New York Liberty Win Big Game Against Portland Fire
Introduction
The New York Liberty beat the Portland Fire 100-82 on Thursday. The Liberty scored a lot of points in their first four games.
Main Body
The Liberty won this game after they lost on Tuesday. Two star players were sick and did not play. But the team played very well. Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and Pauline Astier scored 20 points. The Liberty are the first team in history to score 100 points per game in the first four games. They are the best scoring team in the league. Coach Chris DeMarco is happy because the team plays well together. The Portland Fire are a new team. They tried to win, but the Liberty were too strong. In the third part of the game, the Liberty scored 31 points and Portland scored only 16.
Conclusion
The New York Liberty have 3 wins and 1 loss. They play Golden State next Thursday. The Portland Fire play Connecticut on Monday.
Learning
đ The 'Time-Travel' Trick
Look at these two sentences from the text:
- "The Liberty won this game..."
- "They play Golden State next Thursday."
The Secret: In English, we change the action word to tell the reader when something happened.
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Past (Finished) â Add -ed (or change the word).
- Play becomes Played
- Score becomes Scored
- Win becomes Won (Special change!)
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Future (Not yet happened) â Use the base word or "next".
- They play Golden State next Thursday.
Quick Pattern Guide:
YesterdayWon/Played/ScoredNext WeekPlay/Score/Win
đ Comparing Things
Notice the word "Too" in the text: "The Liberty were too strong."
When we use too + adjective, it means "more than enough" or "excessive." It explains why the other team could not win.
- Too strong Impossible to beat.
- Too hot Cannot drink the coffee.