Rafel Niubò Receives Barcelona's Gold Medal for Sports Merit
Barcelona gave a special medal to Rafel Niubò.
The medal is called the Gold Medal for Sports Merit.
It is a big honor from the city.
The city gives this medal to people who are very good at sport.
Rafel Niubò got this medal for his work in sport.
Barcelona wanted to say thank you to him.
Many people know Rafel Niubò because of sport.
This medal shows that the city is proud of him.
The city of Barcelona often gives medals to important people.
This medal is one of the top awards in the city.
People who get this medal did something great for sport.
This news comes from a sports newspaper in Spain.
Vocabulary15 words
- medal
- a small metal prize for doing something great
- honor
- respect that people give you for something good
- award
- a prize given for good work
- merit
- being very good at something
- recognize
- to say that someone did something good
- city
- a big town where many people live
- sport
- a game or activity using the body
- proud
- feeling happy about someone's success
- give
- to hand something to someone
- special
- not normal; very important
- news
- information about new things happening
- newspaper
- paper with daily news stories
- top
- the best or highest
- thank
- to show you are happy for help
- important
- having big value or meaning
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1. A gold medal for sports merit 2. Barcelona 3. True
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Barcelona gave a special _____ to Rafel Niubò.
The medal is called the Gold Medal for Sports _____.
It is a big _____ from the city.
The city gives this medal to people who are very good at _____.
Rafel Niubò got this medal for his work in sport.
Barcelona wanted to say _____ to him.
Many people know Rafel Niubò because of sport.
This medal shows that the city is _____ of him.
The city of Barcelona often gives medals to important people.
This medal is one of the top _____ in the city.
People who get this medal did something _____ for sport.
This news comes from a sports _____ in Spain.
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