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

The broken vase

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Follow a short story about telling the truth.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

vase
A container for flowers.
piece
A part of something that has broken.
truth
What is true.

Answer key

  1. Tom was playing football in the living room.“Was playing” is the past continuous.
  2. Suddenly, the ball hit his mother's favourite vase.American “favorite” is also accepted.
  3. It fell to the floor and broke into pieces.“Broke” is the past of “break”.
  4. Tom felt terrible and told his mother the truth.The t of “felt” is soft.
  5. She was sad, but she was glad he was honest.“Honest” has a silent h.

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