Marco Silva Gives Journalists a Soft Warning
Listen to the story
Marco Silva is a football manager. He gave a warning to journalists. He said it in a soft way. He did not shout or get angry.
In another match, a player named Pavlidis scored three goals. This is called a hat-trick. His team is Benfica. Benfica won by a lot of goals. This is called a goleada, or big win.
Another team, Casa Pia, played badly. Their manager is Filipe Coelho. He talked about the second half of the game. He said the start of the second half was very bad. He called it a "disaster."
These are three different football stories from the same day. They are all about teams and managers in Portugal.
Vocabulary15 words
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- journalists
- people who write news stories
- hat-trick
- when one player scores three goals in one game
- goleada
- a game where one team wins by many goals
- second half
- the last part of a football game
- warning
- words that tell someone to be careful
- disaster
- something very bad that happens
- soft
- gentle; not hard or angry
- coach
- another word for a sports team leader
- match
- a game between two teams
- scored
- got a point or goal in a game
- team
- a group of players who play together
- start
- the beginning of something
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- won
- did well and beat the other team
Quiz
Answer key
1. In a soft way 2. Three 3. It was a disaster
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Marco Silva is a football _____. He gave a _____ to _____.
He said it in a _____ way. He did not shout or get angry.
In another match, a player named Pavlidis scored three goals. This is called a _____.
His team is Benfica. Benfica won by a lot of goals. This is called a _____.
Another team, Casa Pia, played badly. Their manager is Filipe Coelho.
He talked about the _____ of the game. He said the _____ of the second half was very bad.
He called it a "_____."