European Football Clubs Plan Their Summer Training
歐洲足球俱樂部計劃其夏季訓練
Introduction
FC Barcelona, ACF Fiorentina, and Arsenal have their plans for the new season.
FC Barcelona、ACF Fiorentina 與 Arsenal 已經制定了新賽季的計劃。
Main Body
FC Barcelona starts training on July 24. They play CE Europa and Birmingham City. Some players are at the World Cup, so the team uses young players. They will not travel to Asia or the USA.
FC Barcelona 將於 7 月 24 日開始訓練。他們將對陣 CE Europa 和 Birmingham City。由於部分球員參加世界盃，因此球隊將起用年輕球員。他們不會前往亞洲或美國。
ACF Fiorentina starts on July 10. They play a game against Gubbio on July 22. Then they go to England to play two more games. They start their league games on August 24.
ACF Fiorentina 於 7 月 10 日開始。他們將在 7 月 22 日與 Gubbio 進行一場比賽。接著他們將前往英國再進行兩場比賽。他們的聯賽賽事將於 8 月 24 日開始。
Arsenal plays Girona and Real Betis in early August. Then they play Dortmund and Como at their own stadium. Finally, they play Manchester City on August 16.
Arsenal 將在 8 月初對陣 Girona 和 Real Betis。隨後他們將在自家主場對陣 Dortmund 和 Como。最後，他們將在 8 月 16 日與 Manchester City 對陣。
Conclusion
These clubs have their schedules. Now the players can get ready for the games.
這些俱樂部已經安排好了日程。現在球員們可以準備迎接比賽了。
Vocabulary Learning
📅 Talking about the Future
In this text, we see two ways to talk about things that happen later. This is the key to moving from A1 to A2.
1. The 'Now' Present (for schedules) We use a simple present word even for the future because the date is fixed.
- Barcelona starts training on July 24.
- Fiorentina starts on July 10.
2. The 'Will' Future (for plans/decisions) We use will or will not for things that are decided or expected.
- They will not travel to Asia.
⚽ Word Patterns
Look at how we connect people and places:
Team Action Date
Example: Arsenal (Team) plays (Action) early August (Date).
Useful A2 Vocabulary from the text:
- Early (the beginning of a month) Early August
- Own (belongs to them) Their own stadium
- Get ready (prepare) Get ready for the games