Newcastle Owner Hall Signs Long-Term Deal; Hull's Thomas Safe After Crash
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Newcastle United has good news. A man called Hall has agreed a long-term deal with the club. This means he will stay at Newcastle for many years.
There is also news from Hull City. A player called Thomas was in a car crash. But he is unhurt. This is good news for his team.
These stories came out before the weekend's football games. The Premier League has many big games this weekend.
Fans want to know about their teams before matches. News like this helps fans get ready for the weekend.
Vocabulary15 words
- Newcastle
- a football team in England
- long-term
- for a long time
- Hull
- a football team in England
- unhurt
- not hurt; safe
- football
- a sport played with a ball and two teams
- Premier League
- the top football league in England
- deal
- an agreement between people
- crash
- when a car hits something
- club
- a sports team and its organisation
- match
- a game between two teams
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- news
- information about new things
- team
- a group of players
- safe
- not in danger
Quiz
Answer key
1. A long-term deal 2. He was in a car crash but is unhurt 3. Before the weekend's football games
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
_____ United has good news.
A man called Hall has agreed a _____ deal with the club.
This means he will stay at Newcastle for many _____.
There is also news from _____ City.
A player called Thomas was in a car _____.
But he is _____.
This is good news for his _____.
These stories came out before the weekend's _____ games.
The _____ League has many big games this weekend.
Fans want to know about their teams before _____.
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