English Football Teams Want New Players

英格蘭足球隊想要新球員


Introduction

Some English football teams want to buy new and great players.

一些英格蘭足球隊想要購買優秀的新球員。

Main Body

Liverpool and Arsenal want Bradley Barcola. He is 23 years old and plays for PSG. PSG does not want to sell him. But PSG might sell him if the price is very high.

利物浦與阿森納都想要 Bradley Barcola。他 23 歲,效力於 PSG。PSG 不想賣掉他,但如果價格夠高,PSG 可能會同意出售。

Arsenal wants other young players too. They want Morgan Rogers and Eli Junior Kroupi. Kroupi is 19 years old. He scored 13 goals last year.

阿森納也想要其他年輕球員。他們想要 Morgan Rogers 和 Eli Junior Kroupi。Kroupi 今年 19 歲,去年攻入了 13 個進球。

Arsenal also wants Ayyoub Bouaddi. He is 18 years old and plays for Lille. He wants to play for Arsenal. He costs 70 million euros.

阿森納還想要 Ayyoub Bouaddi。他 18 歲,效力於里爾。他希望加盟阿森納,身價為 7,000 萬歐元。

Conclusion

English teams want the best players from France and England to win games.

英格蘭球隊想要從法國和英格蘭招募最頂尖的球員以贏得比賽。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Want' Pattern

In this text, we see how to say someone desires something. Notice how the word want changes depending on who we talk about.

The Rule:

  • One person/team \rightarrow wants (Add 's')
  • More than one person/team \rightarrow want (No 's')

From the text:

  • Arsenal \rightarrow wants (One team)
  • English football teams \rightarrow want (Many teams)

Talking about Age

To tell someone's age in English, we use: Subject + is + number + years old.

  • He is 23 years old.
  • Kroupi is 19 years old.

Tip: You can also just say "He is 23," and people will understand you perfectly!

Vocabulary Learning

player (n.)
A person who plays a sport
Example:He is a very fast football player.
sell (v.)
To give something to someone for money
Example:The shop will sell the old car today.
price (n.)
The amount of money you pay for something
Example:The price of the shirt is twenty euros.
scored (v.)
To get a point or a goal in a game
Example:She scored a goal in the last minute.
costs (v.)
To have a specific price
Example:This new phone costs 500 dollars.
Practice A2 words in a crossword