Fulham v Chelsea: Benitez Talks About Alonso and Arbeloa
Listen to the story
Fulham played Chelsea in the Premier League.
Rafa Benitez is a football manager. He talked before the game.
Benitez talked about two old players. Their names are Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa.
Alonso and Arbeloa played for Benitez in the past. They are managers now too.
Benitez said things about them as new managers.
People watched the Fulham v Chelsea match live. There was a score, team news, and commentary.
Vocabulary15 words
- Premier League
- the top football league in England
- manager
- a person who leads a football team
- commentary
- talking about a game while it happens
- former
- old; from before
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- team news
- information about who is playing in a game
- match
- a game between two teams
- score
- the numbers that show who is winning
- live
- happening now
- update
- new information
- coach
- another word for manager
- club
- a sports team and its organisation
- game
- a match between two teams
- talk
- to speak about something
- past
- the time before now
Quiz
Answer key
1. Alonso and Arbeloa 2. Managers 3. Fulham and Chelsea
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Fulham played Chelsea in the _____.
Rafa Benitez is a football _____. He talked before the game.
Benitez talked about two old players. Their names are Xabi Alonso and Alvaro _____.
Alonso and Arbeloa played for Benitez in the _____. They are managers now too.
Benitez said things about them as new _____.
People watched the Fulham v Chelsea match live. There was a score, team news, and _____.