Phillies vs Marlins: TV Channel and Game Preview
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The Philadelphia Phillies play the Miami Marlins tonight.
This is a baseball game in MLB. MLB means Major League Baseball. It is a big league in the United States.
People want to know the TV channel for the game. A channel is where you watch TV shows.
A player named Sanchez may pitch for the Phillies. To pitch means to throw the ball to the batter.
Some people make predictions about the game. A prediction is a guess about what will happen.
People also talk about odds. Odds show how likely a team is to win.
Fans use betting tips to help them guess the winner. Betting means putting money on a result.
The Phillies want to stop the Marlins from scoring many runs.
Many fans will watch the game tonight on TV.
Vocabulary15 words
- MLB
- a big baseball league in the USA
- channel
- a place on TV where you watch shows
- pitch
- to throw the ball in baseball
- predictions
- guesses about the future
- odds
- numbers that show who may win
- betting tips
- help for guessing game winners
- fans
- people who like a team
- game
- a sports match
- team
- a group of players
- score
- to get points
- watch
- to look at something, like TV
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- win
- to be the best in a game
- baseball
- a sport with a ball and bat
- tonight
- this evening
Quiz
Answer key
1. The Phillies 2. Major League Baseball 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Philadelphia _____ play the Miami Marlins tonight.
This is a baseball game in _____.
People want to know the TV _____ for the game.
A player named Sanchez may _____ for the Phillies.
Some people make _____ about the game.
People also talk about _____.
Fans use _____ to help them guess the winner.
The Phillies want to stop the Marlins from _____ many runs.
Many fans will watch the game tonight on _____.
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