USA and Australia Get Ready for the World Cup
美國與澳洲準備迎接世界盃
Introduction
The USA and Australia soccer teams are getting ready for the 2026 World Cup. They are choosing their best players.
美國與澳洲足球隊正為 2026 年世界盃做準備，他們正在挑選最優秀的球員。
Main Body
The USA team has a new manager named Mauricio Pochettino. Player Tyler Adams wants more people in the USA to love soccer. Player Christian Pulisic is playing well and scoring goals again.
美國隊有一位新總教練名叫 Mauricio Pochettino。球員 Tyler Adams 希望更多美國人能喜愛足球。球員 Christian Pulisic 表現出色，再次 scoring 進球。
Australia has a mix of young and old players. Lucas Herrington is only 18 years old. Jason Geria is 33 years old. They are both on the team.
澳洲隊由年輕與資深球員組成。Lucas Herrington 僅 18 歲，而 Jason Geria 則是 33 歲，兩人均在隊伍中。
The Australian team is practicing in California. They want to be ready for their first game.
澳洲隊目前在加州進行訓練，希望能為第一場比賽做好準備。
Conclusion
Both teams have 26 players. They are practicing for their first games in June.
兩隊各有 26 名球員，正為六月的第一場比賽進行練習。
Vocabulary Learning
🟢 The "ING" Action
When we talk about things happening right now or these days, we add -ing to the action word.
- Getting ready (The process is happening now)
- Playing well (The action is continuing)
- Scoring goals (He is doing this currently)
- Practicing (They are in the middle of training)
How to build it:
AM / IS / ARE + Action-ING
Examples from the text:
- They are choosing (Current action)
- Pulisic is playing (Current state)
- They are practicing (Current activity)