Tottenham players impress in first half against Hoffenheim
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Tottenham Hotspur played a friendly match against Hoffenheim. A friendly is a game that is not part of a big competition. It helps teams get ready to play.
Football writers gave ratings to the Tottenham players. A rating is a number or mark that shows how well someone played.
Four players did very well in the first half. Their names are Robertson, Bergvall, Tonali, and Moore.
Mikey Moore played very well. He is a young player. He used to play for Rangers, a football club in Scotland. A club is a team that people play for.
Moore showed Rangers fans that he can play very well now for Spurs. Spurs is another name for Tottenham. Fans are people who love a team and watch them play.
The match was part of the summer pre-season. Pre-season is the time before the real season starts. Teams play friendly games to get stronger and more ready.
Vocabulary5 words
- friendly
- a game that is just for practice, not a real competition
- ratings
- marks that show how well someone played
- club
- a team that people play or work for
- fans
- people who love and support a team
- pre-season
- the time before the football season begins
Quiz
Answer key
1. Hoffenheim 2. Mikey Moore 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Tottenham Hotspur played a _____ match against Hoffenheim. A friendly is a game that is not part of a big competition. It helps teams get ready to play.
Football writers gave _____ to the Tottenham players. A rating is a number or mark that shows how well someone played.
Four players did very well in the _____ half. Their names are Robertson, Bergvall, Tonali, and Moore.
Mikey Moore played very well. He is a young player. He used to play for Rangers, a football _____ in Scotland.
Moore showed Rangers _____ that he can play very well now for Spurs. Spurs is another name for Tottenham.
The match was part of the summer _____. Pre-season is the time before the real season starts.