Jérémy Jacquet Wins Over Liverpool Fans
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Jérémy Jacquet plays football for Liverpool. He is from France. Liverpool fans like him a lot. They say his skills are very good.
Jacquet is now on a new list. The list is for the France national team. Zinédine Zidane made this list. Zidane is the new coach of France.
Zidane put other young players on the list too. Their names are Truffert and Lepaul. People are talking about this list. They think it has some surprises.
Some fans say Jacquet is special. They say his qualities are clear. He is happy to play for Liverpool. Many people want to see him play for France.
Vocabulary15 words
- skills
- things you can do well
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- surprises
- things you do not expect
- national team
- a team that plays for a country
- fans
- people who like a player or team a lot
- list
- names written together
- qualities
- good things about a person
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- football
- a sport with a ball and two teams
- young
- not old
- special
- not like others; very good
- happy
- feeling good
- new
- not old; just started
- clear
- easy to see or understand
- team
- a group of people who play together
Quiz
Answer key
1. Jérémy Jacquet 2. Zinédine Zidane 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Jérémy Jacquet plays _____ for Liverpool.
He is from _____.
Liverpool _____ like him a lot.
They say his skills are very _____.
Jacquet is now on a new _____.
The list is for the France national _____.
_____ made this list.
Zidane is the new _____ of France.
Zidane put other young _____ on the list too.
People think the list has some _____.