Tottenham Women''s Team Shows Progress but Still Not as Strong as Top Teams

Introduction

Tottenham''s women''s football team is playing better this year. The new manager, Martin Ho, helped the team. But the team still cannot beat the best teams in the league.

Main Body

One year ago, Tottenham''s women''s team was in a bad place. They lost many games and did not have a manager. Then the club hired Martin Ho. He was a manager for Everton and Manchester United before. He is the youngest manager in the league. The team started to win more games. They have more points now than last year. The club gave him a new contract. But the team lost 5-2 to Manchester City and 5-2 to Arsenal. Then Chelsea beat them in the FA Cup. A player named Veerle Buurman scored a goal at the last minute. Tottenham could not go to the semi-final. Martin Ho said the team wants to play in the Champions League. He said this year is a start for the future. He said the team made some mistakes and had bad luck. The club helped him. They bought four new players in January. They also added a new goalkeeping coach. Ho said the team needs more players who can score goals. The club plans to buy more players in the summer. This is true even if the men''s team does not do well. A player named Ella Morris came back from a bad injury. She hurt her knee and did not play for 331 days. She signed a new contract in January. She said watching the team get better was exciting but also hard. She thanked the club for helping her get better. Ho said the team needs time and more money to be as good as the top teams. Before a game against Manchester United, Ho said the game will be hard. He remembered a game where United came back from 3-0 down to draw. Then United beat Tottenham in the League Cup.

Conclusion

Tottenham''s women''s team is better now with Martin Ho. But they are still not as strong as the best teams. The club wants to spend more money. The team wants to get better in the future.

Vocabulary Learning

beat
To win against someone in a game.擊敗
Example:The team cannot beat the best teams.
future
The time that will come after now.未來
Example:This year is a start for the future.
hired
To give someone a job.僱用
Example:The club hired a new manager.
injury
When a part of your body is hurt.受傷
Example:She came back from a bad injury.
points
Numbers that show how well a team is doing.分數
Example:The team has more points now than last year.

Sentence Learning

Tottenham's women's football team is playing better this year.
Present continuous tense describes an action happening now or around now.現在進行式描述正在發生或近期發生的動作。
The new manager, Martin Ho, helped the team.
Simple past tense describes a completed action in the past.簡單過去式描述過去完成的動作。
They have more points now than last year.
Comparative structure 'more...than' compares two things.比較結構'more...than'用於比較兩件事物。
The club gave him a new contract.
Simple past tense with an indirect object 'him' and direct object 'contract'.簡單過去式包含間接受詞'him'和直接受詞'contract'。
The team wants to get better in the future.
Simple present tense expresses a general desire or plan.簡單現在式表達一般的意願或計劃。