Charlie's sneezing problem

ESL Course: Easy English Lessons

Practice speaking English with these simple story and conversation lessons.

PDF: Charlie's sneezing problem

Warm-up

  1. Do you sneeze a lot? (No, but I sometimes sneeze.)
  2. Do you help clean your room? (Yes, I do. I make my bed.)

Vocabulary Match

surprised •• stinky
checked •• spice
dust •• looked at
smelly •• shocked
sneezed •• dirt
pepper •• "achoo!"

Vocabulary Answers

surprisedshocked
checkedlooked at
dustdirt
smellystinky
sneezed"achoo!"
pepperspice

Story

Charlie had a big problem. He couldn't stop sneezing. "Achoo! Achoo!" Every day, sneeze after sneeze. His dog, Rocky, looked surprised every time.

Charlie's mum said, "Let's find out why." They checked Charlie's room. Under his bed, they found a big surprise. Lots of dust and a very old, smelly sock. "Yuck!" said Charlie. They cleaned the room together.

The next day, Charlie waited. No sneeze came. He was so happy! At dinner, Charlie sneezed just once. "Achoo!" Everyone laughed. "Maybe it's the pepper," Mum said. Charlie and Rocky just smiled. No more sneezing problem, but the pepper made sure Charlie still had one big "Achoo!" for fun.

Quiz

  1. What was Charlie's big problem?
  2. What did they find under Charlie's bed?
  3. What made Charlie sneeze at dinner?

Quiz Answers (examples)

  1. He couldn't stop sneezing.
  2. They found lots of dust and a very old, smelly sock.
  3. The pepper made Charlie sneeze.

Conversation

Charlie:Mum, why do I keep sneezing?
Mum:Let's check your room, Charlie.
Charlie:Look, Mum! An old sock and lots of dust!
Mum:That's why! Let's clean your room.
Charlie:No more sneezing, Mum!
Mum:That's great, Charlie! But watch out for the pepper!

Discussion

  1. What makes you sneeze?
  2. Do you like spicy food?
  3. What do you have under your bed?

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