Coach（教练）/kəʊtʃ/ Chen's class had to get ready for（为……做好准备）/ɡet ˈredi fə/ sports（体育运动）/spɔːts/ day. The programme（项目单；节目）/ˈprəʊɡræm/ included a short running race（赛跑）/reɪs/, the high jump（跳；跳跃）/dʒʌmp/, ball throwing（投掷）/ˈθrəʊɪŋ/, and a football（足球）/ˈfʊtbɔːl/ match（比赛）/mætʃ/. Every athlete（运动员）/ˈæθliːt/ could take part in（参加）/teɪk pɑːt ɪn/ one main event. Tariq hoped（希望）/həʊpt/ to play football, but he had recently had the flu（流感）/fluː/. His doctor（医生）/ˈdɒktə/ said he could exercise（锻炼）/ˈeksəsaɪz/ gently（轻柔地）/ˈdʒentli/ but should not jog（慢跑）/dʒɒɡ/ for a long distance（距离）/ˈdɪstəns/ that week. Tariq felt（感觉）/felt/ fine（身体好的；不错的）/faɪn/ and energetic（精力充沛的）/ˌenəˈdʒetɪk/, yet the class needed to respect（尊重）/rɪˈspekt/ that limit（限制）/ˈlɪmɪt/.
The coach treated the limit as a clear challenge（挑战；难题）/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/, not a reason to make Tariq a fan（爱好者；观众）/fæn/. She gave him a chance（机会）/tʃɑːns/ to try safe football tasks（任务）/tɑːsks/ during training（训练）/ˈtreɪnɪŋ/. He made short passes（传球）/ˈpɑːsɪz/, used his arm（手臂）/ɑːm/ to throw the ball back to the field（运动场；田地）/fiːld/, and tried six kicks（踢；踢球）/kɪks/ at the goal（球门；目标）/ɡəʊl/. Five kicks reached the correct area（区域）/ˈeəriə/. His result was above the class average（平均的；平均水平）/ˈævərɪdʒ/, and his height（高度；身高）/haɪt/ helped him reach high balls.
Coach Chen explained that Tariq was good at（擅长）/wəz ɡʊd æt/ watching the ball and making a rapid（迅速的）/ˈræpɪd/ decision（决定）/dɪˈsɪʒn/. Goalkeeper（守门员）/ˈɡəʊlkiːpə/ was therefore a suitable（合适的）/ˈsuːtəbl/ position（位置；职位）/pəˈzɪʃn/. It required less long running and allowed his talent（才能）/ˈtælənt/ to help the whole team. The positive（积极的）/ˈpɒzətɪv/ plan increased（增加；增强）/ɪnˈkriːst/ Tariq's confidence（信心）/ˈkɒnfɪdəns/. At the same time（同时）/æt ðə seɪm taɪm/, the coach reminded（提醒）/rɪˈmaɪndɪd/ him to stop if he felt tired. Tariq wrote（写；标记）/rəʊt/ a circle（圆圈）/ˈsɜːkl/ around goalkeeper on the event form（表格）/fɔːm/.
On sports day, a bright（鲜艳的；明亮的）/braɪt/ flag（旗帜）/flæɡ/ stood（竖立；站立）/stʊd/ beside the grass（草；草地）/ɡrɑːs/ field. Tariq wore（穿着）/wɔː/ the class T-shirt（T恤衫）/ˈtiː ʃɜːt/ and black shorts（短裤）/ʃɔːts/. Before the match, Coach Chen said, “Do your best（尽力而为）/duː jɔː best/, follow the plan, and call me if you feel unwell（不舒服的）/ʌnˈwel/.” Tariq did not have to run from one end of the field to the other. He stayed near the goal, stopped two shots（射门）/ʃɒts/, and sent（传送；送出）/sent/ the ball to another player（运动员；选手）/ˈpleɪə/.
The match ended with a score（比分；得分）/skɔː/ of one to one. The class did not win, but Tariq had performed（执行；表现）/pəˈfɔːmd/ his task safely and the players had shown excellent（出色的）/ˈeksələnt/ teamwork（团队合作）/ˈtiːmwɜːk/. Their careful choice（选择）/tʃɔɪs/ helped him improve（提高；改善）/ɪmˈpruːv/ while meeting the school's safety standard（标准）/ˈstændəd/ and the doctor's limit. At the final meeting, the class received（获得；收到）/rɪˈsiːvd/ a teamwork award（奖；奖项）/əˈwɔːd/. They could be proud of（为……感到自豪）/bi praʊd əv/ a plan that let Tariq compete（参加比赛；竞争）/kəmˈpiːt/ and succeed（成功）/səkˈsiːd/ with the team.