Webster: Australia Still Looking for a Way to Win Against Bangladesh
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Australia is playing cricket against Bangladesh in Darwin. The match is not easy for Australia right now.
Beau Webster plays cricket for Australia. He is an all-rounder. This means he can bat and bowl.
Webster says the team is still hopeful. He says Australia is 'looking at a way to win' the game.
The team wants to turn it around. This means they want to change the game and win.
There is also news about another player, Cameron Green. Ricky Ponting talked about Green's career. A career is the time a person works in a job or sport.
Ponting says Green needs a 'jolt'. A jolt is a small shock that helps you change.
Green's career has been stuttering. This means it has not been going smoothly.
Fans want to know if Australia can win in Darwin. The team is still trying hard.
Vocabulary10 words
- all-rounder
- a player who can bat and bowl well
- turn it around
- to change a bad situation into a good one
- career
- the time a person spends working in a job
- jolt
- a small shock that makes something change
- stuttering
- not smooth; stopping and starting
- hopeful
- feeling that something good may happen
- match
- a game between two teams
- home team
- the team that plays in its own country
- bowl
- to throw the ball to the batter in cricket
- bat
- to hit the ball with a bat in cricket
Quiz
Answer key
1. Beau Webster 2. Darwin 3. Cameron Green
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Australia is playing cricket against Bangladesh in _____. The match is not easy for Australia right now.
Beau Webster plays cricket for Australia. He is an _____. This means he can bat and bowl.
Webster says the team is still _____. He says Australia is 'looking at a way to win' the game.
The team wants to _____. This means they want to change the game and win.
There is also news about another player, Cameron Green. Ricky Ponting talked about Green's _____.
Ponting says Green needs a _____. A jolt is a small shock that helps you change.
Green's career has been _____. This means it has not been going smoothly.
Fans want to know if Australia can win in Darwin. The team is still _____ hard.