Inter Signs Swedish Player Niclas Eliasson
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Internacional is a football club in Brazil. People call it Inter.
Inter has a new player. His name is Niclas Eliasson. He is from Sweden.
Eliasson can play as an attacker. He can also play as a midfielder.
He played for the Sweden national team before. This means he played for his country.
Inter is happy about the new player. The club says he has good quality.
The club also says he has strong personality. This means he has a good character.
Inter also says he has a lot of experience. This means he has played football for a long time.
Eliasson is now a signing for Inter. A signing is a new player for a team.
Fans want to see him play soon. He is a new reinforcement for the team.
A reinforcement means a new player who makes the team stronger.
Vocabulary10 words
- Inter
- short name for a football club called Internacional
- attacker
- a player who tries to score goals
- midfielder
- a player who plays in the middle of the field
- national team
- a team that plays for one country
- quality
- how good something or someone is
- personality
- the kind of character a person has
- experience
- knowledge from doing something for a long time
- signing
- a new player joining a team
- reinforcement
- a new player who makes a team stronger
- club
- a group or team, like in sports
Quiz
Answer key
1. Swedish 2. Internacional 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Internacional is a football club in Brazil. People call it _____.
Inter has a new player. His name is Niclas Eliasson. He is from _____.
Eliasson can play as an _____. He can also play as a midfielder.
He played for the Sweden _____ before. This means he played for his country.
Inter is happy about the new player. The club says he has good _____.
The club also says he has strong _____. This means he has a good character.
Inter also says he has a lot of _____. This means he has played football for a long time.
Eliasson is now a _____ for Inter. A signing is a new player for a team.
He is a new _____ for the team.