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271 | Beginner - Short Story: The Balloon [English Listening Practice]
Update: 2025-04-03
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Title: The Balloon
Level: Beginner (A1)
#Story :
It’s Lily’s birthday, and she is enjoying her party with a shiny red balloon tied to her wrist. But when the balloon accidentally comes untied and floats away, Lily is heartbroken. With her friend Max’s help, they chase after the balloon through the park, into the woods, and across a hill. After a series of adventures, they finally find the balloon resting on the roof of an old house. A kind woman helps them retrieve the balloon, and Lily is overjoyed to have it back. They return to the party with smiles, happy that they never gave up.
#Vocabulary :
- Balloon – a rubber object filled with air or gas, often used for decoration.
- Wrist – the part of your arm that connects your hand to your arm.
- Chase – to run after something or someone.
- Tangle – when something gets twisted together or caught.
- Roof – the top covering of a building.
#Grammar Focus:
- Simple Past Tense
- Used to describe completed actions in the past. For example: “Lily chased the balloon.”
- Prepositions of Place
- Words like “on,” “under,” and “in” to describe where something is. For example: “The balloon was on the roof.”
- Conjunctions
- Used to connect ideas. For example: “Max ran after the balloon, but it flew away.”
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