South Africa beats Italy at the World Cup – level 1

South Africa beats Italy at the World Cup

07-08-2023 07:00

South Africa wins their first Women’s World Cup match. They play against Italy. The score is 3-2.

Thembi Kgatlana scores the winning goal in the last moments of the game. This victory means that South Africa will move to the next round of the tournament. Italy needs only a draw to continue in the tournament. But it does not happen. They score the first goal from a penalty. Then, South Africa gets a point with an own goal. Later, South Africa is leading. Italy scores again from a corner. But Kgatlana’s goal ensures South Africa’s victory.

Coach Desiree Ellis says that the team fights hard. It is an important moment in South Africa’s history.

Difficult words: victory (the moment when someone wins), draw (when two teams or players score the same number of points in a game or match), ensure (to make sure that something will happen).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

What motivated South Africa's soccer team to win the match against Italy?

LEARN 3000 WORDS with NEWS IN LEVELS

News in Levels is designed to teach you 3000 words in English. Please follow the instructions
below.

How to improve your English with News in Levels: 

Test

  1. Do the test at Test Languages.
  2. Go to your level. Go to Level 1 if you know 1-1000 words. Go to Level 2 if you know 1000-2000 words. Go to Level 3 if you know 2000-3000 words.

Reading

  1. Read two news articles every day.
  2. Read the news articles from the day before and check if you remember all new words.

Listening

  1. Listen to the news from today and read the text at the same time.
  2. Listen to the news from today without reading the text.

Writing

  1. Answer the question under today’s news and write the answer in the comments.

Speaking

  1. Choose one person from the Skype section.
  2. Talk with this person. You can answer questions from Speak in Levels.

 

Stock images by Depositphotos