Numancia vs Real Zaragoza: Final Preseason Match
Listen to the story
Real Zaragoza played a football match against Numancia.
This was the last preseason match for Real Zaragoza.
Preseason matches happen before the real season starts.
Teams use these matches to get ready.
Real Zaragoza made many changes to their team for this match.
This means many different players played in the game.
The coach of Real Zaragoza is Lolo Escobar.
He talked about the new players on the team.
Lolo Escobar said the club looked for players with hunger.
In football, "hunger" means players who really want to win.
The club wants players who work hard.
They want players who never give up.
This match helped the team get ready for the new season.
Fans watched to see how the new players played.
Vocabulary8 words
- preseason
- time before the real games start
- changes
- new things instead of old things
- hunger
- strong wish to do well
- coach
- person who leads a sports team
- match
- a game between two teams
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- players
- people who play in a game
Quiz
Answer key
1. Numancia 2. Lolo Escobar 3. Players with hunger
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Real Zaragoza played a football _____ against Numancia.
This was the last _____ match for Real Zaragoza.
Real Zaragoza made many _____ to their team for this match.
The _____ of Real Zaragoza is Lolo Escobar.
Lolo Escobar said the club looked for players with _____.
In football, "hunger" means players who really want to _____.
This match helped the team get ready for the new _____.
Fans watched to see how the new _____ played.