PAOK Fans Storm Club Offices Over Star Player's Move to Dortmund
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PAOK is a football club in Greece. Its fans are very angry.
The fans went inside the club's offices. They did this to protest.
The fans are angry about a player. His name is Yannis Konstantelias.
Konstantelias is leaving PAOK. He is going to a new club.
The new club is Borussia Dortmund. It is a big club in Germany.
Konstantelias will play for Dortmund for five seasons. This is a long contract.
The fans do not want him to leave. They love their team.
People saw the protest on video. The video showed the office and the fans.
This story is about football and fans. Fans can feel very strong emotions.
Vocabulary10 words
- contract
- a paper that says what a player must do
- protest
- to show you are angry about something
- fans
- people who love a team or player
- club
- a group that has a sports team
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- star player
- a very good and famous player
- sign
- to agree to join a team
- offices
- rooms where people work
- German
- from Germany
- Greek
- from Greece
Quiz
Answer key
1. They went into the club's offices 2. — 3. Five
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
PAOK is a football club in Greece. Its fans are very _____.
The fans went inside the club's _____. They did this to protest.
The fans are angry about a _____. His name is Yannis Konstantelias.
Konstantelias is leaving PAOK. He is going to a new _____.
The new club is Borussia Dortmund. It is a big club in _____.
Konstantelias will play for Dortmund for five _____. This is a long contract.
The fans do not want him to _____. They love their team.
People saw the protest on _____. The video showed the office and the fans.