So I would like to talk about the sport team called Barcelona that I really admire. The reason why I chose this particular sport team lays the groundwork from a few years ago. Actually, if I remember correctly, it all depends on my childhood experiences. When I was a kid, I used to play with my brother on the console called SEGA. We played a particular football game that you can play in there. I always chose colors that represent white and blue. It’s like light blue that represents Argentina’s flag. My brother always chose the Portuguese flag. From that day to this day, I always admired the Argentine itself. That’s why I found that there are two rival teams that lay ground from the beginning of time for us. One of them is Barcelona and one of them is Real Madrid. That’s why me and my brother had the opposite ideas. He always chose something that I despise of liking. Whenever I chose, for example, black, he would choose right. Whenever I chose DC comics, he would choose the maroon one. That’s why I chose the Barcelona team. Because of the particular player in here, it’s called Lionel Messi. He is like a genius, a gifted person for us, for all the community. Because from that hardship, he has some kind of problem with his height or his condition. Despite that, he still managed to be the number one player over the world. That’s why his team, called the Barcelona, is my favorite team.
Band 6+: Describe an athlete/sports team you admire You should say: Who/what the athlete/sports team is Where/how you got to know the athlete/sports team How often you watch their sports games And explain why you admire the athlete/sports team
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So I would like to talk about the sports team called Barcelona that I really admire. The reason why I chose this particular sports team stems from a few years ago. Actually, if I remember correctly, it all goes back to my childhood experiences. When I was a kid, I used to play with my brother on the console called SEGA. We played a particular football game on it. I always chose colors that represent white and blue, like the light blue of Argentina's flag. My brother always chose the Portuguese flag. From that day to this day, I have always admired Argentina. That's why I found that there are two rival teams that have been at odds since the beginning of time for us. One of them is Barcelona, and the other is Real Madrid. That's why my brother and I had opposite preferences. He always chose something that I despised. Whenever I chose, for example, black, he would choose red. Whenever I chose DC Comics, he would choose Marvel. That's why I chose the Barcelona team, because of a particular player there, named Lionel Messi. He is like a genius, a gifted person for us, for the whole community. Despite his hardships with his height and condition, he still managed to become the number one player in the world. That's why his team, called Barcelona, is my favorite team.
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