Mika's magic glasses

ESL Course: Easy English Lessons

Practice speaking English with these simple story and conversation lessons.

PDF: Mika's magic glasses

Warm-up

  1. Do you wear glasses? (Yes, I do. I wear glasses…)
  2. What do you do when you lose something? (I look for it…)

Vocabulary Match

laughed •• seat
silly •• mystery
secret •• funny
failed •• not passed
hiding •• hahaha!
bench •• unseen

Vocabulary Answers

laughedhahaha!
sillyfunny
secretmystery
failednot passed
hidingunseen
benchseat

Story

Mika's classmates always laughed at her big, round glasses. They thought they looked silly, but they didn't know her secret. Mika's glasses were magic! When she put them on, she could see the answers to every test question. She never failed a test again! Even better, the glasses helped her find lost things.

One day, her friend Tom lost his watch. Mika put on her magic glasses, and they showed her where it was hiding under the school bench. Her friends were amazed, and they stopped making fun of her. Mika's magic glasses turned out to be super cool!

Quiz

  1. What did Mika's classmates think about her glasses?
  2. What could Mika see with her magic glasses?
  3. Who lost a watch in the story?
  4. Where was Tom's watch hiding?

Quiz Answers (examples)

  1. They thought they looked silly.
  2. She could see the answers to every test question.
  3. Her friend Tom lost his watch.
  4. It was hiding under the school bench.

Conversation

Tom:Mika, can you help me? I lost my watch!
Mika:Sure, Tom! Let me put on my magic glasses.
Tom:Wow, magic glasses? That's so cool!
Mika:Haha, yes! Let's see... Ah, there it is, under the bench!
Tom:Amazing! Thank you, Mika!
Mika:No problem, Tom. I'm happy to help!

Discussion

  1. Do you think magic glasses would be fun to have? Why?
  2. Have you ever lost something important? What was it?
  3. Do you like helping your friends? How do you help them?
  4. Can you do any magic tricks?

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