Footballers' Gesture With Ceuta Shirt Sparks Debate
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Three football players did something with a shirt from Ceuta. The players are Mbappé, Vinicius and Konaté. They play for a big football team.
Ceuta is a small city. Many people in Ceuta talked about the players' gesture. A gesture is an action that shows a feeling or message.
Some people are angry. They say the gesture was a joke. A joke is something silly, not serious. One person said, "It was a joke. Players today act like children."
Other people do not agree. They think the players did nothing wrong.
News people also talked about this on a podcast. A podcast is an audio show you can listen to online.
One report said Mbappé plans everything carefully. He does not leave things to chance. Chance means something happens without planning.
Vocabulary15 words
- gesture
- an action that shows a feeling or message
- joke
- something silly or funny, not serious
- podcast
- an audio show you listen to online
- chance
- something that happens without planning
- divided
- when people do not agree
- opinion
- what a person thinks about something
- shirt
- clothing players wear for their team
- behave
- to act in a certain way
- childish
- acting like a small child
- reaction
- what people say or do after something happens
- public
- all the people
- criticize
- to say something is bad
- defend
- to say something is good or right
- serious
- not silly; important
- comment
- something a person says about an event
Quiz
Answer key
1. Mbappé, Vinicius and Konaté 2. Ceuta 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Three football players did something with a _____ from Ceuta.
The players are Mbappé, Vinicius and _____.
Ceuta is a small _____.
Many people in Ceuta talked about the players' _____.
Some people are _____.
They say the gesture was a _____.
One person said, "Players today act like _____."
Other people do not _____.
News people also talked about this on a _____.
One report said Mbappé does not leave things to _____.