Santos to Field Neymar as Starter in Sul-Americana Match
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Santos is a football club in Brazil. The team will play against Macará. This is a game in the Sul-Americana.
The Sul-Americana is a big South American football competition. Many teams from different countries play in it.
Santos will not rest their star player. His name is Neymar. He is a famous Brazilian footballer.
Neymar will be a starter in the game. This means he will play from the beginning.
The coach chose the lineup for the match. Neymar trained with the team before the game.
Fans want to know the schedule for the match. They also want to know where to watch it.
People are giving their prediction for the score. Many fans think Santos will win.
This game is important for Santos. The team wants to do well in the tournament.
Vocabulary15 words
- club
- a team; a group that plays sports together
- competition
- a contest where teams try to win
- Neymar
- a very famous football player from Brazil
- starter
- a player who begins the game
- lineup
- the list of players who play
- schedule
- the time when something happens
- prediction
- a guess about what will happen
- tournament
- a big event with many games
- coach
- the person who leads the team
- match
- one game between two teams
- rest
- to not play, to relax
- trained
- practiced before a game
- famous
- known by many people
- Brazilian
- from Brazil
- fans
- people who support a team
Quiz
Answer key
1. Neymar 2. Macará 3. No
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Santos is a football club in Brazil. The team will play against _____.
This is a game in the _____.
The Sul-Americana is a big South American football _____.
Santos will not rest their star player. His name is _____.
He is a famous Brazilian _____.
Neymar will be a _____ in the game.
The _____ chose the lineup for the match.
Neymar trained with the team before the _____.
Fans want to know the _____ for the match.
People are giving their _____ for the score.