Rugby News: Wales and Australia
橄欖球新聞：威爾斯與澳洲
Introduction
The Wales rugby team is going to Argentina. The Australia rugby team is preparing to play France.
威爾斯橄欖球隊將前往阿根廷。澳洲橄欖球隊則在準備與法國隊比賽。
Main Body
Wales will play in San Juan. Adam Beard is back in the main team. He played there in 2018 and won. His coach says Adam is a hard worker.
威爾斯將在聖胡安比賽。Adam Beard 回到了主隊。他在 2018 年在那裡比賽並贏得了勝利。他的教練表示 Adam 是一個勤奮的人。
Australia is in a difficult time. They lost many games. They want to win against France in Brisbane. They have many injuries to important players.
澳洲正處於一個艱難時期。他們輸了很多場比賽。他們希望在布里斯班贏得法國隊。他們有許多重要球員受傷。
Declan Meredith is the new starting player for Australia. He replaces two injured players. France has players who lived in Australia before.
Declan Meredith 是澳洲隊的新正選球員。他取代了兩名受傷的球員。法國隊有部分球員之前曾在澳洲居住。
Conclusion
Wales wants to win again in San Juan. Australia wants to stop losing games with a new player.
威爾斯希望在聖胡安再次獲勝。澳洲則希望透過新球員來停止連敗。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Future' Bridge
In this text, we see two ways to talk about things that haven't happened yet. This is key for A2 English.
1. The Plan (Going to) "The Wales rugby team is going to Argentina." → Use this when the decision is already made. It is a fixed plan.
2. The Prediction (Will) "Wales will play in San Juan." → Use this for facts about the future or what we think will happen.
🔍 Word Swap: Replacing People
Look at this sentence: "He replaces two injured players."
When someone leaves and a new person takes their spot, we use replace.
- Old Player Out
- New Player In
- Action Replace
💡 Quick Tip: Opposites
Found in the text:
- Win Lose
- Starting player (The first person) Substitute (The person who waits)