Talk of the town:Hong Kong Premier League

[2022.04.27] 發表
2022 World Cup's official mascot - La'eeb.
Game(明報製圖)

【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

(Criticisms on this publication, if any, are aimed at pointing out the errors or defects of certain systems or policies with a view of rectifying or eradicating such errors or defects, as well as prompting improvement or remedy for them via lawful means. There is absolutely no intention of inciting hatred, discontent or hostility towards the government or other classes of the community.)

[Smarties' Power English 第343期]

明報網站 · 版權所有 · 不得轉載
Copyright © 2022 mingpaocanada.com All rights reserved.
Ming Pao Daily News A wholly owned subsidiary of Ming Pao Enterprise Corporation Ltd.
Toronto Chinese Newspaper

Chief Executive Officer: Ka Ming Lui | Executive Chief Editor: Richard Kwok Kai Ng
1355 Huntingwood Drive, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada M1S 3J1 | Tel.: (416) 321-0088 | Fax: (416) 321-5377 | Advertising Hotline Tel: (416) 673-8250