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Messi stays on bench at Hong Kong exhibition matchCEFR A1
5 Feb 2024
Adapted from Oiwan Lam, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Derek Tang, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
70 words
- There was a football match in Hong Kong.
- The match wanted to show the city to visitors.
- A foreign team came to play.
- Many people bought the tickets very quickly.
- Fans hoped to see Messi at the game.
- Messi stayed on the bench during the match.
- Fans shouted and asked for refunds.
- Authorities said they were very disappointed.
- The home team lost the match.
- People felt angry after the game.
Difficult words
- visitor — A person who goes to a placevisitors
- bench — A long seat where players sit
- refund — Money given back to a buyerrefunds
- authority — A person or group in chargeAuthorities
- disappointed — Feeling sad because something was not good
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever been to a football match?
- Would you feel angry if a star player did not play?
- Would you ask for a refund if you were unhappy with a match?
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