Sports Update: NFL Preseason Games and a Postponed Football Match
On August 22, 2026, there were sports games and news.
The Chicago Bears played the Cincinnati Bengals in American football. This was a preseason game.
The Philadelphia Eagles played the New England Patriots. This was also a preseason game.
Both games had a box score. A box score shows the numbers from a game.
In Scotland, there was a different sport. It is called football in many countries, but people in the US call it soccer.
Rangers and St Mirren wanted to play a soccer match. But the match did not happen.
The match was postponed. This means the game will happen on a different day.
Vocabulary9 words
- Bears
- a team name; Chicago's American football team
- Bengals
- a team name; Cincinnati's American football team
- preseason
- games played before the real season starts
- Eagles
- a team name; Philadelphia's American football team
- Patriots
- a team name; New England's American football team
- box score
- a paper or page with numbers from a game
- football
- a sport with a ball played with feet; also called soccer
- soccer
- another word for football, used in the US
- postponed
- moved to a later time or day
Quiz
Answer key
1. Preseason American football games 2. It was postponed 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
On August 22, 2026, there were sports games and _____.
The Chicago Bears played the Cincinnati Bengals in American _____. This was a _____ game.
The Philadelphia Eagles played the New England _____.
Both games had a _____.
Rangers and St Mirren wanted to play a soccer _____.
The match was _____.
This means the game will happen on a different _____.
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