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Joy English · Level A2 · Short storiesjoy-english.com

A note on the fridge

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Understand a short story about a family surprise.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

fridge
A machine in the kitchen that keeps food cold.
oven
The hot box in a kitchen used for cooking.
surprise
Something nice that you did not expect.

Answer key

  1. Tom came home from school at four.“At four” sounds like “a-four”; the t is very short. You can write the number as a word or a digit.
  2. There was a yellow note on the fridge.“There was a” is quick: “there-wuz-a”.
  3. The note said that dinner was in the oven.“Said that” links: “sed-that”. “In the oven” is said as one group.
  4. His sister had made his favorite pasta.“Had made” is the past perfect: she cooked it before he came home. British “favourite” is also accepted.
  5. He ate it all and washed the plate.“Ate it all” links into “ay-ti-tall”. “Washed” ends with a t sound.

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