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A rainy day at home

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Understand a short story about a rainy day.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

rain
Water that falls from the sky.
window
An opening in a wall with glass.
paint
To make a picture with colours.

Answer key

  1. It is raining outside.“Raining” ends in -ing.
  2. The girl looks out of the window.“Out of the” runs together: “ou-tuv-the”.
  3. She cannot play in the park today.“Cannot” is usually one word.
  4. So she paints a picture of the sun.“Of” is weak.
  5. Her mum puts it on the wall.“Mum” is British; American “mom” is also accepted.

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