Ted Lasso's New Season Touches a Real Problem in Women's Soccer
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Ted Lasso is a popular TV show about soccer.
The show has a new season now. It is season four.
In one episode, there is a story about a tough coach.
A woman actor plays a coach for a women's soccer team.
At first, she found it hard to picture herself in this role.
Jason Sudeikis is the star of the show. He plays Ted Lasso.
He helped her believe she could play the tough coach.
The story in the show is about a real problem.
Many women's soccer teams do not have many women coaches.
This is a big issue in real women's soccer today.
The TV show shows this problem in its new story.
People are talking about this episode and this problem.
Vocabulary5 words
- Ted Lasso
- the name of a popular TV show
- episode
- one part of a TV show
- actor
- a person who plays a part in a show
- role
- a part that an actor plays
- issue
- a problem
Quiz
Answer key
1. A TV show 2. Not enough women coaches in women's soccer 3. Jason Sudeikis
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
_____ Lasso is a popular TV show about soccer.
The show has a new _____ now. It is season four.
In one _____, there is a story about a tough coach.
A woman actor plays a _____ for a women's soccer team.
At first, she found it hard to picture herself in this _____.
Jason Sudeikis is the star of the show. He plays Ted _____.
He helped her believe she could play the tough _____.
The story in the show is about a real _____.
Many women's soccer teams do not have many women _____.
This is a big issue in real women's soccer _____.
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