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Level: A1

Moving Day

Boxes and tape, a rented truck, pizza on the floor, and a neighbor with cookies.

CEFR A1 · 192 words · ~1 min read · US English

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6:11 ๐ŸŽฌ Watch this lesson on YouTube Moving Day โ€” Slow English Reading Practice for Beginners (A1) ยท Lesson 17 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

tape
sticky plastic in a long band, used to close boxes
moving truck
a big vehicle that carries furniture and boxes to a new home
stairs
steps that go up or down inside a building
couch
a long, soft seat for two or more people
carrier
a small box with a door for taking a pet somewhere
unpack
to take things out of a box or a bag
cabinet
a cupboard in a kitchen where you keep plates and food
neighbor
a person who lives next to you or near you
cookies
small, sweet, flat cakes

Picture words from this story

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  • tape

    tape

    It closes the box.

  • truck

    truck

    It carries big things.

  • stairs

    stairs

    Steps that go up and down.

  • couch

    couch

    A big soft seat.

  • cookies

    cookies

    Sweet, round, and small.

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

Moving day
Moving day

Today is moving day.

moving day

I have a new apartment across town.

across town

I pack the last box and close it with tape.

tape
The cat in the box
The cat in the box

My cat hides in an empty box.

hides in a box

My sister and my friend Ben come to help.

come to help
Help arrives
Help arrives

We rent a moving truck for the day.

truck
Down the stairs
Down the stairs

We carry the couch down the stairs.

stairs

Ben says, Watch your step!

watch your step
Into the truck
Into the truck

I put my cat in her carrier.

carrier

We drive to the new place.

drive
The new apartment
The new apartment

My new apartment is on the second floor.

the second floor

It has big windows and a lot of light.

big windows

We carry the boxes inside.

carry the boxes
Pizza on the floor
Pizza on the floor

We put the couch by the window.

couch

At noon, we order pizza.

pizza

There are no chairs yet, so we eat on the floor.

eat on the floor
Unpacking the kitchen
Unpacking the kitchen

In the afternoon, I unpack the kitchen.

unpack

I put the plates in the cabinet.

cabinet
Welcome to the building!
Welcome to the building!

My new neighbor knocks on the door.

the door

She brings cookies and says, Welcome to the building!

cookies

I say, Thank you! Iโ€™m Ana.

I'm Ana
Good night
Good night

In the evening, my sister and Ben go home.

go home

I make my bed and open the window.

make my bed
The cat comes out
The cat comes out

My cat comes out of the box.

comes out of the box
My new home
My new home

She sleeps on the couch.

sleeps on the couch

I am tired, but I am happy.

tired, but happy

This is my new home.

my new home

Check your understanding

  1. What is this text about?

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    A day moving to a new apartment โ€” The writer moves to a new apartment across town with help from her sister and Ben.

  2. Who comes to help?

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    The writer's sister and her friend Ben โ€” The text says: My sister and my friend Ben come to help.

  3. What does the new neighbor bring?

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    Cookies โ€” The text says: She brings cookies and says, Welcome to the building!

  4. The new apartment is on the second floor

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    True โ€” The text says: My new apartment is on the second floor.

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