Padova Wins First Match of Serie B Season
Padova won its first football match of the season.
The team played away against Pisa.
The match was at the Arena Garibaldi stadium.
Padova won the game 1-0.
This competition is called Serie B. It is a big football league in Italy.
The win gives Padova three points.
Fans are happy about the great start.
People call it a 'dream win' for the team.
Padova started the season like a queen.
This means Padova played very well.
The team hopes to continue playing well.
Vocabulary15 words
- match
- a game between two teams
- competition
- a group of games between teams
- points
- numbers a team gets for winning a game
- away
- playing in the other team's city
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- stadium
- a big place where sports happen
- win
- to be the best in a game
- team
- a group of players
- start
- the beginning
- score
- the number of goals in a game
- goal
- when a team puts the ball in the net
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- result
- what happens at the end of a game
- player
- a person who plays a sport
Quiz
Answer key
1. 1-0 for Padova 2. The Arena Garibaldi 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Padova won its first football _____ of the season.
The team played _____ against Pisa.
The match was at the Arena Garibaldi _____.
Padova won the game _____.
This competition is called Serie B. It is a big football _____ in Italy.
The win gives Padova three _____.
Fans are happy about the great _____.
People call it a 'dream _____' for the team.
Padova started the season like a _____.
This means Padova played very _____.
The team hopes to continue playing _____.