NTT West and Toshiba to Meet in Japan's Corporate Baseball Final
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NTT West and Toshiba will play in the final of a big Japanese baseball championship. This is a contest for company teams, not professional players.
The teams announced their starting lineup before the game. A starting lineup is the list of players who begin the match.
Toshiba beat another team, Nippon Express, to reach the final. The Toshiba players were very happy after the win.
The final will take place at Kyocera Dome. This is a big stadium in Japan.
One Toshiba player, Hagiwara, will soon join a professional team. People say he wants to help his company team win this title first.
This tournament is important for company baseball in Japan. Many workers play baseball for their company teams.
Vocabulary5 words
- championship
- a big contest to find the best team
- starting lineup
- the players who begin a game
- win
- to be the best; to not lose
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
- tournament
- a series of games to find a winner
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Answer key
1. NTT West and Toshiba 2. They beat Nippon Express 3. True
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NTT West and Toshiba will play in the final of a big Japanese baseball _____.
This is a contest for _____ teams, not professional players.
The teams announced their starting _____ before the game.
Toshiba beat another team, Nippon Express, to reach the _____.
The Toshiba players were very _____ after the win.
The final will take place at Kyocera _____.
One Toshiba player, Hagiwara, will soon join a _____ team.
This tournament is important for company _____ in Japan.
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