New Players for Iowa and Illinois Sports

愛荷華州與伊利諾州體育隊有新球員

Jun 29, 2026, 17:47

Introduction

Two universities have new players for their sports teams.

有兩所大學的體育隊迎來了新球員。

Main Body

Iowa has a new basketball player. Her name is McKenna Woliczko. She is a great student and works hard. She is fast and good at the game, but she needs to practice her long shots.

愛荷華州有一位新籃球員。她的名字是 McKenna Woliczko。她是一位優秀的學生且非常努力。她的速度快且球技精湛，但她需要練習遠距離投籃。

Illinois has a new volleyball player. Her name is Kristina Starostenko. She is from Ukraine. She played professional volleyball in France and won many games.

伊利諾州有一位新排球員。她的名字是 Kristina Starostenko。她來自烏克蘭。她曾在法國打職業排球並贏得許多場比賽。

Coach Chris Tamas likes Kristina. She hits the ball very fast. She understands the game well. Now the Illinois team is full.

總教練 Chris Tamas 很喜歡 Kristina。她擊球速度非常快。她對比賽的理解很深刻。現在伊利諾州隊的人數已滿。

Conclusion

Both schools now have very strong players on their teams.

兩所學校現在的球隊都擁有非常強大的球員。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE 'DESCRIBING' TOOL

In the story, we see a pattern to describe people. To reach A2, you need to connect a person to a quality.

The Pattern: Person $\rightarrow$ is $\rightarrow$ Quality

Examples from the text:

She $\rightarrow$ is $\rightarrow$ fast
She $\rightarrow$ is $\rightarrow$ a great student
Team $\rightarrow$ is $\rightarrow$ full

💡 Quick Tip: Adding 'Very' Want to make the quality stronger? Put very before the word.

Fast $\rightarrow$ Very fast
Strong $\rightarrow$ Very strong

Watch out: We only use 'very' with describing words (adjectives), not with 'a/an' words.

❌ Wrong: She is very a great student. ✅ Right: She is a very great student.

Vocabulary Learning

university (n.)

A school for students after high school

Example:I want to study at a big university.

practice (v.)

To do something many times to become better

Example:I practice English every day.

professional (adj.)

Doing a job as a way to earn money

Example:He is a professional soccer player.

understand (v.)

To know what something means

Example:I understand the teacher's lesson.

Practice A2 words in a crossword→