🇬🇧 Soccer meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Soccer is a team sport played on a big grassy field. Two teams try to kick a round ball into the other team’s goal. Only the goalkeepers are allowed to use their hands; everyone else must mostly use their feet, legs, or head to move the ball. The team that scores the most goals by kicking the ball into the other team’s net wins the game.

I thought I was amazing at soccer until I realized everyone was cheering because the game was finally over.

In soccer at recess, I was goalie and blocked a shot with my face, which hurt, but everyone said it was “legendary.”

Grandpa said he’d teach us soccer, then spent twenty minutes chasing the ball and zero minutes actually teaching.

My little brother thinks soccer rules are: 1) kick the ball, 2) fall down dramatically, 3) repeat.

Real soccer games can last 90 minutes, but when I play, my legs pretend they’ve been running for 90 years.

Tom plays soccer with his friends. The soccer ball is small and round. In the soccer game, Tom runs and kicks the ball. The soccer team looks tired, but Tom makes a goal. All friends clap and smile. They love soccer and hug. The day ends with happy loud shouts.

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This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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