Roger Cook: The Brave Journalist
羅傑·庫克：勇敢的記者
Introduction
Roger Cook was a famous journalist. He died at age 83 after a short illness.
羅傑·庫克是一位著名的記者。他在短時間患病後，於 83 歲時去世。
Main Body
Roger Cook was born in New Zealand. He moved to the UK in 1968. He worked for the BBC. He asked people difficult questions. Sometimes people hit him. He went to the hospital 30 times.
羅傑·庫克出生於紐西蘭。他在 1968 年移居英國，並在 BBC 工作。他會問人們艱難的問題。有時人們會攻擊他，他曾 30 次住院。
Later, he worked for ITV. He made a show called The Cook Report. He looked for bad people and illegal guns. Many people watched his show. He won a big award in 1998.
後來，他在 ITV 工作。他製作了一檔名為《庫克報告》的節目，追緝惡徒與非法槍械。許多人觀看他的節目，他在 1998 年贏得了一項大獎。
Some bosses did not like his style. They thought he was too angry. But Roger Cook believed in his work. He wanted to help people who lost money to criminals.
一些老闆不喜歡他的風格，認為他太過憤怒。但羅傑·庫克深信自己的工作，他希望幫助那些被罪犯騙錢的人。
Conclusion
Roger Cook changed how journalists interview people in Britain.
羅傑·庫克改變了英國記者採訪人們的方式。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
To tell a story about someone's life, we change the action word (verb) to show it happened before now.
The Pattern: Action + "ed"
- Work → Worked
- Ask → Asked
- Move → Moved
- Want → Wanted
The Rule Breakers (Irregular) Some words don't follow the "ed" rule. You must remember them:
- Is/Am → Was (Example: Roger Cook was a journalist)
- Go → Went (Example: He went to the hospital)
- Win → Won (Example: He won a big award)
Quick Guide for A2: If you see a date (1968, 1998) or words like "died," use these past forms to keep your story clear. → He worked for the BBC in 1968.