Tokai University Kofu Faces Kendai Takasaki at Summer Koshien
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Japan has a big high school baseball tournament every summer. It happens at Koshien Stadium.
This week is day nine of the tournament. Two teams played each other. They were Tokai University Kofu and Kendai Takasaki.
There were four good games on this day. Many people wanted to watch.
All tickets for the games sold out. The stadium said this at 8:20 in the morning.
The stadium also gave a warning. People cannot buy tickets at the stadium on this day. They must have a ticket already.
Summer Koshien is very popular in Japan. Many fans travel to watch the games live.
Vocabulary15 words
- high school
- school for teenagers, before university
- tournament
- a sports event with many games and teams
- Koshien
- the name of a famous baseball stadium in Japan
- sold out
- no more tickets to buy
- stadium
- a big place for watching sports
- warning
- words that tell people about a problem
- fans
- people who like and watch a sport
- popular
- liked by many people
- ticket
- a small paper you need to enter a place
- match
- a game between two teams
- announced
- said something to many people
- national
- for the whole country
- event
- something that happens, often planned
- teams
- groups of players
- entry
- going into a place
Quiz
Answer key
1. Koshien Stadium 2. Tokai University Kofu and Kendai Takasaki 3. They sold out
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Japan has a big high school baseball _____ every summer.
It happens at _____ Stadium.
This week is day nine of the tournament. Two _____ played each other.
They were Tokai University Kofu and Kendai _____.
There were four good games on this _____.
Many people wanted to _____.
All tickets for the games _____ out.
The stadium said this at 8:20 in the _____.
The stadium also gave a _____.
People cannot buy tickets at the stadium on this day.