São Paulo Uses Conmebol Warning to Fight Altitude in Bolivia
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São Paulo is a football team from Brazil. The team played a game in Bolivia. This country has very high mountains. High places can be hard for players. Players can feel tired fast. It is hard to breathe well.
Conmebol is the group that runs football in South America. Conmebol has a special rule. Teams can use a warning to help with high places. São Paulo used this warning before the game in Bolivia.
The warning can help players feel less tired. It can help the team play better in the mountains. São Paulo wanted to be ready for Bolívar, the other team.
Three players had their debut for São Paulo. Their names are Domingos, Iago, and Newton. A debut means the first game for a team. This was a big day for them.
The game was between Bolívar and São Paulo. It happened in Bolivia. Fans could watch the game on TV. The lineup is the list of players who play.
Vocabulary15 words
- Conmebol
- the group that controls football in South America
- warning
- a special notice or rule you can use
- debut
- a person's first game for a team
- lineup
- the list of players who will play
- altitude
- how high a place is above the sea
- mountain
- a very tall, big hill
- team
- a group of players who play together
- match
- a game between two teams
- tired
- feeling like you need to rest
- breathe
- to take air in and out
- ready
- prepared to do something
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- coach
- the person who trains a team
- TV
- a machine you use to watch shows
- player
- a person who plays a sport
Quiz
Answer key
1. The altitude is very high 2. A Conmebol warning 3. Domingos, Iago, and Newton
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
São Paulo is a football _____ from Brazil. The team played a game in _____. This country has very high _____.
_____ is the group that runs football in South America. Conmebol has a special _____. Teams can use a warning to help with high places.
The warning can help players feel less _____. It can help the team play better in the mountains.
Three players had their _____ for São Paulo. Their names are Domingos, Iago, and Newton.
The game was between Bolívar and São Paulo. Fans could watch the game on _____.