Summer Koshien: Chiben Wakayama to Face Yokohama in Semifinal
High school baseball is popular in Japan.
Every summer, there is a big tournament called Koshien.
Many school teams play baseball in this tournament.
Now the tournament is at the semifinal stage.
A semifinal is a game before the final.
On August 20, two semifinal games will happen.
Chiben Wakayama will play against Yokohama.
Tenri will play against Kendai Takasaki.
The winners will play in the final.
The final decides the best team.
One player is Yamada Rinko from Chiben Wakayama.
He remembers a game last spring.
In that game, Yokohama's player Oda was very strong.
Yamada said he could not hit the ball well.
Now Yamada wants a better result this time.
Vocabulary2 words
- tournament
- a competition with many games
- semifinal
- a game played to decide who goes to the final
Quiz
Answer key
1. Koshien 2. Yokohama 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
High school baseball is popular in _____.
Every summer, there is a big _____ called Koshien.
Now the tournament is at the _____ stage.
On August 20, two semifinal games will _____.
Chiben Wakayama will play against _____.
Tenri will play against Kendai _____.
The winners will play in the _____.
One player is _____ Rinko from Chiben Wakayama.
In that game, Yokohama's player _____ was very strong.
Yamada said he could not hit the ball _____.