Middlesbrough Play Wrexham in Carabao Cup
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Middlesbrough played Wrexham in a football match.
The game was part of the Carabao Cup.
This is also called the League Cup.
The match started at 8pm.
It happened at the Riverside Stadium.
This is Middlesbrough's home stadium.
The match was in the first round.
A round is one part of a competition.
The Carabao Cup is a big football competition in England.
Many English teams play in it every year.
People could follow the game live.
Live means happening right now.
Fans watched updates on TikTok.
TikTok is a video app.
The Guardian sent updates by email too.
This email is called Football Daily.
People could also write to the writer, Billy.
Vocabulary9 words
- match
- a game between two teams
- Carabao Cup
- the name of a football competition in England
- League Cup
- another name for the Carabao Cup
- Riverside Stadium
- the football ground of Middlesbrough
- stadium
- a big place where sports happen
- round
- one part of a competition
- competition
- an event where teams try to win
- live
- happening right now
- TikTok
- a phone app for short videos
Quiz
Answer key
1. Middlesbrough and Wrexham 2. The Carabao Cup 3. At the Riverside Stadium
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Middlesbrough played Wrexham in a football _____.
The game was part of the _____ Cup.
This is also called the League _____.
The match started at _____pm.
It happened at the Riverside _____.
This is Middlesbrough's home stadium.
The match was in the first _____.
The Carabao Cup is a big football _____ in England.
People could follow the game _____.
Fans watched updates on _____.
The Guardian sent updates by _____ too.
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