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Football Vocabulary for Learners

The document defines 10 key vocabulary terms related to English football leagues, including away, champions, fixtures, home, league table, promotion, relegation, result, three points, and underdogs. Each term is defined with a short example sentence to explain its meaning in the context of English football leagues.

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Football Vocabulary for Learners

The document defines 10 key vocabulary terms related to English football leagues, including away, champions, fixtures, home, league table, promotion, relegation, result, three points, and underdogs. Each term is defined with a short example sentence to explain its meaning in the context of English football leagues.

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1. Vocabulary: English 6.

Vocabulary: English
The league: away The league : promotion

Example: When a team has an away match, they travel to Example: Promotion is when teams move from one
their opponants stadium. If a team is playing league to a higher tier. The top clubs in a
away, they have more of a challenge. league can move up to a higher league. The
Premier League is the highest level.

2. Vocabulary: English 7. Vocabulary: English


The league : champions The league : relegation

Example: The team that wins the league are called the Example: Relegation is when the clubs that finish the
champions . season at the bottom of the league table move
to a lower tier league.

3. Vocabulary: English 8. Vocabulary: English


The league : fixtures The league : result

Example: When the matches for a competition are Example: The result is the final score at the end of a
arranged and the dates are set or fixed, they match.
are called fixtures .

4. Vocabulary: English 9. Vocabulary: English


The league : home The league : three
points
Example: When a team is playing at home , it means that
224.713 Example: If a team wins a match, they score three
the match is in their own stadium. When a team points . The points determine their position in
is playing at home , they have an advantage the league table.
because more of their fans can watch.

5. Vocabulary: English 10. Vocabulary: English


The league : league table The league : underdogs

Example: The league table shows the position of all of Example: The underdogs are the team that people think
the teams in the league, based on the number will lose. When a small team plays a club at the
of points they have won in the competition so top of the league, the small club will be the
far. underdogs .

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