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LIV Golf to Close After Financial Backer Pulls Out

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LIV Golf will soon close. The golf group will make the news public on Thursday.

LIV Golf is a big golf league. A company gave money to LIV Golf. This is called financing.

Now the company does not want to help LIV Golf anymore. This is a withdrawal of support.

Without the money, LIV Golf cannot continue. The league will wind down. This means it will slowly stop.

LIV Golf started a few years ago. It was different from other golf leagues.

Many famous golfers joined LIV Golf. They left other golf leagues to play for LIV.

Some people liked LIV Golf. Other people did not like it.

Now LIV Golf will end because it has no more money support.

This is big news for the golf world.

Vocabulary15 words

financing
money given to help a business
withdrawal
stopping help or support
wind down
to slowly stop or end
league
a group of sports teams or players
backer
a person or company that gives money support
announce
to tell people important news
support
help given to someone
golfer
a person who plays golf
famous
known by many people
continue
to keep doing something
close
to stop and end
company
a business
news
new information about events
different
not the same
money
what you use to buy things

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Quiz

1. What will LIV Golf do?
2. Why will LIV Golf close?
3. LIV Golf will announce the news on Thursday.

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Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

LIV Golf will soon _____. The golf group will make the news public on Thursday.

LIV Golf is a big golf _____. A company gave money to LIV Golf. This is called _____.

Now the company does not want to help LIV Golf anymore. This is a _____ of support.

Without the money, LIV Golf cannot _____. The league will _____ down.

Many famous _____ joined LIV Golf. They left other golf leagues to play for LIV.

Now LIV Golf will end because it has no more money _____.

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