NFL Update: McCarthy Set for Week 10, Herbert Avoids Serious Injury
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There is new football news from the NFL this week.
J.J. McCarthy is a quarterback. He plays for a football team. People think he will play in Week 10. This means he can play in the next game.
Justin Herbert is also a quarterback. He hurt his finger. But doctors say it is not broken. A broken bone is called a fracture. This is good news for him.
The Buffalo Bills played against the Minnesota Vikings. The Bills won the game. Their quarterback is Josh Allen. He helped his team win.
The Vikings have a strong defense. A defense tries to stop the other team from scoring. But the Bills still won the game.
People are talking about the Bills' good and bad plays. This is called a stock report. It shows what went well and what did not.
Vocabulary15 words
- quarterback
- the player who leads the team and throws the ball
- fracture
- a break in a bone
- defense
- the team players who stop the other team from scoring
- stock report
- a list that shows good and bad things about a team
- roundup
- a short report with many small news stories
- week
- a set time period in the football season
- injury
- hurt on the body
- win
- to be the best in a game
- team
- a group of players who play together
- game
- a match between two teams
- finger
- a part of the hand
- doctor
- a person who helps sick or hurt people
- news
- information about new events
- football
- a sport played with an oval ball
- player
- a person who plays a sport
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Answer key
1. A finger injury 2. The Bills 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
There is new football news from the NFL this _____.
J.J. McCarthy is a _____. He plays for a football team. People think he will play in _____ 10.
Justin Herbert is also a quarterback. He hurt his _____. But doctors say it is not broken.
The Buffalo Bills played against the Minnesota _____. The Bills _____ the game.
Their quarterback is Josh _____. He helped his team win.
The Vikings have a strong _____. But the Bills still won the game.
People are talking about the Bills' good and bad plays. This is called a _____ report.
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