⚽ The Big Match
In the app, the story is read aloud and you can write or speak your answers — the site corrects your mistakes.
Listen to the story and answer the questions →On Saturday, the city's football team played in the cup final. Filip and his dad had tickets, and they arrived at the stadium an hour early. It was full of fans in blue and white shirts.
The first half was terrible. The other team scored two goals, and the fans were very quiet. But in the second half, everything changed. Their best player, a young striker called Mateo, scored three goals in twenty minutes!
When the match finished, thousands of people sang and danced in the streets. Filip said it was the best day of his life. His dad kept the ticket as a souvenir.
Key words
cup finalthe last match of a competition
fanspeople who support a team
scoredgot a goal
strikera player who scores goals
souvenirsomething you keep to remember an event
Questions about the story
- How many goals did the other team score in the first half?
- Who was Mateo?
- What did people do after the match?
- What did Filip's dad keep?