Guardiola will stay one more year at Man City

Vocabulary32 words

Decide

to choose something; make a choice from many different options; select

According to

as ‘someone’ said; as stated by ‘someone’; in the opinion of ‘someone’

Multiple

more than one; several; numerous; many; some

Source

any thing or place from which something comes from or is obtained; origin; where something comes from; the original; a reference; a person who tells secrets

Contract

an agreement between two or more people or organizations; an agreement to perform or complete a job

Originally

at first; in the beginning;

Season

a time period or time of year when a sport is played; a fixed/set number of games for one year of a sport

Coach

team manager; the boss of a team; someone who supports you

Trophy

A prize given to the winner of a game or competition; ?

Including

together with; as well as; part of a group or many; plus

Title

the position of being the champion of a major sports competition; the holder of the first prize trophy

Lead

To be in charge; to guide others

Treble

Winning three major competitions/tournaments in the same season;

In a row

something happening a number of times, one after the other; consecutively; in succession

Place

position or rank in a competition/tournament; 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, etc.

Point

A unit of scoring in a game or sports league; A score in a game or competition;

Losing streak

Losing many games in a row

Streak

A series of successes or achievements; A series of events that happen one after another

Career

A person's occupation or profession; the job or jobs you have over your whole life

Extend

To make something longer or go further;

Straight

Without stopping

Director

boss, leader, head, manager

Announce

share information openly; to tell the public; to make a statement; to report

Uncertainty

Doubt; not being sure; low confidence

Affect

to have an influence on or to change something;

Performance

the act of doing something, such as your job; how well someone does their job; the action of entertaining other people by dancing, singing, acting, playing music, playing a sport, etc.

In trouble

When you do something wrong and someone, like a teacher, parent or boss talks to you about it and/or punishes you; Facing a problem or difficulty

Charge

blame; accusation; when someone says you did something wrong

Guilty

responsible for breaking a law or doing something wrong; at fault; in the wrong

Severe

Something very serious or extreme

Penalty

A punishment; fine

Longest-serving manager

the manager who is working for the longest period of time

Quiz

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Discussion questions

1. Do you think Guardiola is one of the greatest football managers of all time? Why or why not?
2. In your opinion, is it good for Manchester City that Guardiola stays longer?
3. Why do you think Manchester City's performance has not been good lately?
4. Do coaches get worse as they get older?

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