Palmeiras Face Cerro PorteƱo in Libertadores Clash
Listen to the story
Palmeiras will play against Cerro PorteƱo soon. The game is part of the Copa Libertadores. This is a big competition for South American football teams.
A Palmeiras player called GĆ³mez will play again. People call him 'Robocop.' He is coming back to help the team. The coach, Abel Ferreira, wants him to fix some problems.
Abel Ferreira has talked about team problems before. A recent game against Cerro PorteƱo showed these problems clearly. The team must solve them before the Libertadores match.
Fans want to know the kick-off time and the lineup for both teams. They also want to know where to watch the game on TV or online.
Vocabulary15 words
- Copa Libertadores
- a big football competition in South America
- competition
- a contest between teams
- coach
- person who trains a sports team
- kick-off
- the start time of a game
- lineup
- the list of players who will play
- defender
- a player who stops the other team scoring
- nickname
- a fun name for a person
- warning
- telling people about a problem
- return
- coming back
- match
- a football game
- problem
- something wrong that needs fixing
- team
- a group of players
- fix
- to make something work well again
- schedule
- the plan for when something happens
- broadcast
- showing something on TV or online
Quiz
Answer key
1. Cerro PorteƱo 2. Robocop 3. Copa Libertadores
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Palmeiras will play against _____ soon. The game is part of the _____. This is a big _____ for South American football teams.
A Palmeiras player called GĆ³mez will play again. People call him '_____.' He is coming back to help the team. The _____, Abel Ferreira, wants him to fix some problems.
Abel Ferreira has talked about team _____ before. A recent game against Cerro PorteƱo showed these problems clearly. The team must solve them before the _____ match.
Fans want to know the _____ time and the _____ for both teams. They also want to know where to watch the game on TV or online.