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

The last bus home

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Follow a simple story told in the past tense.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

miss (a bus)
To arrive too late to get on it.
driver
The person who drives a bus or car.
kind
Friendly and helpful to other people.

Answer key

  1. Mia finished work late on Friday night.“Finished” ends with a t sound: “finisht”. Days of the week start with a capital letter.
  2. She ran all the way to the bus stop.“All the way” is said as one smooth group. “Ran” is the past of “run”.
  3. The last bus was just leaving.“Was just” runs together. Listen for the -ing ending on “leaving”.
  4. The driver saw her and opened the door.“Saw her” often sounds like “saw-er” because the h is weak.
  5. Mia thanked him and sat down with a smile.“Thanked him” sounds like “thank-tim”: the -ed is a t sound and the h is dropped.

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