B. Listening comprehension

Read our article about football talks on pages 22-23 of English Now No 115. Then fill in the blanks with the words below.

memberplayersgoalkeeperdefendershigh schoolmidfieldersforwardspitchhandsscoringrulesrefereeteamgoals

Conversation 2: Michele is a physical education teacher at an all-girls British
______
.

  • Michele: We’ll play football for the next six weeks. Who knows how to play?
  • Kay: I do! I’m a
    ______
    of the local club.
  • Michele: Tell us about the
    ______
    .
  • Kay: Well, the
    ______
    , who are also called ‘strikers’, must score
    ______
    . The
    ______
    help defend and also pass the ball to the forwards. And the
    ______
    must stop the other team from
    ______
    .
  • Michele: What about the
    ______
    ?
  • Kay: They stop the goals. They’re the only players who can touch the ball with their
    ______
    .
  • Michele: What else?
  • Kay: Um, there are 11
    ______
    in a
    ______
    , and there is always a
    ______
    on the
    ______
    during the game.
  • Michele: Thank you, Kay!

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