Level 3 · Reading series
Lesson 2 · The Last-Minute Team
Audio track 02
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Our group was ready to present a plan for the school festival. Then Yuto sent a message: “I have a fever. I can't come today.” He had prepared the first part, so we had to change our plan quickly.
Instead of blaming him, we opened the shared notes. Sara offered to explain Yuto's idea. I moved one picture to the beginning because it made the plan easier to follow. Ken, who did not enjoy speaking, drew a simple diagram for our final point.
We were nervous when our turn came. Still, everyone had a clear job. Afterward, Yuto wrote, “Thanks for including my idea.” Our presentation was different from the one we had practiced, but it still felt like our team's work.
Sentence practice
Play any sentence in Dicvo’s Jenny English voice. Before playing all, choose how many times each sentence plays. A practice pause about as long as the sentence follows each play, including before the next sentence. The complete reading remains above.
Choose a sentence to begin.
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Our group was ready to present a plan for the school festival.
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Then Yuto sent a message: “I have a fever.
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I can't come today.”
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He had prepared the first part, so we had to change our plan quickly.
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Instead of blaming him, we opened the shared notes.
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Sara offered to explain Yuto's idea.
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I moved one picture to the beginning because it made the plan easier to follow.
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Ken, who did not enjoy speaking, drew a simple diagram for our final point.
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We were nervous when our turn came.
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Still, everyone had a clear job.
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Afterward, Yuto wrote, “Thanks for including my idea.”
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Our presentation was different from the one we had practiced, but it still felt like our team's work.
Check your understanding
After reading, state the main idea in one sentence and find a line that supports it.
Chinese translation
我们小组已经准备好介绍校园节的活动方案。这时，优斗发来消息：‘我发烧了，今天来不了。’开场部分原本由他负责，我们只好赶紧调整计划。
我们没有责怪他，而是打开共享笔记。莎拉主动提出替优斗讲解他的想法。我把一张图片移到开头，这样方案更容易听懂。不喜欢当众发言的健则画了一张简单的示意图，用来说明最后一个要点。
轮到我们时，大家都很紧张，但每个人都清楚自己的任务。结束后，优斗发来消息：‘谢谢你们把我的想法也放进去。’这次展示与排练时不同，却仍然是整个小组共同完成的作品。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- present
- 展示、介绍；present a plan 指‘介绍一项方案’。
- prepare
- 准备；优斗事先准备了展示的开场部分。
- instead of
- 代替、而不是；instead of blaming him 是‘我们没有责怪他，而是……’。
- blame
- 责怪；blame someone for a problem 指把问题归咎于某人。
- shared notes
- 共享笔记；小组成员都能查看、接续修改的资料。
- offer to do
- 主动提出做某事；offer to explain 是‘主动提出讲解’。
- easier to follow
- 更容易理解；把图片放到开头后，听众更容易跟上思路。
- diagram
- 示意图；用图形说明步骤或关系的简明图表。
- clear job
- 明确的任务；这里的 job 指每个人在展示中的分工。
- include
- 包含、纳入；include my idea 是‘把我的想法也放进去’。
Background notes (Chinese)
合作时，计划可能因有人临时缺席而改变。把资料放在共享笔记里，其他成员才能接续工作，也能保留缺席者的贡献。文中的 include my idea 强调把同伴的想法纳入成果，而不只是补上他的发言。