille is a football team from France. People call them the _____. This week, they played a _____ match. They played against Everton, a team from England. The match was in _____.
This was the last _____ game for Lille. Soon, the real _____ will start. A season is the time when a league plays many games. Teams play friendly matches before the season. This helps players get ready.
The match was shown _____. Live means people could watch it while it happened. Many _____ wanted to watch this game. It was an important _____ before the season.
There was something new in this last test match. The news did not say more _____. Fans will learn more soon. Lille wants to start the season well.