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

The new puppy

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Understand simple descriptions in a children’s story.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

puppy
A young dog.
basket
A container made of thin strips, for carrying or holding things.
brown
The colour of chocolate.

Answer key

  1. We have a new puppy.The stress is on “pup”.
  2. He is small and brown.The l of “small” runs into “and”.
  3. He likes to play with a ball.The ks sound of “likes” runs into “to”.
  4. He sleeps in a basket by the door.“Sleeps in a” links together.
  5. We love him very much.The h of “him” is weak: “lu-vim”.

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