Sport to Face Ponte Preta in Série B Match
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Sport will play against Ponte Preta soon. This is a game in the Série B of Brazilian football. Série B is the second level of football in Brazil.
People want to know where to watch the game. They also want to know the kickoff time. Kickoff is when the game starts.
News websites shared information about the lineups. A lineup is the list of players who will play. Fans use this to know who will play for each team.
The game is important for both teams. Teams in Série B want to win and move up. Fans are excited to watch Sport and Ponte Preta play.
Vocabulary15 words
- Sport
- the name of a Brazilian football team
- Ponte Preta
- the name of another Brazilian football team
- Série B
- the second biggest league in Brazilian football
- kickoff
- the start time of a football game
- lineups
- the list of players who will play in a game
- Brazilian
- from the country Brazil
- football
- a sport where players kick a ball into a goal
- match
- a game between two teams
- watch
- to look at something, like a game on TV
- league
- a group of teams that play games against each other
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- players
- people who play in the game
- teams
- groups of players who play together
- win
- to be the best or first in a game
- level
- how good or high something is, like a league in sports
Quiz
Answer key
1. Ponte Preta 2. Série B of the Brasileirão 3. Where to watch, kickoff time, and lineups
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Sport will play against Ponte Preta soon. This is a game in the _____ of Brazilian football. Série B is the second level of football in Brazil.
People want to know where to _____ the game. They also want to know the _____ time. Kickoff is when the game starts.
News websites shared information about the _____. A lineup is the list of players who will play. Fans use this to know who will play for each team.
The game is important for both _____. Teams in Série B want to win and move up. _____ are excited to watch Sport and Ponte Preta play.