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Level: A1

Family & Friends

Visiting parents, sharing lunch, old photos, and saying goodbye.

CEFR A1 · 154 words · ~1 min read · US English

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5:34 ๐ŸŽฌ Watch this lesson on YouTube Family & Friends โ€” Slow English Reading Practice for Beginners (A1) ยท Lesson 9 Read the lesson below first. When you understand every line, open the YouTube link above and play this video in your earbuds โ€” while you walk, cook or ride the bus, with nothing to look up and nothing to pause. English you already understand, heard again and again, is what turns reading into listening.
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In the reader, tap any word or sentence to hear it in English, translate it, or look up a definition.

Words to know

hug
to put your arms around someone you love
grandmother
the mother of your mother or father
nephew
the son of your sister or brother
toy
a thing that children play with
photo
a picture that you take with a camera or phone
garden
a place next to a house where plants and flowers grow
town
a place with houses and shops, smaller than a city
laugh
to make a happy sound when something is funny

Picture words from this story

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  • hug

    hug

    Arms around someone you love.

  • grandmother

    grandmother

    Your mother's mother.

  • toy

    toy

    Children play with it.

  • photo

    photo

    A picture from your camera.

  • garden

    garden

    Plants grow next to the house.

Every sentence has a โ–ถ button โ€” tap it to hear that sentence read slowly, one word at a time.

To my parents
To my parents

On Sunday, I visit my parents.

visit

They live in a small town.

small town

I take the train in the morning.

train
A big hug
A big hug

My mother opens the door and gives me a big hug.

hug
Tea in the kitchen
Tea in the kitchen

My father makes tea in the kitchen.

tea
Grandmother's stories
Grandmother's stories

My grandmother sits in her favorite chair.

grandmother

She tells funny stories, and we laugh a lot.

laugh
The toy car
The toy car

My sister comes with her little son.

sister and son

My nephew shows me his new toy car.

toy
Lunch together
Lunch together

We eat lunch together at the big table.

lunch together
Old photos
Old photos

After lunch, we look at old photos.

old photos

My mother finds a photo of me as a baby.

photo
The baby photo
The baby photo

Everyone smiles.

everyone smiles

My grandmother remembers that day.

remembers
In the garden
In the garden

In the afternoon, we sit in the garden.

garden

My father shows me his tomato plants.

tomato plants
Playing with Leo
Playing with Leo

Before dinner, I play with my nephew in the garden.

play
Goodbye
Goodbye

At six, I hug everyone and say goodbye.

goodbye

My mother gives me a bag of apples.

apples
Home on the train
Home on the train

On the train, I think about my family.

think of family

It is a good day.

a good day

Check your understanding

  1. What is this text about?

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    A family visit on Sunday โ€” The text tells about a Sunday visit to the writer's parents.

  2. How does the writer travel to the small town?

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    By train โ€” The text says: I take the train in the morning.

  3. What does the writer's mother give at the end?

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    A bag of apples โ€” The text says: My mother gives me a bag of apples.

  4. The writer's nephew shows a new toy car

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    True โ€” The text says: My nephew shows me his new toy car.

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