Kaoru wins a race car

ESL Course: Easy English Lessons

Practice speaking English with these simple story and conversation lessons.

PDF: Kaoru wins a race car

Warm-up

  1. Do you like cars? (Yes, I do. I like cars because…)
  2. Have you ever won a prize? What was it? (Yes, I have. I won a…)
  3. Can you draw? What do you like to draw? (Yes, I can. I like to draw…)

Vocabulary Match

contest •• giggled
cornflakes •• excited
thrilled •• sounds
drawing •• picture
laughed •• competition
noises •• cereal

Vocabulary Answers

contestcompetition
cornflakescereal
thrilledexcited
drawingpicture
laughedgiggled
noisessounds

Story

Kaoru, a young boy, loved fast cars. He dreamed of driving a race car. One day, he saw a contest on a box of cornflakes: "Win a Real Race Car!" Kaoru was thrilled. He drew a picture of a bright green and yellow car with a big, friendly smile and named it "Zoomy."

He sent his drawing and waited. A few weeks later, a big truck stopped outside his house. Kaoru ran outside. The truck opened, and there was a real car inside! It looked just like his drawing – green, yellow, with a smiling face. But there was something funny. The car was very, very small. It was too small for Kaoru to sit in! He laughed. "It's a toy race car!" he said.

Still, Kaoru loved it. He played with Zoomy every day. He raced around the house, making car noises.

Quiz

  1. What did Kaoru love?
  2. What did Kaoru see on a box of cornflakes?
  3. What did Kaoru name his car?
  4. What was the size of the car Kaoru won?

Quiz Answers (examples)

  1. Kaoru loved fast cars.
  2. He saw a contest on a box of cornflakes.
  3. He named his car "Zoomy".
  4. It was very, very small.

Conversation

Kaoru:Mom, look! I won a race car!
Mom:That's wonderful, Kaoru! But isn't it a bit small?
Kaoru:Yes, it is. But it's just like Zoomy, the car I drew!
Mom:That's true. It's very cute. You should show your dad.
Kaoru:Good idea! He can play with me and Zoomy!

Discussion

  1. If you won a toy car, what name would you give it?
  2. What other prize do you want to win?
  3. Can you ride a bike? What does your bike look like?

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