Fortaleza Gets Three Forwards Back for São Bernardo Match
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Fortaleza is a football team in Brazil. They will play against São Bernardo soon.
This game is part of the Série B. Série B is the second top league in Brazil.
Three forwards will come back to the Fortaleza team. A forward is a player who tries to score goals.
The forwards did not play in the last games. Now they can play again.
Fans want to know the lineup. A lineup is the list of players who start the game.
People also want to know where to watch the game. They want to know the time too.
Some people also want a tip about who will win. A tip is a guess or an idea.
The match is important for both teams in the Série B.
Vocabulary15 words
- forward
- a player whose job is to score goals
- lineup
- the list of players who start a game
- tip
- a guess about what will happen
- match
- a game between two teams
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- return
- to come back
- team
- a group of players who play together
- score
- to get a goal or point
- fan
- a person who likes a team a lot
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- second division
- the league below the top league
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- watch
- to look at something, like a game
- goal
- when the ball goes into the net
- game
- a match between two teams
Quiz
Answer key
1. Three forwards 2. São Bernardo 3. Série B
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Fortaleza is a football team in Brazil. They will play against _____ soon.
This game is part of the _____. Série B is the second top league in Brazil.
Three _____ will come back to the Fortaleza team. A forward is a player who tries to score goals.
The forwards did not play in the last games. Now they can play _____.
Fans want to know the _____. A lineup is the list of players who start the game.
People also want to know where to watch the game. They want to know the _____ too.
Some people also want a _____ about who will win. A tip is a guess or an idea.
The match is important for both teams in the _____.