Lottie Woad Leads Golf Tournament

Lottie Woad 領先高爾夫球賽


Introduction

Lottie Woad is a golfer from Britain. She is in first place at the Evian Championship in France.

Lottie Woad 是一名來自英國的高爾夫球手。她在法國舉行的依維安錦標賽中暫居第一。

Main Body

Lottie Woad played very well. She has the best score now. Aki Iwai is in second place. Other players are also playing well, but Lottie is the leader.

Lottie Woad 表現非常出色。她目前擁有最高分。Aki Iwai 位居第二。其他選手也表現良好,但 Lottie 仍是領跑者。

Lottie knows this golf course. Last year, she played here and finished third. Now she is a professional player. She won two other tournaments this year. She feels strong and calm now.

Lottie 熟悉這個高爾夫球場。去年她在這裡參賽並獲得第三名。現在她已是一名職業球手,今年還贏得了另外兩場錦標賽。她現在感覺強而有力且十分冷靜。

Nelly Korda is the best player in the world. But she played poorly at this tournament. She did not finish the game. She often plays badly at this place.

Nelly Korda 是世界排名第一的球手。但她在本次賽事中表現不佳,未能完成比賽。她在這個場地的表現經常不理想。

Conclusion

Lottie Woad is the leader. The tournament is almost finished.

Lottie Woad 目前領先。賽事即將結束。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Good' vs 'Bad' Scale

In this story, we see how to describe how someone does an activity. We use different words depending on if the result is positive or negative.

Positive (The Winner's Side)

  • Well \rightarrow "She played very well." (Use this for the action)
  • Best \rightarrow "She has the best score." (The number one top spot)
  • Strong \rightarrow "She feels strong." (Feeling powerful)

Negative (The Struggle Side)

  • Poorly \rightarrow "She played poorly." (Not a good game)
  • Badly \rightarrow "She often plays badly." (A habit of doing a poor job)

Quick Tip: Don't say "play good." Say "play well."

  • Wrong: She plays good.
  • Right: She plays well. \leftarrow (A2 Standard)

Vocabulary Learning

tournament (n.)
A sports competition with many players or teams
Example:He won the tennis tournament last week.
score (n.)
The number of points someone gets in a game
Example:The final score of the match was 2-1.
leader (n.)
The person who is winning or in first place
Example:The leader of the race is running very fast.
professional (adj.)
Doing a job as a way to earn money
Example:She is a professional dancer.
calm (adj.)
Peaceful and not worried or angry
Example:Please stay calm during the test.
poorly (adv.)
In a bad way; not well
Example:The team played poorly and lost the game.
Practice A2 words in a crossword