Gabigol Praises Santos and Calls Neymar a "Genius"
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Gabigol plays football for Santos, a team in Brazil. He praised his team after a recent match. He also called his teammate Neymar a genius.
Santos played better in the final part of the game. The team also benefited from mistakes by Vasco, another Brazilian team. Because of this, Santos left the relegation zone.
The relegation zone is a bad position in the league table. Teams in this zone can go down to a lower league. Santos moved away from this danger.
Paulinho, another player, was not on the squad list for the match. This means he did not play or sit on the bench for this game.
Gabigol was happy with his team's effort. He believes Santos showed a good attitude. He also has strong respect for Neymar's skill.
Vocabulary15 words
- genius
- a person who is extremely smart or talented
- relegation zone
- a bad position in a league table; teams here may move down
- squad list
- the list of players chosen for a match
- postura
- the way a person or team behaves
- praised
- said good things about someone
- benefited
- got help or an advantage from something
- attitude
- the way someone thinks or acts
- skill
- the ability to do something well
- match
- a sports game between two teams
- league
- a group of sports teams that play against each other
- danger
- a situation that could be bad or harmful
- teammate
- a person who plays on the same team as you
- effort
- hard work to do something
- bench
- where players sit when they are not playing
- final part
- the last section of something
Quiz
Answer key
1. A genius 2. They left the relegation zone 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Gabigol plays football for _____, a team in Brazil. He praised his team after a recent _____. He also called his teammate Neymar a _____.
Santos played better in the final part of the game. The team also _____ from mistakes by Vasco, another Brazilian team. Because of this, Santos left the _____ zone.
The relegation zone is a bad position in the league _____. Teams in this zone can go down to a lower league. Santos moved away from this _____.
Paulinho, another player, was not on the squad _____ for the match.
Gabigol was happy with his team's _____. He believes Santos showed a good _____.