High School Baseball: Tsuruga Kehi Faces Chiben Wakayama at Koshien
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Two famous high school baseball teams play a big game today. The teams are Tsuruga Kehi and Chiben Wakayama. Both schools are very famous for baseball in Japan.
The game is at Koshien. Koshien is a very big stadium. Many Japanese high school teams want to play there. It is a very important place for young players.
Chiben Wakayama has a new pitcher today. This pitcher did not start a game this summer before. Today is his first time to start in this summer's games.
A player from Tsuruga Kehi is named Isogo. Isogo had surgery on his right elbow. After the surgery, he worked hard to play again.
Isogo said, 'I want to pitch again at Koshien.' This is a big moment for him. Many fans want to see him play well.
Vocabulary15 words
- high school
- school for teenagers, before university
- Koshien
- a very famous baseball stadium in Japan
- pitcher
- the player who throws the ball in baseball
- elbow
- the middle part of your arm that bends
- pitch
- to throw the ball in baseball
- surgery
- a medical operation on the body
- famous
- known by many people
- match
- a sports game between two teams
- return
- to come back
- summer
- the warm season of the year
- team
- a group of players who play together
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- important
- very special or serious
- fan
- a person who likes and supports a team
Quiz
Answer key
1. Tsuruga Kehi and Chiben Wakayama 2. He had surgery on it 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Two famous _____ baseball teams play a big game today. The teams are Tsuruga Kehi and Chiben _____. Both schools are very famous for baseball in Japan.
The game is at _____. Koshien is a very big _____. Many Japanese high school teams want to play there. It is a very important place for young players.
Chiben Wakayama has a new _____ today. This pitcher did not start a game this summer before. Today is his first time to start in this summer's games.
A player from Tsuruga Kehi is named Isogo. Isogo had _____ on his right _____. After the surgery, he worked hard to play again.
Isogo said, 'I want to _____ again at Koshien.' This is a big moment for him. Many _____ want to see him play well.