Liverpool play Nottingham Forest at Anfield
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Liverpool played Nottingham Forest at their home stadium, Anfield. The game started at 12.30pm.
The match was part of the Premier League. This is the top football league in England.
On the same day, Liverpool said they finished a deal for a new player. His name is Bradley Barcola. He came from a French club called PSG. The deal cost £123 million.
A £123 million deal is a lot of money. It shows Liverpool want strong players for their team.
People could follow the game online. A writer named Scott gave live updates about the match. Fans could also send him an email.
Anfield is a famous stadium. Many Liverpool fans go there to watch games.
Nottingham Forest also plays in the Premier League. They travelled to Liverpool for this match.
Football fans in England often watch weekend games like this one.
Vocabulary15 words
- Liverpool
- a football team in England
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
- Premier League
- the top football league in England
- deal
- an agreement to buy or sell something
- match
- a game between two teams
- fans
- people who like a team a lot
- million
- a very big number, 1,000,000
- kick-off
- the start time of a football game
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- player
- a person who plays in a game
- home
- the team's own stadium
- live
- happening now, in real time
- team
- a group of players who play together
- writer
- a person who writes news
- French
- from France
Quiz
Answer key
1. At Anfield 2. The Premier League 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Liverpool played Nottingham Forest at their home _____, Anfield. The game started at 12.30pm.
The match was part of the _____. This is the top football league in England.
On the same day, Liverpool said they finished a _____ for a new player. His name is Bradley Barcola. He came from a French club called PSG. The deal cost £123 _____.
A £123 million deal is a lot of money. It shows Liverpool want strong players for their _____.
People could follow the game online. A _____ named Scott gave live updates about the match. Fans could also send him an email.
Anfield is a famous _____. Many Liverpool _____ go there to watch games.
Nottingham Forest also plays in the Premier League. They travelled to Liverpool for this _____.
Football fans in England often watch weekend games like this one.
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