Matildas Star Mary Fowler to Miss Key Friendlies
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Mary Fowler plays football for the Matildas. The Matildas are the Australian women's national team.
Fowler will miss some important friendlies. A friendly is a game that is not part of a big competition.
News reports say Fowler has a personal reason. The reports do not give many details.
People are talking about a man named Cleary. His name is part of this news story.
The news came just before a big friendly match. Fans and media were surprised.
The Matildas team will play without one of its star players. Fans hope Fowler will return soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- Matildas
- the name for the Australian women's football team
- friendlies
- games that are just for practice, not a real competition
- personal
- about your own private life
- saga
- a long story with many parts
- mystery
- something people do not understand well
- blockbuster
- very big and exciting
- revealed
- shown or told to people
- eve
- the day before something happens
- shock
- a big surprise
- detail
- a small piece of information
- star
- a very famous and good player
- squad
- a group of players in a team
- absence
- when someone is not there
- national team
- a sports team that plays for a whole country
- forward
- a player whose job is to score goals
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Answer key
1. Important Matildas friendlies 2. A personal reason 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Mary Fowler plays football for the _____.
The Matildas are the _____ women's national team.
Fowler will miss some important _____.
A _____ is a game that is not part of a big competition.
News reports say Fowler has a _____ reason.
The reports do not give many _____.
People are talking about a man named _____.
The news came just before a big _____ match.
Fans and media were _____.
The Matildas team will play without one of its _____ players.
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