Pitt Football Respects Belichick, Focuses on Beating North Carolina
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Pitt football players will play against North Carolina soon.
Bill Belichick is the head coach of North Carolina. He is very famous. He won many games in the National Football League (NFL) before this job.
Pitt players say they respect Belichick. His resume is very good. A resume shows a person's work and wins.
But Pitt players say they do not think about Belichick's past. They only want to win the game. They are focused on North Carolina, not on Belichick's fame.
Many fans want to watch the game. People can watch it on TV. People can also watch it online with a live stream.
Some fans also want to make bets on the game. These are called betting lines. Betting lines show who people think will win.
Vocabulary15 words
- resume
- a list that shows a person's past jobs and wins
- focused
- thinking only about one thing
- live stream
- watching video on the internet at the same time it happens
- betting lines
- numbers that show who people think will win a game
- head coach
- the main leader of a sports team
- NFL
- a big American football group with professional teams
- famous
- known by many people
- respect
- to think someone is good or important
- fans
- people who like and watch a team
- college football
- football played by university teams
- team
- a group of players who play together
- win
- to be the best in a game
- game
- a sports match between two teams
- past
- time before now
- goal
- something a person wants to do
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1. Bill Belichick 2. Win the game against North Carolina 3. True
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Pitt football players will play against North _____ soon.
Bill Belichick is the head _____ of North Carolina. He is very _____. He won many games in the National Football League (NFL) before this job.
Pitt players say they _____ Belichick. His resume is very good. A resume shows a person's work and wins.
But Pitt players say they do not think about Belichick's past. They only want to _____ the game. They are focused on North Carolina, not on Belichick's fame.
Many fans want to _____ the game. People can watch it on TV. People can also watch it online with a live _____.
Some fans also want to make _____ on the game. These are called betting lines. Betting lines show who people think will win.
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