Guarani and Ypiranga Draw in Brazil's Série C
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Guarani played a football game against Ypiranga. The game was part of the Série C, a Brazilian football league.
Ypiranga scored a great goal. The player who scored used to play for Inter, another football club. This goal made the score even. In football, we call a great goal a golaço.
The game happened at a stadium called Brinco de Ouro. Before the game, there were ten road blocks near the stadium. The blocks helped control traffic for the fans.
Many fans wanted to watch the game. People asked where to watch it live, what time it started, and who was playing. These are common questions before a big match.
Vocabulary15 words
- Série C
- a football league in Brazil; not the top level
- golaço
- a very good, exciting goal in football
- draw
- when a game ends with the same score for both teams
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports games
- block
- something that stops cars from going on a road
- fan
- a person who loves a sports team
- score
- the number of points or goals in a game
- match
- a game between two teams
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- club
- a team that people play sports for
- traffic
- cars moving on the road
- live
- happening now, in real time
- lineup
- the list of players who will play in a game
- tie
- when both teams have the same score
- goal
- when a player puts the ball in the net
Quiz
Answer key
1. Série C 2. The teams drew 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Guarani played a football game against Ypiranga. The game was part of the _____, a Brazilian football league.
Ypiranga scored a great _____. The player who scored used to play for Inter, another football club. This goal made the score _____.
The game happened at a _____ called Brinco de Ouro. Before the game, there were _____ road blocks near the stadium.
Many _____ wanted to watch the game. People asked where to watch it _____, what time it started, and who was _____.