Flamengo vs Cruzeiro: Libertadores Match Will Also Plant Trees
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Flamengo will play Cruzeiro in football today. The game is part of the Libertadores. This is a big South American cup. The match is in the round of 16. This means only 16 teams are left.
A company called Mapfre is a sponsor of the cup. A sponsor gives money to help an event. Mapfre will plant trees for every goal in the games.
This plan is for Flamengo vs Cruzeiro and other Libertadores games too. Fans can watch the game live. Live means you watch it as it happens.
The tree plan is good for nature. Football fans like goals. Now goals also help the planet. Many people think this is a good idea.
Vocabulary15 words
- Libertadores
- a big football cup for South American teams
- round of 16
- a stage in a cup with 16 teams left
- sponsor
- a company that gives money to help something
- goal
- when a team scores a point in football
- live
- watching something as it happens now
- nature
- trees, plants, animals, and the outdoors
- match
- a game between two teams
- plant
- to put a tree or seed in the ground
- cup
- a competition where teams try to win
- fan
- a person who likes a team a lot
- team
- a group of players who play together
- campaign
- a plan to do something for a period of time
- company
- a business that sells things or services
- planet
- the Earth, where we all live
- score
- to get a point in a game
Quiz
Answer key
1. Flamengo and Cruzeiro 2. Plant a tree 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Flamengo will play Cruzeiro in football today. The game is part of the _____.
The match is in the _____. This means only 16 teams are left.
A company called Mapfre is a _____ of the cup.
Mapfre will plant trees for every _____ in the games.
This plan is for Flamengo vs Cruzeiro and other Libertadores games too.
Fans can watch the game _____.
The tree plan is good for _____.
Now goals also help the _____.