Liverpool to Play Chelsea in Carabao Cup on Wednesday
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There are many football games on Wednesday, 28 October 2026.
One big game is between Liverpool and Chelsea.
They will play in the Carabao Cup.
The Carabao Cup is a football tournament in England.
People can watch the game on TV channels.
Commentators will talk during the game.
Liverpool's manager is Arne Slot.
He leads the team and makes big decisions.
He thinks his player Alexander Isak feels good now.
Isak is a striker.
A striker's job is to score goals.
Isak has scored many goals for Liverpool lately.
Slot thinks Isak feels confident before the big game.
Confident means you feel sure about yourself.
Many fans will watch this match on Wednesday.
Vocabulary9 words
- tournament
- a sports competition with many games
- channels
- ways to watch TV shows
- commentators
- people who talk about a game on TV
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- striker
- a player who tries to score goals
- confident
- feeling sure about yourself
- Liverpool
- a football team in England
- Chelsea
- a football team in England
- Carabao Cup
- a football tournament in England
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1. Liverpool and Chelsea 2. Carabao Cup 3. Arne Slot
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
There are many football games on _____, 28 October 2026.
One big game is between Liverpool and _____.
They will play in the _____ Cup.
The Carabao Cup is a football _____ in England.
People can watch the game on TV _____.
_____ will talk during the game.
Liverpool's _____ is Arne Slot.
He thinks his player Alexander Isak feels _____ now.
Isak is a _____.
Slot thinks Isak feels _____ before the big game.
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