Liverpool Look to Isak and Wirtz for New Season Boost
The Premier League season is starting very soon. Liverpool is one of the big teams to watch. People say two players are important for Liverpool this year. Their names are Isak and Wirtz. Fans hope these players can help the team play better.
Liverpool also has a new head coach. His name is Iraola. He wants his team to play well from the start. A new coach often brings new ideas. Fans want to see how he changes the team.
Newcastle is a different story. The team lost some important players. Three players named Tonali, Gordon, and Guimarães are not with the team anymore. This is a big change for Newcastle.
The Newcastle manager talked to his players. He told them to stop negative news. He wants his players to think about football, not bad news. He wants the team to stay strong and focused.
The new Premier League season will start soon. Many fans are excited. They want to see if Liverpool can do well again. They also want to see how Newcastle plays without some old players.
Vocabulary15 words
- Premier League
- the top football league in England
- negative
- bad or not good
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- season
- the time when a sport is played every year
- manager
- the person in charge of a sports team
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- focused
- thinking only about one thing
- attacking
- trying to score goals
- squad
- all the players on a team
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- transfer
- when a player moves to a new team
- kickoff
- the start of a football match
- strong
- having power and energy
- important
- having big meaning or value
- change
- to become different
Quiz
Answer key
1. Isak and Wirtz 2. Iraola 3. Stop negative news
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Premier League season is starting very soon. Liverpool is one of the big teams to _____. People say two players are important for Liverpool this year. Their names are Isak and _____.
Liverpool also has a new head coach. His name is _____. He wants his team to play well from the start.
Newcastle is a different story. The team lost some important players. Three players named Tonali, Gordon, and _____ are not with the team anymore.
The Newcastle manager talked to his players. He told them to stop _____ news. He wants his players to think about _____, not bad news.
The new Premier League season will start soon. Many fans are _____. They want to see if Liverpool can do well again.