Football Player Lamine Yamal and the Palestinian Flag
Introduction
Lamine Yamal is a player for FC Barcelona. He showed a Palestinian flag. Now, leaders from Israel and Spain are angry.
Main Body
On Monday, many people went to a big party in Barcelona. Lamine Yamal held a Palestinian flag in a car. He also put photos of the flag on Instagram. Israel Katz is a minister in Israel. He says the flag is bad. He says it brings hate to Jewish people. He wants FC Barcelona to say the flag was wrong. Pedro Sánchez is the leader of Spain. He says Yamal is okay. He says many people in Spain like Palestine. The coach, Hansi Flick, told Yamal to focus on the party, not politics.
Conclusion
Israel and Spain still disagree. Lamine Yamal is now getting ready for the World Cup.
Learning
🚩 The "Who says what" Pattern
In this story, we see a pattern for reporting opinions. This is a key skill for A2 English.
The Pattern:
[Person] + says + [Opinion/Fact]
Examples from the text:
- Israel Katz → says → the flag is bad.
- Pedro Sánchez → says → Yamal is okay.
Simple Tip: When you want to tell someone what another person thinks, just use says. It doesn't matter if the person is a leader or a friend.
Quick Word Swap
Instead of says, you can sometimes use told if there is a listener:
- Hansi Flick → told → Yamal (the listener) → to focus on the party.
Summary for you:
- Someone speaks says something.
- Someone speaks told someone something.