Inter Consider New Striker as Bonny Transfer Talk Continues
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Inter is a big football club in Italy. The team plays in black and blue colors, so people call them nerazzurri.
Inter may buy a new striker. A striker is a player who tries to score goals.
The club's plans are connected to a player named Bonny. There is also a new name: Martinelli.
People think Inter wants a fifth striker for the team. This means the team already has four strikers.
The coach of Inter is named Chivu. He needs to decide what the team needs.
The transfer market is the time when clubs buy and sell players. Inter's plans on the transfer market can still change.
Nothing is sure yet. This is only an idea for now.
Vocabulary15 words
- striker
- a player whose job is to score goals
- transfer market
- the time when football clubs buy and sell players
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- coach
- the person who leads and trains a sports team
- signing
- when a club buys a new player
- plans
- ideas about what to do next
- connected
- linked or related to something else
- idea
- a thought or plan
- team
- a group of players who play sports together
- goals
- points scored in football when the ball goes in the net
- sure
- certain; without doubt
- decide
- to choose what to do
- colors
- the special team clothes' colors
- buy
- to get something by paying money
- fifth
- number five in a list
Quiz
Answer key
1. A new striker 2. Chivu 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Inter is a big football _____ in Italy.
The team plays in black and blue _____.
Inter may buy a new _____.
A striker is a player who tries to score _____.
The club's plans are _____ to a player named Bonny.
There is also a new name: _____.
People think Inter wants a _____ striker for the team.
The coach of Inter is named _____.
The transfer market is the time when clubs buy and sell _____.
Nothing is _____ yet.