Inter Travels to Bari for Friendly Match Against Real Betis
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The Inter football team left for Bari. Inter is a big Italian team. People also call them the nerazzurri. This name means "black and blue". It is the color of the team.
Inter will play a friendly match. A friendly match is a game that is not for points. It is just for practice. Inter will play against Real Betis. Real Betis is a team from Spain.
The match starts at 19:30. This is 7:30 in the evening. The game is at the San Nicola stadium. A stadium is a big place where people watch sports.
The coach of Inter is Chivu. A coach is the person who leads the team. Chivu will use some players. Two of them are Bovio and Pio. Another player, Carlos Augusto, will play as a winger. A winger plays on the side of the field.
People at San Nicola are happy. Inter is the champion of Italy. A champion is the winner. Fans want to see the champion team play.
Vocabulary15 words
- nerazzurri
- a nickname for Inter Milan; means black and blue
- friendly
- a game just for practice, not for points
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
- winger
- a player who plays on the side of the field
- champion
- the winner of a competition
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- squad
- the group of players on a team
- match
- a game between two teams
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- practice
- training to get better at something
- team
- a group of people who play sports together
- player
- a person who plays in a game
- travel
- to go from one place to another
- evening
- the part of the day after afternoon
- side
- one part of something, like left or right
Quiz
Answer key
1. A game just for practice 2. Real Betis 3. 19:30
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Inter football team left for _____. Inter is a big Italian team. People also call them the _____.
Inter will play a _____ match. A friendly match is a game that is not for points. It is just for _____. Inter will play against Real _____. Real Betis is a team from Spain.
The match starts at _____. This is 7:30 in the evening. The game is at the San Nicola _____.
The coach of Inter is _____. A coach is the person who leads the team. Chivu will use some players. Two of them are Bovio and Pio. Another player, Carlos Augusto, will play as a _____.
People at San Nicola are happy. Inter is the _____ of Italy. Fans want to see the champion team play.