Wakefield Trinity Chase Grand Final Glory
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Wakefield Trinity is a rugby league club in England. People did not expect much from this team. But the team is doing very well this year.
The club has famous old players from the past. People remember them like old photos. These old photos are called sepia pictures.
Now, a new team plays for Wakefield Trinity. People call this team the class of 2026. This means the team of this year.
Someone told the players: 'You could be legends.' A legend is a person that many people remember and admire.
The team has a chance to win the Grand Final. This is the last and most important game of the season.
If Wakefield Trinity wins, the new players could become legends too. People would remember them like the old players from before.
Fans are excited. They want to see if this team can make history for the club.
Vocabulary15 words
- rugby league
- a team sport; players carry a ball and try to score
- sepia
- an old brown color; used in old photos
- class of 2026
- the group of players this year
- legend
- a person many people remember and admire
- Grand Final
- the last and biggest game; decides the winner
- ascent
- going up; getting better quickly
- unfancied
- not expected to do well
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- season
- the time when a sport is played
- fans
- people who love and support a team
- history
- important things that happened before
- glory
- great success and fame
- team
- a group of players who play together
- players
- people who play a sport
- rise
- getting better or higher
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Answer key
1. Rugby league 2. Sepia photos 3. True
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Wakefield Trinity is a _____ club in England.
People did not _____ much from this team.
The club has famous old players from the _____.
People remember them like old photos, called _____ pictures.
Someone told the players: 'You could be _____.'
The team has a chance to win the _____.
This is the last and most important _____ of the season.
If Wakefield Trinity wins, the new players could become _____ too.
Fans are _____ to see what happens.
They want to see if this team can make _____ for the club.
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