Frattesi Talks About Childhood, Injury, and His New Team
Davide Frattesi is a football player. He plays for Lazio now. Before, he played for Inter Milan.
Frattesi talked about his childhood. He said his father took him to the Tevere river. The Tevere is a big river in Rome.
Frattesi also talked about Inter Milan. He said an injury hurt his time there. An injury means a hurt body part. It stopped him from playing well.
Frattesi said Lazio was a dream for him. A dream is something you want very much. He said this dream started a long time ago.
Frattesi talked about his coach, Gattuso. A coach is a person who leads a team. Frattesi said he would go to war for Gattuso. This means he trusts him very much.
People say Frattesi is like gold for his team. Gold means very good and valuable. He gives courage to his teammates. Courage means being brave.
The team felt sad before. People say the team was depressed. Depressed means very sad. Frattesi's play made them feel better.
Vocabulary12 words
- footballer
- a person who plays football
- injury
- a hurt part of the body
- dream
- something you want very much
- coach
- a person who leads a sports team
- war
- big fighting between groups
- gold
- a valuable yellow metal; also means very good
- courage
- being brave, not scared
- depressed
- feeling very sad
- river
- a long line of water on land
- childhood
- the time when you are a child
- team
- a group of people who play sport together
- trust
- to believe someone is good and honest
Quiz
Answer key
1. Lazio 2. He took him to the Tevere river 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Davide Frattesi is a football player. He plays for _____ now. Before, he played for Inter Milan.
Frattesi talked about his childhood. He said his father took him to the _____ river.
Frattesi also talked about Inter Milan. He said an _____ hurt his time there.
Frattesi said Lazio was a _____ for him. He said this dream started a long time ago.
Frattesi talked about his coach, _____. He said he would go to war for him.
People say Frattesi is like _____ for his team. He gives courage to his teammates.
The team felt sad before. People say the team was _____.
Frattesi's play made them feel _____.