Talk of the town：Hong Kong Premier League
【明報專訊】Have you ever watched a football match in Hong Kong? Are you familiar with football and the development of football in Hong Kong? Let's find out more!
◆How many football clubs should have been competing in the 2021-2022 Hong Kong Premier League?
8. They reached a consensus on calling off the remaining matches.
◆What is the current world ranking of the Hong Kong football team?
147 out of 211. The highest ranking achieved by the team was 90 in 1996 while the lowest ranking was 172 in 2012.
◆When will next World Cup kick off?
21 November 2022. It will be the first World Cup tournament held in Winter due to the overwhelming heat in Qatar(卡塔爾) during the usual summer months.
◆Which team won the Hong Kong Premier League in season 2020-2021?
Kitchee(傑志) was the winner of 2020-21 Hong Kong Premier League.
■Game
Can you solve this equation?
(See the picture)
(Answer on next text)
■Grammar booster
Call off
To cancel a planned event.
e.g. The school decided to call off the swimming gala this year.
■Did you know?
The abbreviation FIFA stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association (translated as International Federation of Association Football，國際足協). It was founded in France in 1904.
■Glossary
be familiar with (phr) 熟悉
consensus (n) 共識
ranking (n) 排名
achieve(v) 達到
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[Smarties' Power English 第343期]
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