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Joy English · Level A2 · Stories for childrenjoy-english.com

The sandcastle

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Follow a short story about a day at the beach.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

bucket
A round container with a handle.
spade
A tool for digging.
wave
A line of water moving across the sea.

Answer key

  1. Ben and his dad went to the beach on Sunday.The t of “went” is soft.
  2. They built a sandcastle with a bucket and a spade.“Sandcastle” is usually one word; “sand castle” is also accepted.
  3. Ben put a small flag on the top.“Put a” links: “pu-ta”.
  4. Then a big wave came and knocked it down.The k in “knocked” is silent.
  5. They laughed and started building another one.“Started” has an extra syllable at the end.

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