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Officer's Sons Lead Out United

curiousSeptember 1, 2026·89 words·1 min read
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This is a A1 (beginner) English article about officer's sons lead out united. Read the article below, then check the key words and test your understanding with 4 exercises. You can also listen to the audio and tap any word to see its meaning.

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Officer's Sons Lead Out United
Two boys walked onto the field with Manchester United. This was on Sunday. Their father was a police officer. His name was Matthew Blades. He died in a car crash in August. Another police officer died too.
Blades loved Manchester United. He went to many games. The club wrote about him. It said he was a good man. His wife came to the game too.
Other football fans remembered him too. They clapped for one minute. His photo was on a big screen. The club called him a hero.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a person in the police
n.
when a car hits something
v.
hit your hands together to show love
n.
a very brave person that people love
n.
the big flat thing at the football ground that shows pictures
n.
the grass where football is played
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

officern.

a person in the police

sĩ quan cảnh sátpolicial警察官polis memuruagente de policíapolicjantضابط شرطةpolitieagentполицейский警官경찰관
crashn.

when a car hits something

vụ tai nạn xeacidente de carro自動車事故araba kazasıaccidente de cochewypadek samochodowyحادث سيارةauto-ongelukавтомобильная авария车祸교통사고
clapv.

hit your hands together to show love

vỗ tayaplaudiram拍手したalkışladıaplaudieronbili brawoصفقواklaptenаплодировали鼓掌（致敬）박수를 쳤다
heron.

a very brave person that people love

anh hùngherói英雄kahramanhéroebohaterبطلheldгерой英雄영웅
screenn.

the big flat thing at the football ground that shows pictures

màn hình lớn (ở sân vận động)telão (do estádio)大型スクリーン（スタジアムの）dev ekran (stattaki)pantalla gigante (del estadio)telebim (na stadionie)الشاشة الكبيرة (في الملعب)groot scherm (in het stadion)большой экран (на стадионе)大屏幕（球场的）대형 스크린(경기장의)
fieldn.

the grass where football is played

sân bóngcampo (de futebol)ピッチ（サッカー場）sahacampo (de fútbol)boiskoأرض الملعبveldполе (футбольное)球场경기장(그라운드)

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The fans clapped for ten minutes.

2

The boys' father died in a car crash.

3

The boys' mother also came to the game.

4

The two boys walked onto the field alone.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

When did the boys' father die?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What did the fans see on the big screen?

Question 4: Matching

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