College Football Media Days

大學美式足球媒體日


Introduction

The Big Ten and Big 12 sports groups have dates for their news events. They want to talk to the public before football starts.

Big Ten 和 Big 12 體育組已定好新聞活動的日期。他們希望在美式足球賽季開始前與大眾交流。

Main Body

The Big Ten event is in Chicago from July 28 to July 30. Eighteen schools go there. Michigan State goes on July 29. Coach Pat Fitzgerald and three players will speak.

Big Ten 的活動於 7 月 28 日至 7 月 30 日在芝加哥舉行。共有 18 所學校參加。密西根州立大學將於 7 月 29 日出席。總教練 Pat Fitzgerald 和三名球員將發言。

The Big 12 event is in Frisco, Texas on July 7 and July 8. Commissioner Brett Yormark started this event. Many TV channels will show the news.

Big 12 的活動於 7 月 7 日和 7 月 8 日在德州弗里斯科舉行。由專員 Brett Yormark 創立了此活動。許多電視頻道將播出相關新聞。

The University of Cincinnati goes on July 8. Coach Scott Satterfield and four players will be there. Other schools go on July 7.

辛辛那提大學將於 7 月 8 日出席。總教練 Scott Satterfield 和四名球員將在場。其他學校則於 7 月 7 日參加。

Conclusion

Both groups have their plans and people ready for these events.

兩組都已為這些活動準備好計劃與人員。

Vocabulary Learning

🗓️ Talking About Dates

Look at how we say when things happen. We use on for specific days and from/to for a period of time.

  • Specific Day \rightarrow on July 7
  • Start & End \rightarrow from July 28 to July 30

👥 Simple Counting (People)

When we talk about a group, we put the number before the person. Note that we add an -s to the person word because there is more than one.

  • 1 player \rightarrow No 's'
  • 3 players \rightarrow Add 's'
  • 4 players \rightarrow Add 's'

📍 Where is it?

To tell someone the city or state, use in.

  • in Chicago
  • in Frisco, Texas

Vocabulary Learning

public (n.)
All the people in a town or country
Example:The mayor spoke to the public about the new park.
event (n.)
Something that happens, especially something important
Example:The school concert is a big event for the students.
commissioner (n.)
A person in charge of a group or organization
Example:The commissioner made a new rule for the sports league.
channel (n.)
A television station
Example:Which TV channel is showing the football game?
Practice A2 words in a crossword