Nice and Le Mans Draw Again, Still Without a Win
Nice played against Le Mans in French football.
The two teams played a draw.
This means no team won the game.
Nice still has no win this season.
Le Mans also still has no win.
Before the game, there was a special tribute.
It was for the people who died in the 2016 attacks.
The attacks happened in Nice.
Many people remembered them before the match.
Nice is now in a difficult position in the league.
The team needs to win games soon.
Nice is close to the bottom of the table.
Vocabulary15 words
- draw
- a game where both teams get the same score
- tribute
- something done to show respect for people
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- match
- a game between two teams
- attacks
- violent actions that hurt people
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- table
- a list that shows how teams are doing
- difficult
- not easy
- position
- a place or rank
- victims
- people who are hurt by something bad
- remembered
- thought about the past
- bottom
- the lowest part
- special
- not normal; important
- football
- a sport with a ball and two teams
- France
- a country in Europe
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Answer key
1. The match was a draw 2. A tribute for the 2016 attacks victims 3. True
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Nice played against Le Mans in French _____.
The two teams played a _____.
This means no team _____ the game.
Nice still has no _____ this season.
Le Mans also still has no win.
Before the game, there was a special _____.
It was for the people who died in the 2016 _____.
The attacks happened in Nice.
Many people remembered them before the _____.
Nice is now in a difficult position in the _____.
The team needs to win games soon.
Nice is close to the bottom of the _____.
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