Tottenham Beats Coventry City, Moves Out of Relegation Zone
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Tottenham Hotspur played against Coventry City.
Tottenham won the game.
This was Tottenham's first win in the English league this season.
Before this game, Tottenham was in a bad position.
The team was in the relegation zone.
The relegation zone is a dangerous place in the league table.
Teams in this zone can go down to a lower league.
Now, Tottenham is not in the relegation zone anymore.
The win against Coventry helped the team a lot.
Fans of Tottenham are happy about this win.
The team needs more wins to stay safe.
Coventry City lost the game.
This season has been hard for Tottenham.
One win can change a team's position.
Football fans are watching the league with interest.
Vocabulary5 words
- won
- got the best result in a game
- relegation zone
- a bad place in the table; teams there can go down a level
- position
- a place in a list or table
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- season
- the months when a sport is played
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Answer key
1. Tottenham Hotspur 2. It left the relegation zone 3. True
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Tottenham Hotspur played against Coventry _____.
Tottenham _____ the game.
This was Tottenham's first win in the English _____ this season.
Before this game, Tottenham was in a bad _____.
The team was in the relegation _____.
The relegation zone is a dangerous place in the league _____.
Teams in this zone can go down to a lower _____.
Now, Tottenham is not in the relegation zone _____.
The win against Coventry helped the team a _____.
Fans of Tottenham are _____ about this win.
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