Goiás to Face Juventude in Série B Match
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Goiás will play Juventude on Tuesday.
The game is part of the Série B football competition in Brazil.
Juventude wants to stay in second place in the table.
Juventude has not won against Goiás for 22 years.
This is called a tabu, or bad record against one team.
Goiás will play at home in this match.
The player Wellington Rato will play for Goiás.
Goiás returns to the field this Tuesday.
Fans want to know the time and the lineup for the game.
The lineup shows which players will start the match.
Many fans will watch the game live on TV or online.
Série B is the second division of Brazilian football.
Teams in Série B want to move up to a higher division.
Second place is an important position in the table.
This match is important for both teams' plans.
Vocabulary15 words
- Série B
- the second level of football in Brazil
- tabu
- a long time without winning against one team
- lineup
- the list of players who start a game
- home
- playing in your own team's city or stadium
- table
- a list that shows team positions in a competition
- division
- a level or group in a sports competition
- live
- happening now, in real time
- field
- the grass area where football is played
- position
- a team's place in a competition table
- match
- a game between two teams
- compete
- to try to win against others
- stay
- to remain in the same place or position
- win
- to beat another team
- record
- past results or history
- important
- having big value or meaning
Quiz
Answer key
1. Série B 2. Second place 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Goiás will play _____ on Tuesday.
The game is part of the _____ football competition in Brazil.
Juventude wants to stay in _____ place in the table.
Juventude has not won against Goiás for _____ years.
This is called a _____, or bad record against one team.
Goiás will play at _____ in this match.
The player Wellington _____ will play for Goiás.
Fans want to know the time and the _____ for the game.
Many fans will watch the game _____ on TV or online.
Série B is the second _____ of Brazilian football.