Changes for Two Football Players

兩位美式足球員的變動


Introduction

Arian Smith and Terrence Smith have changes in their football teams.

Arian Smith 與 Terrence Smith 在他們的球隊中有所變動。

Main Body

Arian Smith plays for the New York Jets. He did not catch many balls last year. The team has new players now. Arian must play on the special teams to stay on the team.

Arian Smith 在紐約噴氣機隊效力。他去年沒有接許多球。球隊現在有了新球員。Arian 必須在特勤組表現出色才能留在隊伍中。

Terrence Smith played for the University of Iowa. He is not on the team now. No one knows why he left.

Terrence Smith 曾在愛荷華大學效力。他現在不在隊伍中。沒有人知道他離開的原因。

Iowa needs new players for the year 2027. Other players like Reece Vander Zee will play more now.

愛荷華大學在 2027 年需要新球員。其他球員如 Reece Vander Zee 現在將有更多出場機會。

Conclusion

Arian Smith must work hard on special teams. Iowa must find new young players.

Arian Smith 必須在特勤組努力。愛荷華大學必須尋找新的年輕球員。

Vocabulary Learning

Time Switching

Look at how we talk about now versus before in this text:

Now (Today)

  • Arian plays for the Jets.
  • He is not on the team.
  • Iowa needs players.

Before (Past)

  • He did not catch many balls.
  • Terrence played for Iowa.
  • He left the team.

The Pattern: To talk about the past, we often add -ed to the action word (played) or use a special word like did not.

Quick Guide: Plays \rightarrow Played Needs \rightarrow Needed Is \rightarrow Was

Vocabulary Learning

changes (n.)
Something that becomes different
Example:There are many changes in the city this year.
catch (v.)
To take and hold something that is moving through the air
Example:Can you catch the ball?
special (adj.)
Different from others; better or important
Example:Today is a special day because it is my birthday.
left (v.)
Went away from a place
Example:The bus left the station ten minutes ago.
Practice A2 words in a crossword