MotoGP Australia: Delay at Phillip Island, Aprilia Fourth in Sprint
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MotoGP is a famous motorcycle racing sport. This weekend, riders are racing in Australia. The race is at Phillip Island. Phillip Island has a famous circuit. A circuit is a special road for racing.
There was a delay in the program today. A delay means something starts later than planned. The MotoGP teams had to wait before racing.
There is also a Sprint race at this event. A Sprint race is a shorter race before the main race. Aprilia Racing is a racing team. Aprilia finished in fourth position in the Sprint race.
Fans want to know the TV times for the races. They also want to see the starting grid. The starting grid shows where each rider starts the race.
Vocabulary15 words
- motorcycle
- a vehicle with two wheels and an engine
- circuit
- a special road used for racing
- Sprint
- a short race held before the main race
- starting grid
- the order of where racers start a race
- delay
- when something happens later than planned
- position
- a place in a race, like first or second
- team
- a group of people who work together
- racing
- competing to go fast
- schedule
- a plan of times for events
- event
- something that happens, like a race
- rider
- a person who rides a motorcycle
- famous
- known by many people
- weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- program
- a plan of activities
- finished
- completed or ended
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1. Phillip Island 2. — 3. Fourth
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MotoGP is a famous _____ racing sport. This weekend, riders are racing in Australia. The race is at Phillip Island. Phillip Island has a famous _____.
There was a _____ in the program today. The MotoGP teams had to wait before racing.
There is also a _____ race at this event. Aprilia Racing finished in fourth _____ in the Sprint race.
Fans want to know the TV times for the races. They also want to see the starting _____.
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