High School Baseball Team Surprises Fans at Koshien Stadium
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A Japanese high school baseball team played at a big tournament. It is called Koshien. Many people watch this tournament every year.
Fans saw the team's uniform. It looked very white. Some people said it looked different from before. They asked, 'Was it always this white?' People were surprised.
In one game, a school called Kyoei lost to another school. The score was 2-6. Kyoei could not use good chances to score. Three pitchers played for Kyoei.
In another game, a pitcher named Kimura threw the whole game by himself. He threw 167 pitches. This is a lot of pitches.
Many fans said this was great. They said he is a very good pitcher. But some fans worried about him. They asked if he was okay after throwing so many pitches.
Vocabulary15 words
- tournament
- a big sports event with many games
- uniform
- special clothes a team wears
- pitchers
- players who throw the ball in baseball
- pitches
- times a pitcher throws the ball
- complete game
- when one pitcher plays the whole game
- score
- the number of points in a game
- fans
- people who like and watch a sport
- chances
- good moments to do something
- lost
- did not win a game
- worried
- feeling not sure something is okay
- surprised
- feeling something you did not expect
- different
- not the same
- online
- on the internet
- famous
- known by many people
- played
- took part in a game
Quiz
Answer key
1. It looked very white 2. 2-6, Kyoei lost 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A Japanese high school baseball team played at a big _____. It is called Koshien. Many people watch this tournament every year.
Fans saw the team's _____. It looked very white. Some people said it looked different from before. They asked, 'Was it always this white?' People were _____.
In one game, a school called Kyoei lost to another school. The _____ was 2-6. Kyoei could not use good _____ to score. Three _____ played for Kyoei.
In another game, a pitcher named Kimura threw the whole game by himself. He threw 167 _____. This is a lot of pitches.
Many fans said this was great. They said he is a very good pitcher. But some fans _____ about him. They asked if he was okay after throwing so many pitches.