Landon DuPont Joins University of Michigan Hockey

Landon DuPont 加入密西根大學冰球隊


Introduction

Landon DuPont is a great hockey player. He will play for the University of Michigan.

Landon DuPont 是一位優秀的冰球運動員。他將為密西根大學效力。

Main Body

Landon is very young. He played for the Everett Silvertips at age 15. He scored many goals and points.

Landon 年紀很輕。他在 15 歲時就為 Everett Silvertips 效力。他 scored 了許多進球並獲得許多積分。

Many schools wanted Landon. He visited Michigan and Michigan State. Finally, he chose Michigan.

許多學校都想要 Landon。他參訪了密西根大學和密西根州立大學。最後,他選擇了密西根大學。

Michigan has a good team. Coach Brandon Naurato won a big tournament last year. But the team did not win the national championship.

密西根大學擁有強大的隊伍。教練 Brandon Naurato 去年贏得了一項重大賽事。但該隊並未贏得全美冠軍。

Conclusion

Michigan has a new star player. Now they want to win the national championship.

密西根大學擁有了新的明星球員。現在他們想要贏得全美冠軍。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Past' Secret

Look at these words from the story:

  • Play \rightarrow Played
  • Score \rightarrow Scored
  • Want \rightarrow Wanted
  • Visit \rightarrow Visited

The Rule: To talk about things that already happened, we usually just add -ed to the end of the action word.

Examples from the text:

  • "He played for the Everett Silvertips."
  • "He visited Michigan."

🧊 Quick Word Swaps

If you want to say something is not true, use did not before the action word (but take away the -ed!):

  • The team won \rightarrow The team did not win.

Vocabulary Learning

score (v.)
To get a point in a game
Example:He can score a goal with the ball.
visit (v.)
To go to a place to see it
Example:I want to visit my grandmother tomorrow.
choose (v.)
To pick one thing from a group
Example:Please choose your favorite color.
tournament (n.)
A sports competition with many games
Example:Our team won the tennis tournament.
championship (n.)
The final game or contest to find the best team
Example:They are playing in the national championship today.
Practice A2 words in a crossword