Platense and Estudiantes Meet for a Place in the Semifinal
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Platense and Estudiantes play a football match today. The date is October 1. This game is part of the Argentine Cup. The Argentine Cup is a big football competition in Argentina. Many teams play in it every year.
The winner of this match gets a place in the semifinal. The semifinal is a game near the end of a competition. Only four teams reach the semifinal. So this match is very important for both teams.
If the match finishes with the same score, the teams may play penalties. Penalties happen when a game is a draw. Each team kicks the ball from a short distance. The team with more goals wins.
People can watch the match live. The word live means watching something as it happens. Some people can watch the match for free. This means they do not pay money for it.
Fans want to know which team will go to the semifinal. Both teams will try hard to win. Football fans in Argentina enjoy this competition very much.
Vocabulary15 words
- match
- a game between two teams
- competition
- an event where teams try to win
- semifinal
- a game near the end that decides who plays the final
- score
- the number of goals each team has
- penalties
- kicks used to decide a winner after a draw
- draw
- when both teams have the same score
- live
- happening now, in real time
- free
- costing no money
- team
- a group of players
- fans
- people who like and watch a sport
- goal
- a point scored in football
- win
- to be the best or first
- football
- a sport played with a round ball and feet
- Argentina
- a country in South America
- kick
- to hit something with your foot
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Answer key
1. A place in the semifinal 2. The teams may play penalties 3. Yes
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Platense and Estudiantes play a football _____ today.
The date is _____ 1.
This game is part of the Argentine _____.
The winner of this match gets a place in the _____.
Only four teams reach the _____.
If the match finishes with the same _____, the teams may play penalties.
Penalties happen when a game is a _____.
People can watch the match _____.
Some people can watch the match for _____.
Fans want to know which team will go to the _____.
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