Vasco Close to Signing Forward Bruno Duarte
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Vasco is a football club in Brazil.
Vasco wants to sign a new player.
His name is Bruno Duarte. He is a forward.
A forward is a player who tries to score goals.
Bruno Duarte plays for Red Star. Red Star is a club in Europe.
Now Vasco is close to signing him.
Bruno Duarte has a date to come to Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro is a city in Brazil.
He will come to Rio to sign with Vasco.
To sign means to agree to join a team.
This is good news for Vasco fans.
Many fans want new players for their team.
Bruno Duarte will be a new signing for Vasco.
A signing is a new player who joins a team.
People are waiting for more news about this.
Vocabulary5 words
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- forward
- a player who tries to score goals
- sign
- to agree in writing to join a team
- signing
- a new player who joins a team
- club
- a sports team and its organization
Quiz
Answer key
1. Forward 2. Rio de Janeiro 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Vasco is a football club in _____.
Vasco wants to sign a new _____.
His name is Bruno Duarte. He is a _____.
A forward is a player who tries to score _____.
Bruno Duarte plays for Red Star. Red Star is a club in _____.
Now Vasco is close to _____ him.
Bruno Duarte has a date to come to _____.
He will come to Rio to _____ with Vasco.
This is good news for Vasco _____.
Bruno Duarte will be a new _____ for Vasco.