Football Teams Get Ready for the World Cup
足球隊準備參加世界盃
Introduction
Many football teams are playing games to prepare for the World Cup. France and Canada are practicing now.
許多足球隊正透過比賽為世界盃做準備。法國和加拿大目前正在練習。
Main Body
Rayan Cherki plays for Manchester City. The club boss says Cherki is a very good player. He plays with other stars like Erling Haaland.
Rayan Cherki 在曼城效力。球隊老闆表示 Cherki 是一名非常優秀的球員。他與 Erling Haaland 等其他球星共同出賽。
France lost a game to the Ivory Coast. They are not number one in the world now. Cherki says the team wants to win every game in the World Cup. France plays Northern Ireland on June 8.
法國輸給了象牙海岸。他們現在並非世界第一。Cherki 表示球隊希望在世界盃贏得每一場比賽。法國將於 6 月 8 日對陣北愛爾蘭。
Canada is a host country. They play Ireland on June 6. Canada won a game against Uzbekistan, but their captain is not playing.
加拿大是主辦國。他們將於 6 月 6 日與愛爾蘭比賽。加拿大贏得了對陣烏茲比克的一場比賽，但他們的隊長沒有出賽。
Conclusion
France wants to be fit and strong. Canada is finishing its practice. The tournament starts on June 16.
法國希望保持良好狀態與強健體魄。加拿大正完成練習。賽事將於 6 月 16 日開始。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Now' Action
In this text, we see words ending in -ing. This tells us the action is happening right now.
- playing
- practicing
- finishing
How to build it: [Person/Team] + [am/is/are] + [Verb + ing]
Examples from the story: France and Canada are practicing Canada is finishing
🧩 Word Pairs (Opposites)
To reach A2, you need to describe results. Notice these two opposites in the text:
Won (Victory) Lost (Defeat)
- Canada won a game.
- France lost a game.
📍 Date Markers
When we talk about a specific day, we use on.