Fulham Beat Stuttgart in Final Pre-Season Match
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Fulham FC played VFB Stuttgart in a pre-season match. This was the last practice game before the new season. Fulham won the game.
Two Fulham players played very well. Their names are Gonzalo and Palacios. They helped Fulham beat Stuttgart.
The Fulham manager is Alvaro Arbeloa. This game was his last test before the real season starts. He wanted to see his team play well.
Fans could watch the match live on TV or online. The game happened at Fulham's stadium.
This match was a good rehearsal for Fulham. A rehearsal means practice before something important. Now Arbeloa knows more about his team.
Stuttgart is a football team from Germany. They came to play Fulham as part of their own pre-season plans.
Fulham fans are happy. Their team played well before the new season starts.
Vocabulary15 words
- pre-season
- time before the season starts; teams practice and play test games
- rehearsal
- practice before the real thing happens
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- opposition
- the other team you play against
- finale
- the last part of something
- live
- happening now, not recorded before
- shine
- to play very well and be noticed
- edge
- to win by a small amount
- stadium
- a big place where sports games happen
- fans
- people who love and support a team
- German
- from the country Germany
- test
- a game to check how good a team is
- practice
- doing something again to get better
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- win
- to be the best in a game
Quiz
Answer key
1. Fulham FC 2. Alvaro Arbeloa 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Fulham FC played VFB Stuttgart in a _____ match. This was the last practice game before the new _____. Fulham _____ the game.
Two Fulham players played very well. Their names are Gonzalo and _____. They helped Fulham beat Stuttgart.
The Fulham _____ is Alvaro Arbeloa. This game was his last test before the real season starts.
Fans could watch the match _____ on TV or online. The game happened at Fulham's _____.
This match was a good _____ for Fulham. Now Arbeloa knows more about his team.
Stuttgart is a football team from _____. They came to play Fulham as part of their own pre-season plans.