Marseille to Host Atlético Madrid in Pre-Season Friendly
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Olympique de Marseille play Atlético Madrid today.
The game is a friendly match. A friendly is not a real competition. Teams play it for practice.
This is part of pre-season. Pre-season is time before the season starts. Teams get ready for it.
Atlético Madrid travel to Marseille for the game. Marseille is the host team. A host team plays at home.
This is the last friendly for Atlético this summer. After this, the real season starts.
Fans can watch the match live today. Live means you watch it as it happens.
Both teams want to play well before their leagues begin. Marseille play in France. Atlético play in Spain.
The match will help players get fit and strong. Coaches also test new plans in friendlies.
Vocabulary5 words
- friendly
- a game just for practice, not for points
- pre-season
- time before the real games start
- host
- the team playing at its own stadium
- live
- happening now, in real time
- match
- a game between two teams
Quiz
Answer key
1. Olympique de Marseille 2. Both are pre-season friendlies 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Olympique de Marseille play _____ Madrid today.
The game is a _____ match. A friendly is not a real competition.
This is part of _____. Pre-season is time before the season starts.
Atlético Madrid travel to Marseille for the game. Marseille is the _____ team.
This is the last friendly for Atlético this _____.
Fans can watch the match _____ today.
Marseille play in France. Atlético play in _____.
The match will help players get _____ and strong.