Marsch and Pochettino Trade Words Before USA vs Canada Game
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Canada and the USA will play football on Tuesday.
Jesse Marsch is the coach of Canada. Mauricio Pochettino is the coach of the USA.
Before the game, Marsch talked about USA politics. He said it is just "big talk."
Politics means how a country is run by its leaders.
Pochettino did not talk about politics. He said nice things about Marsch instead.
He gave Marsch a compliment. A compliment is a kind word about someone.
The two coaches know each other well. They work in the same sport.
Many fans want to watch this game. It is between two neighboring countries.
Neighboring means countries that are next to each other.
The game is an important match for both teams.
A match is a game between two teams.
People are waiting to see who will win.
Vocabulary15 words
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- politics
- how a country is run by its leaders
- compliment
- a kind word about someone
- sport
- a game people play, like football
- neighboring
- next to each other
- match
- a game between two teams
- opposite number
- the person with the same job on the other team
- praise
- to say good things about someone
- manager
- the person in charge of a team
- team
- a group of players
- country
- a nation, like the USA or Canada
- football
- a sport played with a ball and two teams
- game
- a sports event between two teams
- leader
- a person who runs a country
- comment
- something a person says about a topic
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1. Jesse Marsch 2. "Big talk" 3. True
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Canada and the USA will play football on _____.
Jesse Marsch is the _____ of Canada.
Mauricio Pochettino is the coach of the _____.
Before the game, Marsch talked about USA _____.
He said it is just "_____ talk."
Pochettino did not talk about _____.
He said nice things about _____ instead.
He gave Marsch a _____.
The two coaches know each other _____.
The game is an important _____ for both teams.
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