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Fiorentina May Take Disciplinary Action Against Grosso

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Fiorentina is an Italian football team.

The team had a problem with the coach, Fabio Grosso.

There was a dispute between Grosso and the club.

After the dispute, Fiorentina removed Grosso from his job. This is called a dismissal.

Now Fiorentina thinks about more action against Grosso.

The club may start a disciplinary action.

This means the club thinks Grosso did not follow his job rules.

Fiorentina says Grosso did not do what his contract said.

A contract is a paper with job rules.

Not following the contract is called a breach.

The case could go to a court.

A court is a place where judges decide problems.

This story is still new and can change.

Vocabulary6 words

dispute
a big disagreement between people
dismissal
when someone loses their job
disciplinary
about punishment for bad behaviour at work
contract
a paper with job rules that people must follow
breach
not following a rule or agreement
court
a place where judges decide about problems

Quiz

1. Which club is in this story?
2. What happened to Fabio Grosso?
3. True or false: The case could go to a court.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Fiorentina is an Italian football _____.

The team had a problem with the coach, Fabio _____.

There was a dispute between Grosso and the _____.

After the dispute, Fiorentina removed Grosso from his job. This is called a _____.

Now Fiorentina thinks about more action against _____.

The club may start a _____ action.

Fiorentina says Grosso did not do what his _____ said.

Not following the contract is called a _____.

The case could go to a _____.

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