Best High School Athletes in Indiana and Texas

印第安納州與德州最佳高中運動員


Introduction

Two places are choosing the best high school athletes. People vote for the winners.

有兩個地方正在選出最佳高中運動員,由民眾投票決定贏家。

Main Body

In Indiana, the IndyStar chooses the best boy in track and field. Noah Bontrager and Collin Bumgardner are top students. They broke records and won races. The voting ends on June 26.

在印第安納州,IndyStar 選出田徑最佳男生。Noah Bontrager 和 Collin Bumgardner 是頂尖學生,他們打破了紀錄並贏得了比賽。投票將於 6 月 26 日結束。

In Texas, the Amarillo Globe-News has a big vote. Landon Barker has many votes now. He is a top athlete. Other students like Joseph Dominguez are also in the race.

在德克薩斯州,Amarillo Globe-News 正在進行一場大規模投票。Landon Barker 目前獲得許多票數,他是一名頂尖運動員。其他學生如 Joseph Dominguez 也參賽其中。

This Texas vote has many steps. Some weeks are for boys. Other weeks are for girls. The final vote for boys starts on June 29.

德州的這次投票分為多個階段。有些週次針對男生,有些週次則針對女生。男生的最終投票將於 6 月 29 日開始。

Conclusion

People in both states are voting to find the best athletes of the year.

兩個州的民眾都在投票,以找出今年最佳的運動員。

Vocabulary Learning

🧩 The 'Power' Words

Look at how we describe people who are the best. We use the word Top.

  • Top students \rightarrow The best students.
  • Top athlete \rightarrow The best sport person.

⏳ When things happen

We use the word On for a specific date:

  • On June 26 \checkmark
  • On June 29 \checkmark

(Don't say "In June 26")


🏃 Simple Action Words (Past)

To talk about things that already happened, we often add -ed:

  1. Break \rightarrow Broke (Special word!)
  2. Win \rightarrow Won (Special word!)
  3. Vote \rightarrow Voted

Example: They won races. They broke records.

Vocabulary Learning

athlete (n.)
A person who is very good at sports.
Example:The fast runner is a great athlete.
vote (v.)
To choose someone or something in an election.
Example:Please vote for your favorite student.
records (n.)
The best result ever achieved in a sport.
Example:The runner broke the world record for the 100-meter race.
final (adj.)
Coming at the end of a series.
Example:The final vote happens on June 29.
Practice A2 words in a crossword