Davina Perrin is not in the World Cup Team

Davina Perrin 未入選世界盃隊伍


Introduction

Davina Perrin is 19 years old. She plays cricket. She is not in the England team for the World Cup. She also has a leg injury.

Davina Perrin 今年 19 歲,是一名板球運動員。她未入選代表英格蘭參加世界盃的隊伍,同時她的腿部也受了傷。

Main Body

The team leaders chose older players. Davina did not play well in Australia or South Africa. She expected this news.

隊長選擇了年長的球員。Davina 在澳洲或南非的表現不佳。她早料到會有這個結果。

Davina hurt her leg on May 6. She played for Warwickshire. She cannot play cricket until the end of June.

Davina 在 5 月 6 日腿部受傷。當時她為 Warwickshire 效力。她直到 6 月底前都無法打板球。

Davina will play for the Birmingham Phoenix later. They paid her £50,000. Now she works with her coaches to improve her game.

Davina 隨後將為 Birmingham Phoenix 效力。他們支付了她 50,000 英鎊。目前她正與教練合作以提升比賽表現。

Conclusion

Davina cannot play now because of her injury. She wants to get better before her next game.

Davina 因為受傷目前無法參賽。她希望在下一場比賽前康復。

Vocabulary Learning

🛑 Saying 'No' in English

In the story, we see how to say things are NOT happening. This is the most important part of A2 English: Negatives.

1. Using 'NOT' (The Simple Way) When we use 'is' or 'are', we just put 'not' after it.

  • She is in the team \rightarrow She is not in the team.

2. Using 'DID NOT' (The Past Way) When talking about the past, we use 'did not' + the action word.

  • She played well \rightarrow She did not play well.

3. Using 'CANNOT' (The Ability Way) When someone is unable to do something, use 'cannot'.

  • She can play \rightarrow She cannot play.

Quick Summary Table

NowPastAbility
is notdid notcannot

Vocabulary Learning

injury (n.)
Damage to a part of the body
Example:He has a leg injury and cannot walk.
expected (v.)
Thought that something would happen
Example:I expected the rain to stop by noon.
improve (v.)
To make something better
Example:I want to improve my English speaking skills.
coaches (n.)
People who train athletes or teams
Example:The coaches help the players play better.
Practice A2 words in a crossword