Lorient to Face Monaco in Ligue 1 Matchday 7
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Lorient will play Monaco tonight.
This is a football match in France.
It is part of Ligue 1.
Ligue 1 is the top football league in France.
Tonight's game is matchday 7.
A matchday is one round of games in a season.
Many fans want to watch the match.
They want to know the time and the channel.
A channel is where you watch TV.
People can watch the game live.
Live means you watch it as it happens.
Lorient and Monaco are both French clubs.
A club is a sports team.
The match is an important event this week.
Football fans in France like Ligue 1 games.
Vocabulary7 words
- football
- a sport with a ball; played by two teams
- Ligue 1
- the name of the top football group in France
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- matchday
- one day or round of games in a season
- channel
- a TV station you can watch
- live
- happening now, in real time
- clubs
- sports teams
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Answer key
1. Football 2. Ligue 1 3. True
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Lorient will play _____ tonight.
This is a _____ match in France.
It is part of _____.
Ligue 1 is the top football _____ in France.
Tonight's game is _____ 7.
People can watch the game _____.
Lorient and Monaco are both French _____.
Football fans in France like Ligue 1 _____.
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