OM Considers Signing Karl Toko Ekambi
Listen to the story
Olympique de Marseille is a big football club in France. People call it OM.
OM wants a new player for its team. His name is Karl Toko Ekambi.
Toko Ekambi played for another French club before. It is called Olympique Lyonnais, or OL.
Toko Ekambi is a forward. A forward is a player who tries to score goals.
OM wants to make its attack stronger. The attack is the part of the team that scores goals.
This news comes from the transfer market. The transfer market is the time when clubs buy and sell players.
Another player named Paixão may go to a club called Sunderland.
OM has not signed Toko Ekambi yet. The club is only thinking about it now.
Vocabulary7 words
- forward
- a player whose job is to score goals
- attack
- the players who try to score goals
- transfer market
- the time when football clubs buy and sell players
- club
- a team that people play sports for
- sign
- to make a player join a team with a contract
- former
- in the past; not now
- strengthen
- to make something better or stronger
Quiz
Answer key
1. Olympique de Marseille 2. Forward 3. No, only thinking about it
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Olympique de Marseille is a big football club in France. People call it _____.
OM wants a new _____ for its team. His name is Karl Toko Ekambi.
Toko Ekambi played for another French club before. It is called _____, or OL.
Toko Ekambi is a _____. A forward is a player who tries to score goals.
OM wants to make its _____ stronger. The attack is the part of the team that scores goals.
This news comes from the _____. The transfer market is the time when clubs buy and sell players.
Another player named Paixão may go to a club called _____.
OM has not _____ Toko Ekambi yet. The club is only thinking about it now.