Morata Close to Joining Leganés
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Álvaro Morata is a football player from Spain. He may soon play for a team called Leganés. Leganés is a football club in Madrid.
Morata and his wife, Alice Campello, want to move back to Madrid. This move will close a big cycle in their lives. They lived in Madrid before.
Leganés is also thinking about another player. His name is Ousmane Camara. He could be a backup plan if Morata does not join.
Right now, nothing is sure. Morata is still close to joining Leganés, but the deal is not final yet.
Vocabulary15 words
- striker
- a player who tries to score goals
- club
- a team in a sport
- move
- to go and live in a new place
- cycle
- a period of time that starts and ends
- backup
- a second choice if the first one fails
- deal
- an agreement between people or teams
- join
- to become part of a team or group
- alternative
- another option or choice
- wife
- a woman married to someone
- final
- the last one; complete
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- team
- a group of people who play sport together
- sure
- certain; without doubt
- return
- to come back to a place
- plan
- an idea about what to do
Quiz
Answer key
1. Leganés 2. Alice Campello 3. No
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Álvaro Morata is a football player from _____. He may soon play for a team called _____. Leganés is a football club in _____.
Morata and his _____, Alice Campello, want to move back to Madrid. This move will close a big _____ in their lives.
Leganés is also thinking about another _____. His name is Ousmane Camara. He could be a _____ plan.
Right now, nothing is _____. Morata is still close to joining Leganés, but the _____ is not final yet.