Villares Goal Earns Deportivo a Draw Against Betis
Deportivo played against Betis in a football match.
The match was at Riazor. Riazor is Deportivo's stadium.
Villares scored a goal for Deportivo.
His goal made the score 1-1. This is a draw.
Before his goal, Betis was winning.
Deportivo fought hard and got a good result.
People say Betis played in a careful way.
Villares stopped Betis from winning the match.
The final score was 1-1.
Vocabulary15 words
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
- draw
- when both teams get the same score
- careful
- not taking risks; playing safe
- match
- a game between two teams
- goal
- when a team scores a point in football
- score
- the number of points in a game
- team
- a group of players who play together
- final
- the last one; the end
- result
- what happens at the end of a game
- fought
- tried very hard
- against
- playing the other team
- before
- earlier than something
- way
- how someone does something
- people
- men and women in general
- stopped
- made something not happen
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Answer key
1. 1-1 2. Villares 3. Riazor
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Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Deportivo played against Betis in a football _____.
The match was at Riazor. Riazor is Deportivo's _____.
_____ scored a goal for Deportivo.
His goal made the score 1-1. This is a _____.
Before his goal, Betis was _____.
Deportivo fought hard and got a good _____.
People say Betis played in a _____ way.
Villares _____ Betis from winning the match.
The final _____ was 1-1.
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