New Coaches and Players in Football

足球界的新教練與球員


Introduction

Some football teams in Scotland and England have new coaches. One team also wants a new player.

蘇格蘭與英格蘭的一些足球隊有了新教練,還有一支球隊想要新球員。

Main Body

Rangers FC wants a new coach. Derek McInnes is the coach at Hearts. He will move to Rangers for three years. Rangers will pay Hearts a lot of money for him.

格拉斯哥流浪者想要一名新教練。Derek McInnes 是心臟隊的教練。他將轉至流浪者隊任職三年。流浪者將支付心臟隊大筆金額以換得他加盟。

Leicester City has a new coach. His name is Russell Martin. This team has many problems. They have seven coaches in two years. They are now in a lower league.

萊斯特城有一位新教練,名叫 Russell Martin。這支球隊目前問題很多,兩年內換了七位教練,現在身處較低級別的聯賽。

Celtic wants a new player. His name is Elias Filet. He is 24 years old. He plays for FC Aarau in Switzerland. Celtic will pay a small amount of money for him.

基Celtic 想要一名新球員,名叫 Elias Filet。他 24 歲,目前在瑞士的 FC Aarau 效力。Celtic 將支付少量金額將其簽下。

Conclusion

Now, the teams wait for the new coaches and the new player to start.

現在,各球隊正等待新教練與新球員入隊開始工作。

Vocabulary Learning

🧩 The 'Future' Trick

In this story, we see a very simple way to talk about things that will happen soon: Will + Action.

How it works:

  • Celtic will pay...
  • He will move...

When you want to say something is definitely going to happen in the future, just put will before the action word.


💰 Money Words

Notice how the text describes prices without using numbers:

  • A lot of money \rightarrow Big amount \Huge{\text{↑}}
  • A small amount of money \rightarrow Little amount \Huge{\text{↓}}

👤 Who is who?

Look at these small words called 'pointers' (pronouns):

  • He \rightarrow used for Derek, Russell, or Elias.
  • They \rightarrow used for the teams or the coaches together.
  • His \rightarrow used for something that belongs to the man (e.g., His name).

Vocabulary Learning

coach (n.)
A person who trains a sports team
Example:The football coach tells the players where to run.
amount (n.)
How much there is of something
Example:He paid a small amount of money for the book.
league (n.)
A group of sports teams that play against each other
Example:Their team is the best in the football league.
problem (n.)
Something that is difficult to deal with
Example:I have a problem with my computer.
Practice A2 words in a crossword