NFL News: C.J. Gardner-Johnson and C.J. Goodwin

NFL 新聞:C.J. Gardner-Johnson 與 C.J. Goodwin


Introduction

The Buffalo Bills have a new player. C.J. Gardner-Johnson joined the team. Also, C.J. Goodwin stopped playing football.

水牛城比爾隊有一名新球員。C.J. Gardner-Johnson 加入了該隊。此外,C.J. Goodwin 停止打美式足球了。

Main Body

C.J. Gardner-Johnson played for four teams in a short time. He is a very good player. He won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles.

C.J. Gardner-Johnson 在短時間內效力過四支球隊。他是一名非常優秀的球員。他曾與費城老鷹隊一起贏得超級盃。

Some people say he is difficult to work with. He says this is not true. The Buffalo Bills think he is a good leader.

有些人說他很難共事。他說這並非事實。水牛城比爾隊認為他是一名優秀的領袖。

C.J. Goodwin played for many years. He started with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2014. He played for the Dallas Cowboys for eight years. He was a team captain.

C.J. Goodwin 效力多年。他在 2014 年從匹茲堡鋼鐵人隊開始。他在達拉斯牛仔隊效力了八年,並擔任過隊長。

Conclusion

The NFL changes often. Some players join new teams and some players retire.

NFL 經常變動。有些球員加入新球隊,有些球員則退休。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE 'PAST' SWITCH

Look at how the words change when we talk about things that are finished.

Now (Present) \rightarrow Then (Past)

  • join \rightarrow joined
  • stop \rightarrow stopped
  • play \rightarrow played
  • start \rightarrow started

The Rule: Just add -ed to the end of the action word. This tells the reader the event is over.


🔍 WORD FOCUS: 'SOME'

In the text, we see:

  • "Some people say..."
  • "Some players join..."

Use Some when you don't mean everyone, but you don't mean only one person. It is a middle group.


🛠️ SIMPLE BUILDING BLOCKS

A good leader \rightarrow (Positive) A difficult person \rightarrow (Negative)

Notice how we put the describing word before the person.

Vocabulary Learning

joined (v.)
To become a member of a group or team.
Example:He joined the football team last month.
difficult (adj.)
Hard to deal with or not easy.
Example:This math problem is very difficult.
leader (n.)
A person who guides or manages other people.
Example:A good leader helps their team work together.
captain (n.)
The official leader of a sports team.
Example:The captain leads the players onto the field.
retire (v.)
To stop working or playing a sport because of age.
Example:The player decided to retire after ten years.
Practice A2 words in a crossword