Flamengo to Face Grêmio in Brazilian League Match
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Flamengo will play Grêmio in a football match.
The game is part of the Brasileirão. This is the main football league in Brazil.
Many fans want to know where to watch the match. They also want to see the lineups.
A lineup shows which players will play in the game.
One player, Carrascal, is a big topic before the match. People are talking about him.
David Braz is a defender. He is 39 years old. This is old for a football player.
David Braz still plays football at this age. He is still active.
He says this match feels like one from 2009. He remembers that old game.
He also warns about a trap. He talks about a team using a mixed squad.
A mixed squad has some main players and some reserve players.
Coaches sometimes use a mixed squad to rest key players.
Vocabulary8 words
- Brasileirão
- the name of the main football league in Brazil
- league
- a group of sports teams that play against each other
- lineups
- the list of players who will play in a game
- defender
- a player who stops the other team from scoring
- active
- still working or playing, not stopped
- trap
- a hidden danger or problem
- mixed squad
- a team with some main players and some other players
- reserve
- a player who usually does not start the game
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Answer key
1. Flamengo vs Grêmio 2. 39 3. The players who will play
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Flamengo will play _____ in a football match.
The game is part of the _____.
Many fans want to know where to _____ the match.
They also want to see the _____.
One player, _____, is a big topic before the match.
David Braz is a _____. He is 39 years old.
He says this match feels like one from _____.
He also warns about a _____.
He talks about a team using a _____.
A mixed squad has some main players and some _____ players.
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