A Love Story (1)

Love makes the world go round

Luke sprinted out of his classroom, worried that be'd be late for band practice. But in his haste, he bumped into a girl he had never seen before. Her books scattered everywhere. Embarrassed, Luke rushed to collect the fallen books. When he handed them to the girl, his heart skipped a beat. She was gorgeous. It was love at first sight. "Hi, I'm Emma," she said with a gentle smile. Luke shyly introduced himself, and with a wave, the girl walked off.

"Hey! What are you doing?" yelled Luke's classmate Andrew. There was no love lost between them. Andrew was tall and muscular, and he liked to bully Luke. Andrew towered over Luke, saying, "Stay away from the new girl. She'd never want a loser like you."

Luke didn't want to start a fight, so he mumbled something and rushed off to band practice. Luke saw Emma several times over the next few weeks. She was smart, friendly and had a heart of gold. His admiration for her grew, and soon he was head over heels in love.


Editor's Summary
Today, Luke bumps into Emma at school.
Really bumps into her and scatters her books everywhere.
As he is picking them up, he realizes that he has never met this gorgeous girl before.
And then, along comes Andrew, who is always giving Luke a hard time.
And he tells Luke that Emma would never like a loser like him.
Over the next few weeks, Luke saw Emma a few times.
And came to admire her a great deal because she was friendly and she had a heart of gold.


Grammar Gym
in one's haste: while one is hurrying
- But in his haste, he bumped into a girl he had never seen before.
- In her haste to finish breakfast and rush out the door, Diana accidentally spilled coffee on herself.
- In his haste to take the trash out, George locked himself out of his house.

haste n.
great speed in doing something, especially because you do not have enough time [= hurry]


Info Cloud
Teaching Topic: What's a Loser?
loser 失敗者
比賽輸的時候, 也是要有風度,
所以要做一個 good loser/ good sport
輸不起的人 sore loser
沒有錢, 沒有工作, 沒有女朋友有可能會被取笑是 loser
中文意思是像阿宅, 這不是一個好聽的字眼


Language Lab
sprint v.
to run or go very fast for a short distance
- Hank sprinted to catch the bus.
- Alex sprinted to the door when the doorbell rang.
sprint n.
a race over a short distance at a very fast speed
- Hanna won the women's 100-meter sprint.

gorgeous adj.
very beautiful or attractive
- Teresa looks gorgeous in that beautiful dress.
- How can we stay inside when the weather is so gorgeous?
- This gorgeous living room was decorated by my mom.

muscular adj.
/ˈmʌskjəlɚ/
having large and strong muscles
- Jason wants to be more muscular, so he's been working out.
muscle n.
one of the pieces of flesh inside your body that you use in order to move, and that connect your bones together
- These exercises will strengthen your stomach muscles.

mumble v.
to say something too quietly or not clearly enough, so that other people cannot understand you
- The teacher asked Billy not to mumble, but to speak up.
- Richard was mumbling to himself as the boss was scolding him.


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