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Juventude to Face São Bernardo in Série B Match

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Juventude will play São Bernardo in a football match.

The game is part of the Série B football league.

Série B is a big football championship in Brazil.

This match is from round 33 of the league.

A round is a set of games in the championship.

Fans can watch the match live.

Live means you watch it when it happens.

People want to know the kickoff time.

Kickoff is when the match starts.

Fans also want to know the lineup of each team.

A lineup is the list of players who play.

News sites often share a prediction for the game.

A prediction is a guess about who will win.

Many fans will watch this game.

Both teams want to win this match.

Vocabulary15 words

Série B
a big group of football teams in Brazil; second level
championship
a big competition in sports
round
one set of games in a competition
live
happening now, not recorded
kickoff
the start time of a football game
lineup
the list of players in a team
prediction
a guess about what will happen
match
a game between two teams
football
a sport with a ball and two teams
team
a group of players who play together
win
to be the best in a game
watch
to look at something happening
fans
people who like a team or sport
news
information about new events
league
a group of teams that play against each other

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1. Which two teams will play each other?
2. What competition is this match part of?
3. What round of the league is this match?

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Juventude will play _____ in a football match.

The game is part of the _____ football league.

Série B is a big football _____ in Brazil.

This match is from _____ 33 of the league.

Fans can watch the match _____.

People want to know the _____ time.

Fans also want to know the _____ of each team.

News sites often share a _____ for the game.

Many _____ will watch this game.

Both teams want to _____ this match.

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