Mari's missing chopsticks

ESL Course: Easy English Lessons

Practice speaking English with these simple story and conversation lessons.

PDF: Mari's missing chopsticks

Warm-up

  1. What do you eat your lunch with? (I eat my lunch with…)
  2. Have you ever lost something? (Yes, I have. I lost my…)

Vocabulary Match

missing •• all places
everywhere •• did not remember
searched •• all people
luck •• chance
everyone •• lost
forgot •• looked for

Vocabulary Answers

missinglost
everywhereall places
searchedlooked for
luckchance
everyoneall people
forgotdid not remember

Story

Mari was a junior high school girl. It was lunchtime. She opened her lunchbox. Oh no! Her chopsticks were missing.

Mari looked everywhere. Her friends helped her look. They searched under tables and in bags. No chopsticks. Her teacher helped too. They looked in the classroom and the hall. Still no chopsticks. They called the police. The police looked all over the school. No luck. Mari even went on TV. She asked everyone, "Have you seen my chopsticks?"

Finally, her mum called. "Mari, I forgot to put your chopsticks in your lunchbox. I'm sorry!" Mari laughed. It was funny now. She ate her lunch with a spoon. All was good.

Quiz

  1. What was missing from Mari's lunchbox?
  2. Who helped Mari look for her chopsticks?
  3. Where did they look for Mari's chopsticks?
  4. How did Mari eat her lunch in the end?

Quiz Answers (examples)

  1. Mari's chopsticks were missing from her lunchbox.
  2. Mari's friends, teacher, and the police helped her look for her chopsticks.
  3. They looked for Mari's chopsticks under tables, in bags, in the classroom, the hall, and all over the school.
  4. Mari ate her lunch with a spoon in the end.

Conversation

Mari:Oh no, my chopsticks are missing!
Friend:Don't worry, Mari. We'll help you look for them.
Mari:Thanks! Let's look under the tables and in the bags.
Teacher:I'll help too. Let's look in the classroom and the hall.
Mum:Mari, I forgot to put your chopsticks in your lunchbox. I'm sorry!
Mari:That's okay, mum. I ate my lunch with a spoon. It was funny!

Discussion

  1. What would you do if you forgot your pencil case?
  2. Who do you ask for help if you lose something?
  3. Are you hungry now? What do you want to eat?

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