Thiago Pitarch Joins Real Madrid's First Team
Listen to the story
Thiago Pitarch is a young footballer. He plays for Real Madrid.
Now Thiago is a first team player. This is big news for him.
Real Madrid gave Thiago a new contract. A contract is a paper. It says he will play for the club.
There were rumours about Thiago. People said other clubs wanted him.
Real Madrid made a fast decision. The club wants to keep Thiago.
This is a reward for Thiago. He worked hard to be here.
Many young players want to play for the first team. It is a big step in football.
Vocabulary15 words
- first team
- the main team of a club; the best players
- contract
- a paper that says what a player must do for a club
- rumours
- things people say that may or may not be true
- decision
- a choice someone makes
- reward
- something good you get for hard work
- footballer
- a person who plays football
- club
- a sports team and its organisation
- market
- where clubs buy and sell players
- young
- not old; a small age
- urgent
- needs fast action
- news
- information about new things that happen
- step
- one part of a plan or process
- player
- a person on a sports team
- keep
- to not let someone go
- worked hard
- tried a lot to do something well
Quiz
Answer key
1. He joined Real Madrid's first team 2. A new contract 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Thiago Pitarch is a young footballer. He plays for Real _____.
Now Thiago is a first team _____. This is big news for him.
Real Madrid gave Thiago a new _____.
There were _____ about Thiago.
Real Madrid made a fast _____.
The club wants to _____ Thiago.
This is a _____ for Thiago.
He _____ hard to be here.