The Tennessee Titans Football Team News

田納西泰坦隊美式足球隊新聞


Introduction

The Tennessee Titans finished their first practice program. Coach Robert Saleh led the team for seven practices.

田納西泰坦隊完成了他們的首次練習計畫。教練 Robert Saleh 帶領球隊進行了七次練習。

Main Body

The team has a new plan for the offense. Coach Brian Daboll is teaching the players. Quarterback Cam Ward is learning fast. He makes some mistakes, but he listens to the coach.

球隊對進攻有一個新計畫。教練 Brian Daboll 正在指導球員。四分衛 Cam Ward 學習速度很快。雖然他會犯錯,但他很聽從教練的指示。

Some players are doing very well. Tyjae Spears and Wan’Dale Robinson play good football. Cedric Gray and Soloman Thomas are strong on defense.

部分球員表現得非常好。Tyjae Spears 和 Wan’Dale Robinson 表現出色。Cedric Gray 和 Soloman Thomas 在防守端非常強勢。

Other players have problems. Will Levis made many mistakes. Some other players are not as good as the main players. Two players are hurt and cannot play much.

其他球員則遇到了一些問題。Will Levis 犯了許多錯誤。有些球員的表現不如主力球員。兩名球員因傷無法參與太多比賽。

Conclusion

The players are now on a break. The team will choose the final players during the summer camp.

球員現在正在休息。球隊將在夏季訓練營期間選出最終名單。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Action' Pattern

Look at how these sentences describe people doing things right now or regularly:

  • Coach Brian Daboll is teaching the players.
  • Cam Ward is learning fast.
  • Players are doing very well.

The Secret: When you see am/is/are + a word ending in -ing, it means the action is happening currently.

Try this logic:

  • I am learning \rightarrow (Right now!)
  • He is teaching \rightarrow (Right now!)

⚖️ Comparing People

In the text, we see:

"Some other players are not as good as the main players."

Use this simple formula to compare two things when they are not equal:

[Person A] \rightarrow not as [adjective] as \rightarrow [Person B]

Example:

  • Will \rightarrow not as fast as \rightarrow Cam.
  • The break \rightarrow not as long as \rightarrow the camp.

Vocabulary Learning

practice (n.)
Doing an activity many times to become better at it.
Example:The football team has soccer practice every morning.
offense (n.)
The part of a team that tries to score points.
Example:The offense needs a new plan to score a touchdown.
mistakes (n.)
Things that are done incorrectly.
Example:I made some mistakes on my English test.
defense (n.)
The part of a team that tries to stop the other team from scoring.
Example:The defense is very strong and stops the ball.
final (adj.)
Coming at the end; the last one.
Example:This is the final game of the season.
Practice A2 words in a crossword