College Football Player News

大學美式足球球員新聞


Introduction

Some big college teams are trying to get new players. These teams are Penn State, Tennessee, Florida State, and Georgia.

一些大學強隊正試圖招募新球員,這些球隊包括賓州州立大學、田納西大學、佛羅里達州立大學和喬治亞大學。

Main Body

Penn State got a great new quarterback named James Armstrong. He is a very good player. But Penn State lost two other players. Khalil Taylor and Aiden Gibson went to other schools.

賓州州立大學得到了一位優秀的新四分衛,名叫 James Armstrong。他是一位非常出色的球員。但賓州州立大學失去了另外兩名球員,Khalil Taylor 和 Aiden Gibson 轉校到了其他學校。

Tennessee wants two good running backs. One is David Gabriel Georges. He will choose a school on July 22. Tennessee also wants Asa Barnes. He visited the school four times.

田納西大學想要兩位優秀的跑衛。其中一位是 David Gabriel Georges,他將在 7 月 22 日選擇學校。田納西大學還想要 Asa Barnes,他已經參觀了該校四次。

Florida State and Georgia both want a player named Ta'Shawn Poole. He visited Florida State first. Then he visited Georgia. Now, Georgia is the favorite to get him.

佛羅里達州立大學和喬治亞大學都想要一名叫 Ta'Shawn Poole 的球員。他先參觀了佛羅里達州立大學,接著參觀了喬治亞大學。現在喬治亞大學最有可能得到他。

Conclusion

Many players must choose their schools very soon.

許多球員必須很快選擇他們的學校。

Vocabulary Learning

The Power of "Want"

In this story, we see a pattern: [Team] + wants + [Player]. This is the easiest way to talk about desires or goals.

  • Tennessee wants two good running backs.
  • Georgia wants Ta'Shawn Poole.

Simple Rule: Use wants for one person or one team. Use want for many people.


Time Words (The Order of Things)

Look at how the story moves through time using these small words:

  1. First \rightarrow He visited Florida State first.
  2. Then \rightarrow Then he visited Georgia.
  3. Now \rightarrow Now, Georgia is the favorite.

Use these three words to tell a story in a clear line: First \rightarrow Then \rightarrow Now.

Vocabulary Learning

quarterback (n.)
The player who leads the offense in American football
Example:The quarterback throws the ball to his teammates.
running back (n.)
A football player who carries the ball by running with it
Example:The running back ran very fast to score a touchdown.
choose (v.)
To pick one thing from two or more options
Example:I must choose between the red shirt and the blue shirt.
favorite (adj.)
The person or thing that is liked most or most likely to win
Example:Pizza is my favorite food.
visit (v.)
To go and see a person or a place
Example:I want to visit my grandmother this weekend.
Practice A2 words in a crossword