Lyon Play Auxerre in Ligue 1 Match
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Lyon will host Auxerre in a Ligue 1 football match.
Ligue 1 is the top professional football division in France.
The match will have live commentary for fans who cannot attend.
Live commentary describes the game's events as they happen.
Viewers want to know the exact kickoff time.
Kickoff is the moment when a football match begins.
They also want to know which TV channel will show the game.
This information helps fans plan how to watch the match.
Besides watching, some fans enjoy betting on the result.
Betting means predicting an outcome and risking money on it.
A football expert named Lionel Charbonnier shared his prediction for this match.
He works with RMC, a French radio and sports media company.
His prediction is part of a regular betting column called 'PRONOS PARIS'.
A column is a regular article written by the same person.
Charbonnier gives his football predictions before matches each week.
Lyon and Auxerre are both teams competing in the current Ligue 1 season.
The match is one of many games played during this matchday.
A matchday is a scheduled round of games in a league.
Fans of both clubs are looking forward to seeing how their teams perform.
The outcome could affect each team's position in the league standings.
League standings show how well each team is doing compared to others.
Details about the exact time and channel were expected closer to the match.
Many football fans across France follow Ligue 1 matches closely every week.
Vocabulary7 words
- division
- a group of teams in a sports competition
- live commentary
- spoken description of a game as it happens
- kickoff
- the start time of a football match
- betting
- risking money by guessing a result
- column
- a regular piece of writing by one person
- matchday
- a day when league games are played
- standings
- a list showing team positions in a league
Quiz
Answer key
1. Ligue 1 2. PRONOS PARIS 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Lyon will host _____ in a Ligue 1 football match.
Ligue 1 is the top professional football _____ in France.
The match will have _____ for fans who cannot attend.
Viewers want to know the exact _____ time.
They also want to know which TV _____ will show the game.
Besides watching, some fans enjoy _____ on the result.
A football expert named Lionel _____ shared his prediction for this match.
His prediction is part of a regular betting _____ called 'PRONOS PARIS'.
The match is one of many games played during this _____.
The outcome could affect each team's position in the league _____.