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Real Madrid Visits City Hall in La Coruña Before Match

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Real Madrid had a special reception at the City Hall of La Coruña.

A reception is a formal event to welcome guests.

The team will play a football match against Deportivo at the Riazor stadium. Riazor is the name of the stadium.

People are calling this event 'Eclipse'. It is a name for the special match.

There are already starting lineups for both teams. A lineup is the list of players who start the game.

Real Madrid's museum also has news. A museum is a place with old and special objects.

The museum has a temporary exhibition. Temporary means it will not stay forever.

Before, the exhibition was about Virgilio. Now it is about the Teresa Herrera trophy. This is a football prize.

The new exhibition shows the history of this famous trophy.

Vocabulary9 words

reception
a formal welcome event
Riazor
the name of Deportivo's football stadium
starting lineups
the players who begin a match
museum
a place with old or special things
temporary exhibition
a show that changes after some time
Teresa Herrera
a famous football trophy in Spain
trophy
a prize for winning
City Hall
the main building of city government
guests
people invited to an event

Quiz

1. Where did Real Madrid have the reception?
2. Who will Real Madrid play against?
3. What did the museum change?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Real Madrid had a special _____ at the City Hall of La Coruña.

The team will play a football match against Deportivo at the _____ stadium.

People are calling this event '_____'.

There are already _____ for both teams.

Real Madrid's _____ also has news.

The museum has a _____ exhibition.

Before, the exhibition was about Virgilio. Now it is about the _____ trophy.

The new exhibition shows the history of this famous _____.

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