Ligue 2: Sochaux Host Guingamp as Giroud News Emerges at Lille
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Sochaux played Guingamp in a Ligue 2 football match. Ligue 2 is a French football league. The match was shown live.
At the same time, there was news about another French team, Lille. Lille's coach is Davide Ancelotti. A coach is the person who leads a sports team.
Ancelotti spoke about a player named Olivier Giroud. Giroud is a famous French striker. A striker is a player who tries to score goals.
Ancelotti talked about Giroud's health before a big game. The next game for Lille is against Angers. This match is also in French football.
Fans want to know if Giroud can play. His health is important for the Lille team. People are waiting for more news.
Vocabulary15 words
- Ligue 2
- a football league in France; not the top level
- coach
- a person who leads a sports team
- striker
- a player who tries to score goals
- live
- happening now; you can watch it as it happens
- health
- how well or sick a person's body is
- fitness
- how strong and ready a player is to play
- match
- a game between two teams
- team
- a group of players who play together
- football
- a sport played with a ball and two teams
- French
- from France
- news
- new information about something
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- fans
- people who like and follow a team
- goal
- when a player puts the ball in the net
- important
- very needed; matters a lot
Quiz
Answer key
1. Sochaux and Guingamp 2. Davide Ancelotti 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Sochaux played Guingamp in a _____ football match. Ligue 2 is a French football league. The match was shown _____.
At the same time, there was news about another French team, _____. Lille's coach is Davide Ancelotti. A coach is the person who leads a sports team.
Ancelotti spoke about a player named Olivier _____. Giroud is a famous French striker. A striker is a player who tries to score _____.
Ancelotti talked about Giroud's _____ before a big game. The next game for Lille is against _____. This match is also in French football.
Fans want to know if Giroud can play. His health is _____ for the Lille team. People are waiting for more news.