Haru's haunted homework

ESL Course: Easy English Lessons

Practice speaking English with these simple story and conversation lessons.

PDF: Haru's haunted homework

Warm-up

  1. Do you like English? (Yes, I do. / No, I don't.)
  2. Do you do your homework every day? (Yes, I do. / No, I don't.)
  3. Are you scared of ghosts? (Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.)

Vocabulary Match

subject •• sound
sentence •• shocked
strange •• afraid
noise •• unusual
scared •• school lesson
surprised •• a line of words

Vocabulary Answers

subjectschool lesson
sentencea line of words
strangeunusual
noisesound
scaredafraid
surprisedshocked

Story

Haru is a young boy in Japan. He loves school and his favorite subject is English. Every day, he learns new English words and sentences. After school, he does his homework and practices English.

One day, Haru gets homework from his English teacher. At night, he starts his homework. Suddenly, he hears a strange noise. He looks around and sees his English book moving! He is scared but he opens the book. He sees a ghost! The ghost is friendly. It says, "Hello Haru, I am here to help you with your English homework." Haru is surprised but happy. He asks the ghost many questions and the ghost helps him. They practice English together.

After that night, Haru is not scared of his homework anymore. He is excited to do it because he knows the ghost will help him. Now, Haru loves English even more. He dreams of speaking English with new people... and ghosts!

Quiz

  1. What is Haru's favorite subject at school?
  2. What does Haru see in his English book?
  3. How does Haru feel about his homework after the ghost helps him?

Quiz Answers (examples)

  1. Haru's favorite subject at school is English.
  2. Haru sees a ghost in his English book.
  3. Haru is excited about his homework after the ghost helps him.

Conversation

Haru:Ghost! Are you eating my English homework?
Ghost:Oops! Caught me! I thought it was a snack.
Haru:Can you help me answer these questions?
Ghost:Of course! With a little magic and practice.
Haru:Thanks, Ghost! English is more fun with you.
Ghost:Oh yes, it's fun... and delicious!

Discussion

  1. What is your favorite subject at school? Why?
  2. When do you do your homework? Where do you do it?
  3. What question do you want to ask a friendly ghost?

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