Manchester City Almost Full Strength for Brighton Game
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Manchester City will play Brighton soon.
This is a Premier League game.
City has almost all players ready.
Only one player is not able to play.
His name is Semenyo.
He cannot play because he is missing from the squad.
Brighton's coach is Fabian Hurzeler.
His name is also the manager.
He wants his team to play well.
He also wants them to win.
Hurzeler said Brighton plays well in games.
But they do not always win.
He wants his players to get more results.
A result means a win or a good score.
The game is important for both teams.
Vocabulary15 words
- Premier League
- the top football group in England
- missing
- not there; not able to play
- squad
- all the players on a team
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- results
- the final score or outcome of a game
- clash
- a big game between two teams
- coach
- another word for a team leader
- performance
- how well someone plays
- ahead
- before something happens
- ready
- able to play; fit
- urge
- to strongly ask someone to do something
- turn into
- to change into something else
- team
- a group of players
- match
- a game between two teams
- player
- a person who plays a sport
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Quiz
Answer key
1. Manchester City 2. Semenyo 3. Turn good play into wins
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Manchester City will play _____ soon.
This is a _____ game.
City has almost all players _____.
Only one player is not able to play.
His name is _____.
He cannot play because he is _____ from the squad.
Brighton's coach is Fabian _____.
He wants his team to play _____.
Hurzeler said Brighton plays well in games.
But they do not always _____.
He wants his players to get more _____.
The game is important for both _____.
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