HEBC Hamburg Face Borussia Dortmund in DFB-Pokal Clash
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HEBC Hamburg play Borussia Dortmund today. The game is in the DFB-Pokal. This is the German football cup.
HEBC Hamburg is a small, amateur team. Borussia Dortmund is a big, famous club. Many people want to watch this game.
You can watch the match on free TV. You can also watch it on a livestream. This means you watch it on the internet.
Some HEBC players are not full-time footballers. They work as teachers and educators. One report says a teacher was the best player.
The evening was very emotional for the small club. The players felt happy and excited. Some players even took a bus to their normal jobs before the game.
This shows how special cup football can be. Small teams can play against big stars. It is a dream for amateur players.
Vocabulary8 words
- DFB-Pokal
- the German football cup competition
- amateur
- a person who plays a sport but does not get paid much
- free TV
- television that you can watch without paying extra money
- livestream
- watching video on the internet at the same time it happens
- teachers
- people who help students learn at school
- educators
- people whose job is teaching or helping children learn
- emotional
- showing strong feelings like happiness or excitement
- bus
- a big vehicle that carries many people on the road
Quiz
Answer key
1. Borussia Dortmund 2. The DFB-Pokal 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
HEBC Hamburg play Borussia Dortmund today. The game is in the _____. This is the German football cup.
HEBC Hamburg is a small, _____ team. Borussia Dortmund is a big, famous club. Many people want to watch this game.
You can watch the match on _____. You can also watch it on a _____.
Some HEBC players work as _____ and _____. One report says a teacher was the best player.
The evening was very _____ for the small club. Some players even took a _____ to their normal jobs before the game.