Neymar Mocks Journalist After Challenge Is Turned Down
Listen to the story
Neymar is a famous football player from Brazil.
He wanted a journalist to do a challenge with him.
The journalist said no to the challenge.
Neymar got angry about this.
He started to mock the journalist.
Neymar said the journalist was "a little scared."
Then Neymar lost his patience.
He used bad words about the journalist.
He called the journalist an old man in a rude way.
This happened in public, and many people saw it.
Some people online are talking about what Neymar said.
Neymar is known as a very skilled and famous player.
Vocabulary15 words
- journalist
- a person who writes news
- challenge
- a hard task; something you try to do
- mock
- to laugh at someone in an unkind way
- patience
- staying calm when you wait or have problems
- famous
- known by many people
- rude
- not polite; not nice
- declined
- said no
- public
- where many people can see
- skilled
- very good at doing something
- angry
- feeling mad
- online
- on the internet
- bad words
- impolite language
- star
- a very famous, important person
- known
- when many people know about someone
- scared
- feeling afraid
Quiz
Answer key
1. Said no to the challenge 2. He mocked the journalist and used bad words 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Neymar is a famous _____ player from Brazil.
He wanted a _____ to do a _____ with him.
The journalist said _____ to the challenge.
Neymar got _____ about this.
He started to _____ the journalist.
Neymar said the journalist was "a little _____."
Then Neymar lost his _____.
He used bad _____ about the journalist.
This happened in _____, and many people saw it.