News Roundup: D.C. Briefs and Friday Football Scores
This is a weekly news update. It has two parts.
The first part is about Washington, D.C. These are short news briefs. A brief is a small piece of news. It is not a long story.
The second part is about American football. It is called 'Friday Football Extra.' It shows football scores from Week 0 of the 2026 season. Week 0 is the first week of games.
One big result stood out. A team called Rye Cove beat a team called Lord Botetourt. This was a surprise. People call a surprise win an upset. Rye Cove was not expected to win.
The news uses the word 'Lightning' to describe this win. It means the win was fast and shocking. Fans were very excited about this football result.
Vocabulary5 words
- brief
- a very short piece of news
- score
- the number of points a team gets in a game
- upset
- when a weaker team wins; a surprise win
- Week 0
- the very first week of the football season
- stuns
- surprises people a lot
Quiz
Answer key
1. Short news stories about Washington, D.C. 2. Week 0, the first week 3. Rye Cove won in a surprise result
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
This is a weekly news _____. It has two parts.
The first part is about _____, D.C. These are short news briefs.
The second part is about American _____. It shows football scores from Week 0.
One big result stood out. A team called Rye Cove _____ a team called Lord Botetourt.
This was a surprise. People call a surprise win an _____.
The news uses the word 'Lightning' to describe this win. It means the win was _____ and shocking.