A slow English story about We couldn't afford a ticket, so we crowded around one screen — and watched the Knicks win it all. 11 simple sentences. Word by word. About ? minutes.

📝 Today's sentences

① Tonight could be the night. Game 5. New York leads the series three to one.

② None of us got a ticket. They were way too expensive. So we squeeze in front of one screen.

③ For most of the game, New York is down. At one point, down by sixteen. It looks over.

④ Then Brunson takes over! Thirteen points in a row! We can't believe it!

⑤ We are all on the edge of our seats.

⑥ The final minute. New York is ahead. Nobody says a word.

⑦ The buzzer sounds! Ninety-four to ninety! The Knicks win!

⑧ They did it! The Knicks are champions! Their first title in fifty-three years!

⑨ We jump up and start yelling! The whole room goes crazy!

⑩ Outside, car horns everywhere. People pour into the streets.

⑪ And tonight, the whole city says it together. Congratulations. The Knicks! You are the champions! Brunson, MVP! The king of New York!

🔑 Vocabulary

• way too expensive /weɪ tuː ɪkˈspensɪv/

• take over /teɪk ˈoʊvər/

• in a row /ɪn ə roʊ/

• on the edge of our seats /ɑːn ðə edʒ əv aʊr siːts/

• pour into /pɔːr ˈɪntuː/

• champions /ˈtʃæmpiənz/

• Game 5 /ɡeɪm faɪv/

• squeeze /skwiːz/

• down by sixteen /daʊn baɪ sɪksˈtiːn/

• buzzer /ˈbʌzər/

• car horns /kɑːr hɔːrnz/

• Finals MVP /ˈfaɪnəlz em viː piː/

• king of New York /kɪŋ əv nuː jɔːrk/

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