Virtus Entella Face Modena with Squad Problems
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Virtus Entella played Modena in a football match.
The game was in Chiavari, a town in Italy.
Both teams are in Serie B. Serie B is a big football league in Italy.
It is below Serie A, the top league.
Virtus Entella had problems before the game.
Many players could not play. We call this being unavailable.
A player named Nador could not play too.
People could watch the line-ups before the game. Line-ups show which players start.
The news page showed a live report of the game. A live report tells you what happens right now.
Fans wanted to know the official team lists. Official means it comes from the real source.
Vocabulary5 words
- Serie B
- a big football league in Italy; not the top one
- unavailable
- not able to play or come
- line-ups
- lists of players who start a game
- live report
- news about something happening right now
- official
- coming from the real, correct source
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Answer key
1. Modena 2. Chiavari 3. No
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Virtus Entella played _____ in a football match.
The game was in _____, a town in Italy.
Both teams are in _____.
It is below Serie A, the top _____.
Virtus Entella had problems before the _____.
Many players could not play. We call this being _____.
A player named _____ could not play too.
People could watch the _____ before the game.
The news page showed a _____ of the game.
Fans wanted to know the _____ team lists.
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