Fulham vs Chelsea: Premier League Match Preview
Listen to the story
Fulham play Chelsea today. This is a Premier League football match. The game is in England.
Álvaro Arbeloa is a coach. He works with one of the teams. Xabi Alonso is also a coach. He works with the other team.
This is a big match for both coaches. People want to see their lineups. A lineup is the list of players who play.
Fans want to know the schedule. They want to know when the match starts. They also want to know where to watch it.
News websites give live updates. This means they write news during the match. People can read what happens right away.
Many fans also like predictions. A prediction is a guess about who will win. People also look at statistics from old games.
Vocabulary10 words
- Premier League
- the top football league in England
- lineup
- the list of players who play in a match
- schedule
- the time when something happens
- live
- happening now, in real time
- predictions
- guesses about what will happen
- statistics
- numbers that show facts about games
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- match
- a game between two teams
- team
- a group of players who play together
- football
- a sport played with a ball and feet
Quiz
Answer key
1. Fulham and Chelsea 2. The list of players who play 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Fulham play Chelsea today. This is a _____ football match. The game is in England.
Álvaro Arbeloa is a coach. He works with one of the _____. Xabi Alonso is also a coach.
This is a big match for both _____. People want to see their _____.
Fans want to know the _____. They also want to know where to watch it.
News websites give _____ updates. People can read what happens right away.
Many fans also like _____. People also look at _____ from old games.