Internacional and Grêmio Meet in Gre-Nal 453
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Internacional and Grêmio will play against each other soon. This match is called the Gre-Nal. It is the 453rd time these two teams play this special game. The match is part of the Copa do Brasil, a big football competition in Brazil.
Grêmio's coach is Luís Castro. He is making four changes to his team. This means four new players will start the game.
Internacional also made a surprise. Two important players, Bruno Henrique and Alan Patrick, will not start the game. They will sit on the bench instead. This means they can play later if the coach wants.
Fans want to know where to watch the game. They also want to know the game's kick-off time. And they want to know the lineups, which are the lists of players who will start.
Vocabulary15 words
- Gre-Nal
- the name for a match between Internacional and Grêmio
- Copa do Brasil
- a big football competition in Brazil
- competition
- a contest where teams try to win
- bench
- where players sit when they are not playing
- kick-off
- the time when a game starts
- lineups
- the lists of players who start a game
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- surprise
- something you did not expect
- starting
- playing from the beginning of the game
- match
- a game between two teams
- changes
- when something is made different
- important
- having big value or meaning
- instead
- in place of something
- players
- people who play a sport
- teams
- groups of players who play together
Quiz
Answer key
1. Gre-Nal 2. Four 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Internacional and Grêmio will play against each other _____.
This match is called the _____.
It is the 453rd time these two teams play this special _____.
The match is part of the _____, a big football competition in Brazil.
Grêmio's coach is _____.
He is making four _____ to his team.
Internacional also made a _____.
Two important players, Bruno Henrique and Alan Patrick, will not _____ the game.
They will sit on the _____ instead.
Fans want to know where to _____ the game.
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