Flamengo Feels Warm Welcome in Quito During Libertadores Trip
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Flamengo is a football team from Brazil. The team played a match in Quito, Ecuador. Quito is a city with very high altitude.
People in Quito were very friendly to Flamengo. The atmosphere was calm and nice. This happened during the Libertadores, a big football competition in South America.
Bruno Henrique is a Flamengo player. He played well in the game. The coach, Jardim, chose him to play. Bruno Henrique has played well before at high altitude too. He is the best scorer for Flamengo in this competition.
Léo Pereira is a Flamengo defender. He did not like playing at high altitude. He said it was "horrible" to play there. High altitude makes it hard to breathe during a game.
Vocabulary10 words
- altitude
- how high a place is above the sea
- atmosphere
- the feeling or mood in a place
- Libertadores
- a big football competition in South America
- competition
- a contest between teams to win
- scorer
- a player who scores goals
- breathe
- to take air in and out
- defender
- a player who stops the other team from scoring
- coach
- the person who trains a team
- friendly
- kind and nice
- match
- a game between two teams
Quiz
Answer key
1. Quito 2. They were friendly 3. It was horrible
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Flamengo is a football team from _____.
The team played a match in _____, Ecuador.
Quito is a city with very high _____.
People in Quito were very _____ to Flamengo.
The _____ was calm and nice.
This happened during the _____, a big football competition.
Bruno Henrique is a Flamengo _____.
The coach, _____, chose him to play.
He is the best _____ for Flamengo in this competition.
Léo Pereira is a Flamengo _____.
He said it was "_____" to play there.
High altitude makes it hard to _____ during a game.