Strasbourg Faces Marseille to Open the Ligue 1 Season
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Strasbourg is a football team in France. People compare it to Chelsea. This is because rich owners help both clubs. But Strasbourg is not as famous as Chelsea.
Strasbourg will play its first match of the new season. The other team is Olympique de Marseille. People also call this team OM.
The match is part of the Ligue 1. This is the top football league in France. Fans want to know the lineup for both teams before the game.
People can watch the match on TV. The game will start at a certain time in the evening. Many fans are excited for the new season.
Vocabulary15 words
- Ligue 1
- the top football league in France
- lineup
- the list of players who will play in a match
- clash
- a big match between two strong teams
- investor
- a person who gives money to help a business grow
- season
- the months when a sports league plays its games
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- fixture
- a planned sports match
- broadcast
- to show something on TV
- club
- a team and its organization
- compare
- to say how two things are similar or different
- famous
- known by many people
- rich
- having a lot of money
- owner
- the person who has control of a business or team
- excited
- feeling happy about something coming soon
- kick off
- to start a football match
Quiz
Answer key
1. Strasbourg 2. Olympique de Marseille 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Strasbourg is a football team in _____. People compare it to Chelsea. This is because rich _____ help both clubs. But Strasbourg is not as _____ as Chelsea.
Strasbourg will play its first _____ of the new season. The other team is Olympique de _____. People also call this team OM.
The match is part of the _____. This is the top football league in France. Fans want to know the _____ for both teams before the game.
People can watch the match on _____. The game will start at a certain time in the evening. Many fans are _____ for the new season.