Sunday, July 5, 2026

Level 4; listening; Nūntiī Latīnī [2]

Hodiē sīve diē septimō mēnsis Iūniī Lutetiae Parīsiōrum Lūdī mundānī pedifolliī fēminārum initium capiunt, cum grex Francogalliae prīmā lūsiōne Coreanīs Merīdiānīs occurrit. Hīs certātiōnibus vīgintī quattuor manūs natiōnālēs in sex sectiōnēs sortītae intersunt. Certāmen fīnāle nōnīs Iūliīs in Stadiō Lugdūnēnsī īnstituētur.

[i] The article concerns:

A: the French football league

B: American football

C: an international soccer competition

D: the European Cup Final

[ii] The competition begins on __________

[iii] Venue __________

[iv] The first match is between _________ and __________

[v] Total number of teams __________

[vi] Number of groups __________

[vii] Date of the final (careful!) __________

[viii] Venue __________

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[i] C

[ii] 7 June

[iii] Paris

[iv] France and South Korea

[v] 24

[vi] 6

[vii] 7 July; the Roman calendar system is used here:

nōnae | the Nones which, in July, refers to the 7th of the month

[viii] Lyon Stadium

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Today, on 7 June, the Women's Football World Cup begins in Paris, when the French team meets the South Koreans in the opening match. Twenty-four national teams, drawn into six groups, are taking part in the tournament. The final match will be held on 7 July at the Lyon Stadium.