New Basketball Coach for Springfield High School
Springfield 高中新任籃球教練
Introduction
Chris Wallace is the new head coach for the boys basketball team. He starts his job on June 1.
Chris Wallace 是男子籃球隊的新總教練。他將於 6 月 1 日開始工作。
Main Body
Matt Yinger was the old coach. He left in April. Mr. Wallace also coaches football. He wants the basketball team to play a strong defense. He believes good defense helps the team score more points. Basketball practice is in the evening after football.
Matt Yinger 是之前的教練，他在 4 月離開了。Wallace 先生也指導美式足球。他希望籃球隊能採取強有力的防守。他相信良好的防守能幫助球隊得分更多。籃球練習在美式足球練習之後的晚上進行。
The basketball team lost many games for seven years. The football team had the same problem before 2014. Then, the football team became very good. Mr. Wallace wants the basketball players to work hard and help each other. He wants the players to lead the team.
籃球隊在過去七年裡輸了很多場比賽。美式足球隊在 2014 年之前也面臨同樣的問題。之後，美式足球隊變得非常優秀。Wallace 先生希望籃球員能努力工作並互相幫助。他希望球員能帶領球隊。
Mr. Wallace knows the school well. He was a student at two high schools here. He was also a coach for younger students. Now, he works with new and old players to make the team better.
Wallace 先生很了解這所學校。他曾在這裡的兩所高中就讀。他也曾擔任年輕學生的教練。現在，他與新舊球員共同努力，讓球隊變得更好。
Conclusion
Chris Wallace wants to help the basketball team win games again.
Chris Wallace 希望幫助籃球隊重新贏得比賽。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Now vs. Then
In this story, we see a switch between the past and the present. This is the secret to moving from A1 to A2.
The Past (Finished)
- Was (Matt Yinger was the old coach)
- Left (He left in April)
- Had (The football team had the same problem)
The Present (Happening/True now)
- Is (Chris Wallace is the new coach)
- Starts (He starts his job on June 1)
- Wants (He wants the team to play strong defense)
💡 Simple Tip: If you see -s at the end of a word like starts or works, it's usually talking about one person doing something right now.