Ron Francis Joins the Pittsburgh Penguins

Ron Francis 加入匹茲堡企鵝隊


Introduction

The Pittsburgh Penguins have a new worker. Ron Francis is now a special advisor for the team.

匹茲堡企鵝隊有一位新員工。Ron Francis 現在是球隊的特別顧問。

Main Body

Ron Francis helps the team pick new players. He gives advice during important times of the year. He also helps young players get better.

Ron Francis 協助球隊挑選新球員。他在一年中的重要時期提供建議。他也幫助年輕球員提升表現。

Ron has a lot of experience. He worked for the Seattle Kraken and the Carolina Hurricanes. He helped those teams win games and find good players.

Ron 擁有豐富的經驗。他曾在西雅圖海妖隊和卡羅來納颶風隊工作。他曾協助這些球隊贏得比賽並發掘優秀球員。

Ron played for the Penguins many years ago. He won two big trophies with the team. He is a very famous hockey player and is in the Hall of Fame.

Ron 多年前曾在企鵝隊效力。他與球隊共同贏得兩座大獎盃。他是一位非常著名的冰球運動員,並入選名人堂。

Conclusion

Ron Francis helps the managers now. He wants the Penguins to win more games.

Ron Francis 現在協助經理們。他希望企鵝隊能贏得更多比賽。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Doing' Words (Present Tense)

Look at how we describe Ron's current job. We add an -s to the action word because we are talking about one person (He).

  • He helps (not help)
  • He gives (not give)
  • He wants (not want)

The Pattern: Person (He/She) \rightarrow Action + s


🕰️ Talking About the Past

When Ron's job is finished, the word changes to end in -ed. This tells us it happened a long time ago.

  • Now: Ron helps \rightarrow Past: Ron helped
  • Now: Ron works \rightarrow Past: Ron worked

📦 Simple Word Groups

People & Places:

  • Worker \rightarrow Person doing a job
  • Advisor \rightarrow Person giving help
  • Team \rightarrow A group of players

Vocabulary Learning

advisor (n.)
A person who gives helpful ideas or advice
Example:My teacher is a great advisor for my studies.
advice (n.)
Suggestions about what you should do
Example:I need some advice on how to learn English faster.
experience (n.)
Knowledge you get from doing a job for a long time
Example:She has ten years of experience as a doctor.
trophies (n.)
Cups or prizes given to winners of a game
Example:The team won three trophies this year.
managers (n.)
People who are in charge of a business or a team
Example:The managers are having a meeting to talk about the project.
Practice A2 words in a crossword