Fans Praise Japan Women's Volleyball Broadcast
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Japan's women's volleyball team played a match. The game was on TV. Many people watched the broadcast.
As soon as the broadcast started, many viewers wrote nice comments online. They said the players were "cute." Many people said the same word together. This is called a "chorus" of comments.
People also liked a commentator in the broadcast. A commentator talks about the game and explains it. Fans said the commentator's words made the match more fun to watch.
Fans also looked at a player from Taiwan. She is 159 cm tall. This is short for a volleyball player. But fans liked her a lot. They said she could hit the ball to the other team's court well.
This all happened during the Asian Volleyball Championship 2026. It is a big volleyball tournament in Asia. Many national teams play in it, including Japan and Taiwan.
Vocabulary8 words
- volleyball
- a sport where two teams hit a ball over a net
- TV
- a machine you watch shows and games on
- broadcast
- a show sent on TV for people to watch
- viewers
- people who watch something on TV
- commentator
- a person who talks about a game while it happens
- Taiwan
- a place in Asia
- Asian Volleyball Championship
- a big volleyball contest for Asian teams
- tournament
- a big sports event with many games
Quiz
Answer key
1. The players were "cute" 2. 159 cm is correct 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Japan's women's _____ team played a match. The game was on TV. Many people watched the _____.
As soon as the broadcast started, many _____ wrote nice comments online. They said the players were "_____."
People also liked a _____ in the broadcast. Fans said the commentator's words made the match more fun to watch.
Fans also looked at a player from _____. She is 159 cm tall. Fans liked her a lot.
This all happened during the Asian Volleyball _____ 2026.