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Sports results

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Hear scores, ordinals and large numbers in a sports report.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

score
The number of points or goals in a game.
stadium
A large place where people watch sport.
fan
Here, a person who supports a team.

Answer key

  1. The home team won the match 3 to 1.Scores are read “three to one”; 3-1 is also accepted.
  2. The winning goal came in the 89th minute.Write 89th or eighty-ninth.
  3. More than 52,000 fans were in the stadium.Write 52,000 or the words.
  4. She finished the race in 2 hours and 14 minutes.Write both numbers as digits or both as words.
  5. The team has won 7 of its last 10 games.Write both numbers as digits or both as words.