Real Madrid Score Twice Against Schalke in Friendly Match
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Real Madrid played a football game against Schalke. The game was a friendly. It happened in Germany. A friendly is a game before the real season starts.
This time of year is called pre-season. Teams play friendlies to get ready. They are not important for points.
Real Madrid scored two goals. Mbappé scored one goal. He is playing very well right now. People say he is 'on fire.'
Huijsen scored the second goal. He jumped high and used his head. This is called a header. The ball went into the goal.
Real Madrid played well in this friendly. Fans were happy to see two goals. The team is getting ready for the new season.
Vocabulary15 words
- friendly
- a game that is not for points; just practice
- pre-season
- the time before the real games start
- header
- when a player hits the ball with their head
- score
- to get a goal or point in a game
- goal
- when the ball goes into the net
- match
- a game between two teams
- team
- a group of players who play together
- fans
- people who like and watch a team
- season
- the time when a sport is played every week
- player
- a person who plays in a game
- ready
- prepared to do something
- jump
- to move up into the air
- high
- far up, not low
- net
- the goal where the ball must go
- important
- something that matters a lot
Quiz
Answer key
1. Schalke 2. A friendly 3. With a header
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Real Madrid played a football game against Schalke. The game was a _____. It happened in Germany. A friendly is a game before the real season starts.
This time of year is called _____. Teams play friendlies to get ready. They are not important for points.
Real Madrid scored two _____. Mbappé scored one goal. He is playing very well right now. People say he is 'on fire.'
Huijsen scored the second goal. He jumped high and used his head. This is called a _____. The ball went into the goal.
Real Madrid played well in this _____. Fans were happy to see two goals. The team is getting ready for the new season.