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The cat who loved boxes

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Understand simple present and present continuous sentences in a children’s story.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

box
A container with flat sides, often made of card.
different
Not the same.
bed
A piece of furniture for sleeping.

Answer key

  1. This is a small grey cat.“This is a” runs together: “thi-si-za”. “Grey” and “gray” are both accepted.
  2. He does not like his new bed.Listen for both words in “does not”; it is not “doesn’t” here.
  3. He likes boxes better.“Boxes” has two syllables: “box-iz”.
  4. Every day he sleeps in a different box.“Sleeps in a” links: “slee-psi-na”.
  5. Today he is sleeping in a big box.“Sleeping” ends in -ing. “In a” is short and weak: “i-na”.

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