Saturday Football: Forest v Leeds, Everton v Palace and More
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Many football games happened on Saturday afternoon.
Nottingham Forest played against Leeds. This was a big match for both teams.
Everton played against Crystal Palace at the same time.
There were also games in the Championship. The Championship is a football league in England.
Fans watched the games live. Many people also read live updates online.
The website Guardian shared news about all the matches. People could check live scores during the games.
Football fans enjoy Saturday because many matches happen together.
This day is called a clockwatch because writers follow every minute of many games.
Vocabulary15 words
- match
- a game between two teams
- Championship
- a football league in England, below the top league
- live scores
- the score of a game while it is still happening
- clockwatch
- watching many games at the same time, minute by minute
- fans
- people who like and support a sport or team
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- update
- new information about something happening
- afternoon
- the part of the day between morning and evening
- team
- a group of players who play together
- England
- a country where this football is played
- online
- using the internet
- website
- a place on the internet with information
- watch
- to look at something happening
- play
- to take part in a game or sport
- big
- large or important
Quiz
Answer key
1. Nottingham Forest and Leeds 2. Championship 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Many football _____ happened on Saturday afternoon.
Nottingham Forest played against _____. This was a big match for both teams.
Everton played against Crystal _____ at the same time.
There were also games in the _____. The Championship is a football league in England.
Fans watched the games _____. Many people also read live updates online.
The website Guardian shared news about all the _____. People could check live scores during the games.
Football fans enjoy Saturday because many matches happen _____.
This day is called a clockwatch because writers follow every _____ of many games.
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