Michel Kuka Mboladinga Arrives for World Cup Game

Michel Kuka Mboladinga 到達準備參加世界盃比賽


Introduction

Michel Kuka Mboladinga is in Guadalajara. He wants to help the Democratic Republic of Congo in their game against Colombia.

Michel Kuka Mboladinga 目前在瓜達拉哈拉。他希望在剛果民主共和國對陣哥倫比亞的比賽中提供幫助。

Main Body

Mboladinga is famous. He stands very still like a statue. He looks like Patrice Lumumba. Lumumba was the first leader of the Congo.

Mboladinga 非常有名。他會像雕像一樣靜靜地站立。他看起來很像 Patrice Lumumba。Lumumba 是剛果的第一任領袖。

In a past tournament, a player from Algeria was mean to Mboladinga. The Algerian football group said sorry. Many people were angry on the internet.

在之前的一次賽事中,一名來自阿爾及利亞的球員對 Mboladinga 態度不友善。阿爾及利亞足球協會隨後表達了歉意。許多人在網路上感到憤怒。

Mboladinga had problems with his travel. There is a sick person problem called Ebola in Congo. Many people died from this sickness. Now, the team wants to win after a 1-1 game with Portugal.

Mboladinga 的行程遇到了問題。剛果爆發了一種名為伊波拉的傳染病。許多人因此病逝。現在,球隊在與葡萄牙戰平 1-1 之後,渴望贏得勝利。

Conclusion

Mboladinga is in Mexico now. He will be there for the game on Tuesday.

Mboladinga 現在在墨西哥。他將會在週二的比賽中出席。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡️ THE 'STATE OF BEING' PATTERN

In this story, we see many sentences that tell us who or what someone is. We use the word is or was to connect a person to a description.

Now (Present):

  • Mboladinga is famous. \rightarrow (He has fame now)
  • Mboladinga is in Mexico. \rightarrow (His location now)

Before (Past):

  • Lumumba was the first leader. \rightarrow (He is not the leader anymore)

💡 SIMPLE RULE: If you want to describe a person's job, their feeling, or where they are, use this pattern: Person \rightarrow is/was \rightarrow Description

Example from text:

  • The Algerian football group said sorry. (Action)
  • Mboladinga is famous. (Description)

Key A2 Word Shift: Angry (Feeling)Sick (Health)Mean (Personality)\text{Angry (Feeling)} \rightarrow \text{Sick (Health)} \rightarrow \text{Mean (Personality)}

Vocabulary Learning

famous (adj.)
known by many people
Example:The football player is famous all over the world.
statue (n.)
a figure of a person made from stone or metal
Example:The statue in the park is very tall.
leader (n.)
the person in charge of a group or country
Example:The leader spoke to the people about the new law.
tournament (n.)
a sports competition with many games
Example:Our team won the tennis tournament last year.
mean (adj.)
not kind; unfriendly
Example:It is not nice to be mean to your classmates.
sickness (n.)
the state of being ill
Example:He stayed home from school because of a sickness.
Practice A2 words in a crossword