Preston North End Host Everton in League Cup
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Preston North End play Everton today.
The game is in the League Cup.
Preston are the home team. Everton are the away team.
Everton's manager is David Moyes. He worked at Preston before.
Moyes is going back to his old club.
People can watch the game on TV. People can also watch it online.
The match has starting lineups. These are the players who begin the game.
Fans want to know the head-to-head facts. This means the past games between the two teams.
Many fans will watch this match. It is an important game for both teams.
Vocabulary15 words
- League Cup
- a football competition in England
- home
- playing in your own stadium
- away
- playing in the other team's stadium
- club
- a sports team, like a football team
- online
- using the internet
- starting lineups
- the players who begin a game
- head-to-head
- past games between two teams
- manager
- the person who leads a football team
- match
- a game between two teams
- former
- in the past; before now
- opposition
- the other team you play against
- report
- information about something
- stats
- numbers that show facts
- return
- to go back to a place
- watch
- to look at something happening
Quiz
Answer key
1. Preston North End and Everton 2. David Moyes 3. Preston North End
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Preston North End play _____ today.
The game is in the _____.
Preston are the _____ team. Everton are the away team.
Everton's manager is _____. He worked at Preston before.
Moyes is going back to his old _____.
People can watch the game on TV. People can also watch it _____.
The match has starting _____. These are the players who begin the game.
Fans want to know the _____ facts. This means the past games between the two teams.
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