Rangers Strikers Fire as Team Bounces Back
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Rangers lost two points in a game at Dundee. The team did not win. This made the fans and the manager unhappy.
The manager is called Derek McInnes. He asked his players for a better performance. He wanted them to respond well.
The players listened to him. In the next game, they played against St Johnstone. Rangers won this game in a big way.
The strikers played very well. They scored many goals. This showed they are now in good form.
The win was important for the team. It showed Rangers can bounce back after a bad result.
Fans were happy with the new result. The team now looks stronger before their next games.
Vocabulary7 words
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- performance
- how well someone does something
- respond
- to react or answer
- strikers
- football players who try to score goals
- form
- how well a player or team is playing now
- bounce back
- to do well again after a bad moment
- result
- the final score of a game
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1. Rangers dropped two points 2. Derek McInnes 3. They played very well
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Rangers lost two points in a game at _____. The team did not win.
The manager is called Derek _____. He asked his players for a better performance.
In the next game, they played against St _____. Rangers won this game in a big way.
The _____ played very well. They scored many goals.
This showed they are now in good _____.
The win showed Rangers can _____ after a bad result.
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