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Joy English · Level A1 · Stories for childrenjoy-english.com

The little snail

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Understand simple present sentences in a children’s story.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

snail
A small slow animal with a shell on its back.
shell
The hard outside part of some animals.
shine
To give out light.

Answer key

  1. A little snail lives in the garden.“Lives in the” links together.
  2. He is very slow.The stress is on “slow”.
  3. He carries his house on his back.The h of the second “his” is weak.
  4. When it rains, he comes out to play.“Comes out” links: “cum-zout”.
  5. When the sun shines, he hides in his shell.“Hides in” links: “hai-dzin”.

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