http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/article/1123407--drought-continues-for-canada-against-top-ranked-american-powerhouse
Posted: January 29th, 2012 Viewed: January 30th, 2012
a) Four minutes later, Wambach gained outright possession of second in all-time scoring as she put in Morgan’s short pass following a rebound off the post.
b) Outright: Completely and entirely; wholly (www.thefreedictionary.com)
c) The whole school was outright supportive of David and Ryley and their half marathon mishap by resending Mr. Jay’s email.
Response:
This article directly relates to one of my favourite hobbies, soccer. I’ve been playing the sport since I was four years old and have been in rep since I was nine. So soccer has been a huge part of my life for basically my entire existence. It is a lot of fun, a good workout and you meet great people. Like the Canadian defender Candace Chapman, I’m a defender. I can totally relate to the point in the game when Chapman was knocked to the turf and then scored on. Being the last man back, there is a lot of pressure and guilt when a goal is scored on you, so I totally know how Chapman felt at that point in the game. Like last summer it was just me and another girl racing down the field after a ball when I tripped and fell letting her get and easy goal. It was terrible so, like every time I make a mistake, I bent down and `tied my shoes.’
Posted: January 29th, 2012 Viewed: January 30th, 2012
Article Summary:
This article is about Sunday’s soccer game between the United States of America and Canada. This match was the final game of the CONCACAF women’s Olympic qualifying tournament. It was Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan who scored two goals apiece that lead the United States to a 4 - 0 victory. With those two goals, Wambach moved up to 131 goals in her international career, making her sole possessor of second place in all-time scoring. Another key player was the U.S. goal keeper, Hope Solo, who was on fire, stopping Christina Julien on a promising breakaway in the first half and then again in the second half. The United States is now ranked number one in the world and claimed the CONCACAF championship. Despite the crushing defeat Canada faced, both teams will be headed to this year’s summer Olympics in hopes of bringing home that gold.
Word 1: eluded
a) Morgan took a long pass from Lauren Cheney and eluded McLeod and Canadian defenders before putting in a turnaround shot.
b) Eluded: To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill (www.thefreedictionary.com)
c) The students eluded the monkeys by not making eye contact and throwing rocks.
This article is about Sunday’s soccer game between the United States of America and Canada. This match was the final game of the CONCACAF women’s Olympic qualifying tournament. It was Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan who scored two goals apiece that lead the United States to a 4 - 0 victory. With those two goals, Wambach moved up to 131 goals in her international career, making her sole possessor of second place in all-time scoring. Another key player was the U.S. goal keeper, Hope Solo, who was on fire, stopping Christina Julien on a promising breakaway in the first half and then again in the second half. The United States is now ranked number one in the world and claimed the CONCACAF championship. Despite the crushing defeat Canada faced, both teams will be headed to this year’s summer Olympics in hopes of bringing home that gold.
Word 1: eluded
a) Morgan took a long pass from Lauren Cheney and eluded McLeod and Canadian defenders before putting in a turnaround shot.
b) Eluded: To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill (www.thefreedictionary.com)
c) The students eluded the monkeys by not making eye contact and throwing rocks.
Word 2: point-blank
a) In the 44th minute, U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo stopped Christina Julien on a breakaway from point-blank range.
b) Point-blank: Close enough so that missing the target is unlikely or impossible (www.thefreedictionary.com)
c) Mr. Miller tossed his empty bottle to the bin at point-blank range and still missed!
Word 3: outrighta) In the 44th minute, U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo stopped Christina Julien on a breakaway from point-blank range.
b) Point-blank: Close enough so that missing the target is unlikely or impossible (www.thefreedictionary.com)
c) Mr. Miller tossed his empty bottle to the bin at point-blank range and still missed!
a) Four minutes later, Wambach gained outright possession of second in all-time scoring as she put in Morgan’s short pass following a rebound off the post.
b) Outright: Completely and entirely; wholly (www.thefreedictionary.com)
c) The whole school was outright supportive of David and Ryley and their half marathon mishap by resending Mr. Jay’s email.
Response:
This article directly relates to one of my favourite hobbies, soccer. I’ve been playing the sport since I was four years old and have been in rep since I was nine. So soccer has been a huge part of my life for basically my entire existence. It is a lot of fun, a good workout and you meet great people. Like the Canadian defender Candace Chapman, I’m a defender. I can totally relate to the point in the game when Chapman was knocked to the turf and then scored on. Being the last man back, there is a lot of pressure and guilt when a goal is scored on you, so I totally know how Chapman felt at that point in the game. Like last summer it was just me and another girl racing down the field after a ball when I tripped and fell letting her get and easy goal. It was terrible so, like every time I make a mistake, I bent down and `tied my shoes.’
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