Nice Struggles Early in Ligue 1 Season
Nice is a football team in France. They play in Ligue 1. This is the top league in France.
Nice is having a bad start to the season. People say the team is near a precipice. This means they are close to big trouble.
In their last match, Nice got only one point. In football, a win gives three points. A draw gives one point. One point is not good.
The match also had a special moment. There was a tribute to people who died in the 2016 attacks in Nice. A tribute is a way to remember someone.
The attacks happened in 2016 in the city of Nice. Many people died. Fans and players remembered them before the game.
The mood after the match was sad. People say the result had a bitter taste. This means it did not feel good, even a little bad.
Nice fans are worried now. The team needs better results soon. If not, they may have a difficult season.
Vocabulary15 words
- Ligue 1
- the top football league in France
- precipice
- a dangerous edge; close to falling
- point
- a number teams get for winning or drawing a game
- tribute
- something done to remember and honor someone
- attacks
- violent actions that hurt or kill people
- bitter
- not sweet; here, it means sad or unpleasant
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- draw
- a game that ends with both teams equal
- mood
- how people feel
- worried
- feeling nervous about something bad
- difficult
- hard; not easy
- result
- what happens at the end of a game
- city
- a big town
- team
- a group of players
- match
- a game between two teams
Quiz
Answer key
1. Ligue 1 2. One 3. The 2016 attacks in Nice
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Nice is a football team in France. They play in _____.
Nice is having a bad start to the season. People say the team is near a _____.
In their last match, Nice got only one _____.
The match also had a special moment. There was a _____ to people who died in the 2016 attacks in Nice.
The attacks happened in 2016 in the city of _____.
The mood after the match was sad. People say the result had a _____ taste.
Nice fans are _____ now.
The team needs better _____ soon.