It is Saturday afternoon. The sun is shining. Max calls his friends. 'Do you want to play football?' he asks. 'Yes!' say his friends. They meet at the park. There are six friends: Max, Tom, Lisa, Anna, Paul, and Sara. They make two teams. Max, Lisa, and Paul are in one team. Tom, Anna, and Sara are in the other team. The game starts. Max has the ball. He kicks it to Lisa. Lisa runs fast. She kicks the ball. Goal! 'Great job, Lisa!' says Max. Now Tom has the ball. He passes it to Anna. Anna kicks. Goal! The score is one to one. They play for one hour. The final score is three to three. Everyone is tired but happy. 'That was fun!' says Sara. 'Let's play again next week!' says Max.
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Playing Football
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On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Max and his five friends meet at the park to play football. They form two teams of three and play an exciting game. The final score is three to three. Everyone is tired but happy, and they agree to play again next week.
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