Riku's robot rampage

ESL Course: Easy English Lessons

Practice speaking English with these simple story and conversation lessons.

PDF: Riku's robot rampage

Warm-up

  1. Do you like to play with toys? (Yes, I do. I like to play with...)
  2. Have you ever had a toy that broke? (Yes, I have. It was a...)

Vocabulary Match

rampage •• weird
strange •• cable
scared •• not tight
fixes •• wild run
loose •• afraid
wire •• repairs

Vocabulary Answers

rampagewild run
strangeweird
scaredafraid
fixesrepairs
loosenot tight
wirecable

Story

Riku likes to play with his toy, Mega-Robo. Every day, he turns on the robot and plays with it after school.

One day, Mega-Robo starts to act strange. It moves fast and breaks things in the house. Riku is scared and doesn't know what to do. He runs after the robot, but it is hard to catch. He runs and runs and finally catches it. He tries to turn Mega-Robo off, but it won't stop moving.

Riku's sister, Yumi, comes home and sees the robot. She is smart and good at fixing things. Yumi takes a small tool and opens the robot. She finds a loose wire inside and fixes it.

After Yumi fixes the robot, it stops moving fast and breaking things. Riku is happy and thanks Yumi. Now, he can play with Mega-Robo again, and if it breaks, he knows how to fix it.

Quiz

  1. What is the name of Riku's toy?
  2. What does Mega-Robo start to do one day?
  3. Who helps to fix Mega-Robo?
  4. What does Yumi find inside the robot?

Quiz Answers (examples)

  1. The name of Riku's toy is Mega-Robo.
  2. One day, Mega-Robo starts to move fast and break things.
  3. Yumi, Riku's sister, helps to fix Mega-Robo.
  4. Yumi finds a loose wire inside the robot.

Conversation

Riku:Yumi, Mega-Robo is acting strange!
Yumi:Oh no, what's it doing?
Riku:It's moving fast and breaking things!
Yumi:Don't worry, Riku. I'll fix it.
Riku:Thank you, Yumi. You're so smart.
Yumi:It's okay, Riku. Now, you know how to fix it too.

Discussion

  1. What's the best toy you have ever had?
  2. Have you ever fixed something that was broken? What was it?
  3. Who in your family is good at fixing things?
  4. If you had a robot, what would you want it to do?

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