Leinster and Bulls Go to the Rugby Final

Leinster 與 Bulls 闖入橄欖球決賽


Introduction

Leinster and the Bulls won their games. Now they will play in the big final.

Leinster 與 Bulls 贏得了各自的比賽,現在他們將在最終決賽中對決。

Main Body

Leinster played the Stormers. Leinster won 20-11. Some Stormers players got red and yellow cards. Leinster players wanted to win for their friends who are leaving the team.

Leinster 與 Stormers 對決,Leinster 以 20-11 獲勝。部分 Stormers 球員被出示紅卡與黃卡。Leinster 的球員希望為即將離開球隊的朋友贏得勝利。

The Bulls played the Glasgow Warriors. The Bulls lost at first. Then they played better and won 22-21. This is the fourth final for the Bulls in five years.

Bulls 與 Glasgow Warriors 對陣。Bulls 起初落後,但隨後表現提升,最終以 22-21 獲勝。這是 Bulls 五年來第四次進入決賽。

Leinster and the Bulls played in the final last year. Leinster won that game. The new final is on June 19 at Croke Park in Dublin.

Leinster 與 Bulls 去年曾在決賽交手,當時由 Leinster 獲勝。新一屆決賽將於 6 月 19 日在都柏林的 Croke Park 舉行。

Conclusion

Leinster and the Bulls will play for the trophy on June 19.

Leinster 與 Bulls 將於 6 月 19 日爭奪冠軍獎盃。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Time Jumping: Past vs. Future

In this story, we see two different 'times'. Let's look at how the words change.

1. The Past (What happened) We add -ed to the action word to show it is finished.

  • Play → Played
  • Want → Wanted

Special Word: Won (This is the past of 'win').

2. The Future (What will happen) We put the word will before the action word.

  • will play

Quick Logic Map: Played (Past) \rightarrow Will play (Future)

Example from text: "Leinster played the Stormers" (Finished) \rightarrow "They will play in the big final" (Coming soon).

Vocabulary Learning

final (n.)
The last game in a competition to decide the winner
Example:I am nervous because tomorrow is the big final.
leaving (v.)
Going away from a place or a group
Example:My best friend is leaving the school next month.
trophy (n.)
A metal cup or prize given to the winner of a game
Example:The captain held the gold trophy high in the air.
Practice A2 words in a crossword