A1 Reading Lesson

My Small Apartment

Read a short original story for beginners. Then open the Exercises tab and complete 3 small tasks.

A1 Elementary Reading time: 2 min Words: 111 Topic: Home and everyday life
Read first, then start the exercises.
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Free value first: read the story, understand it, and only then think about saving your progress.

My name is Lucy. I live in a small apartment with my mother and my little brother. Our apartment is not big, but it is warm and clean. We have one bedroom, a small kitchen, a bathroom, and a living room.

In the living room, there is a sofa, a table, and a lamp near the window. My brother likes to sit on the rug and play with his toy cars. In the kitchen, my mother cooks dinner every evening. My favorite place is my small desk in the bedroom. I do my homework there and read my English book before I go to bed.

Useful words from the text

apartment = a flat or home warm = not cold lamp = a light in a room rug = a carpet on the floor desk = a table for work or study

Next step: open the Exercises tab and complete Understand, Order, and Words.

Exercises:
Exercises — Understand

Check the main meaning of the story

This is the easiest exercise first. The learner gets a quick success and feels progress early.

Complete this exercise tab to move forward.
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Who lives in the apartment with Lucy?
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What is near the window?
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What does Lucy’s brother do on the rug?
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Where does Lucy do her homework?
Exercises — Order

Put the story events in the correct order

This exercise makes the learner follow the logic of the text, not just guess an answer.

Follow the story step by step.
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Small success first, soft registration later.

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Her brother plays with toy cars on the rug.
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Lucy lives in a small apartment with her family.
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Lucy does her homework at her desk before bed.
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She describes the sofa, table, and lamp in the living room.
Exercises — Words

Learn the key words from the text

This exercise helps the learner understand the most useful words from the story.

Understand the key words from the story.
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Small success first, soft registration later.

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What does apartment mean?
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What does warm mean?
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What does rug mean?
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What does desk mean?