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Joy English · Level B1 · Short storiesjoy-english.com

Lost in the market

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Understand feelings and actions in a short narrative.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

crowded
Full of people.
stall
A small shop with an open front, often in a market.
separated
Apart from each other.

Answer key

  1. The market was so crowded that Emma could hardly move.“So crowded that” shows a result. “Could hardly” means almost not.
  2. When she turned around, her father had disappeared.“Turned around” links: “turn-da-round”. “Had disappeared” is the past perfect.
  3. She tried not to panic and looked for the fruit stall.“Tried not to”: the t of “not” joins “to”.
  4. That was where they had agreed to meet if they got separated.“Had agreed” is weak and quick. “Got separated” means lost each other.
  5. Ten minutes later, she saw him waving a bag of oranges.You can write ten as a word or a digit. “Waving” ends in -ing.

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