Sports News for the Glasgow Games

格拉斯哥運動會體育新聞

Jun 29, 2026, 16:40

Introduction

Glasgow will have the Commonwealth Games soon. There are ten sports. Scotland and England are choosing their players now.

格拉斯哥將於近期舉辦 Commonwealth Games。共有十項運動，蘇格蘭與英格蘭目前正在挑選選手。

Main Body

The Scotland netball team wants to win. Emily Nicholl is the captain. The team is number ten in the world. They want to get a better place this year.

蘇格蘭籃網球隊希望獲勝。Emily Nicholl 是隊長。該隊目前世界排名第十，他們希望今年能取得更好的名次。

Scotland has fast runners too. Megan Keith is a great runner. She has new records. Eilish McColgan also wants to win a gold medal.

蘇格蘭也擁有速度極快的跑者。Megan Keith 是一位出色的跑者，她創造了新紀錄。Eilish McColgan 也希望能贏得金牌。

England has 63 athletes. Katarina Johnson-Thompson wants her third gold medal. Keely Hodgkinson is not in the games. She is sick and wants to race in August.

英格蘭派出 63 名運動員。Katarina Johnson-Thompson 希望奪得她的第三枚金牌。Keely Hodgkinson 則不會參加本次運動會，她因病希望在八月才參賽。

Conclusion

The games start on July 23. Many great athletes will compete.

運動會將於 7 月 23 日開始，許多優秀的運動員將參與競爭。

Vocabulary Learning

🚩 Spotting 'Wants'

In this text, we see a pattern used to talk about goals. It is very simple:

Person $\rightarrow$ wants $\rightarrow$ to [action]

The team $\rightarrow$ wants $\rightarrow$ to win
Eilish $\rightarrow$ wants $\rightarrow$ to win
Katarina $\rightarrow$ wants $\rightarrow$ her gold medal

💡 Quick Rule

When one person (He, She, The Team) wants something, we add an -s to the word want.

Correct: She wants $\checkmark$ Wrong: She want $\times$

🌍 Useful A2 Words from the Text

Athletes: People who are very good at sports.
Records: The fastest or best time ever done.
Compete: To try to win against others.

Vocabulary Learning

captain (n.)

The leader of a sports team

Example:The captain tells the players where to go.

records (n.)

The best time or distance ever achieved in a sport

Example:The runner broke the world records for the 100m race.

medal (n.)

A small metal disc given as a prize for winning a race or game

Example:She won a gold medal for the fastest swim.

athletes (n.)

People who are very good at sports and exercise

Example:Many athletes train every day to be strong.

compete (v.)

To try to win a game or race against others

Example:Ten teams will compete for the trophy.

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