The 49th Boilermaker Road Race

第 49 屆 Boilermaker 路跑賽


Introduction

The city of Utica is ready for the 49th Boilermaker Road Race. Many people will run. There are 17,265 people in the race.

Utica 市已準備好迎接第 49 屆 Boilermaker 路跑賽。許多人將會參賽。此次賽共有 17,265 人參加。

Main Body

Many people signed up for the race. 11,000 people will run the long race. 4,500 people will run the short race. This is more people than last year.

許多人報名參加了此次賽事。11,000 人將參加長距離賽跑,4,500 人將參加短距離賽跑。參賽人數比去年更多。

Events start on July 10. People go to a college to get their race packets. On Sunday, the races start early. All runners finish at the F.X. Matt Brewery. Buses help the runners get to the race.

活動於 7 月 10 日開始。參賽者前往大學領取參賽禮包。週日賽事將提前開始。所有跑者將在 F.X. Matt 釀酒廠完成比賽。有公車接送跑者前往賽場。

The weather will be clear. There are no clouds. The morning is cool. The afternoon is hot. It will be about 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

天氣將會晴朗,沒有雲朵。早晨氣候涼爽,下午則很炎熱,氣溫約為華氏 90 度。

Conclusion

Many people will run in the warm and sunny weather.

許多人將在溫暖且陽光普照的天氣下奔跑。

Vocabulary Learning

☀️ Talking about the Future

In the text, we see the word will used many times. Use this when you are sure something happens later.

  • Many people will run.
  • The weather will be clear.

The Simple Pattern: Person/Thing \rightarrow will \rightarrow action


🌡️ Opposite Words (Contrast)

Notice how the story describes the day. To reach A2, you must use opposites to describe things clearly:

  • Morning \rightarrow Cool
  • Afternoon \rightarrow Hot

📍 Where things happen

Look at the word at. We use it for a specific point or building:

  • at the brewery
  • at the college

Vocabulary Learning

signed up (v.)
to put your name on a list to do something
Example:I signed up for the English class last week.
packets (n.)
small bags or envelopes containing a set of things
Example:The students received their packets of paper for the test.
brewery (n.)
a place where beer is made
Example:The brewery makes a very famous kind of beer.
clear (adj.)
when the sky has no clouds or rain
Example:The sky is clear and blue today.
Practice A2 words in a crossword