Sam's bad test results

ESL Course: Easy English Lessons

Practice speaking English with these simple story and conversation lessons.

PDF: Sam's bad test results

Warm-up

  1. Do you like playing games? (Yes, I do. I like to play…)
  2. Do you do your homework every day? (Yes, I do my homework…)
  3. What do you do after school? (I play games or…)

Vocabulary Match

results •• agreed
thought •• softly
quietly •• think
nodded •• learned
studied •• done
finished •• scores

Vocabulary Answers

resultsscores
thoughtthink
quietlysoftly
noddedagreed
studiedlearned
finisheddone

Story

Sam loved playing games on his phone. Every night, he played for hours, even when he had homework. One day, he got his test results, and they were bad. "Oh no," Sam thought. "What will my teacher say?"

In class, the teacher looked at Sam's test. "Sam, this is not good. Have you been studying?" she asked. Sam shook his head. "I've been playing games too much," he said quietly. The teacher nodded. "You can do better, Sam. Try your best next time."

Sam felt bad, so he studied every evening. When he got his next test, he had a high score! "Great job!" said his teacher. Sam smiled and said, "Now I only play games after I've finished my homework!"

Quiz

  1. What did Sam love to do on his phone?
  2. What did Sam do every night?
  3. What did the teacher ask Sam?
  4. What did Sam do after he felt bad?

Quiz Answers (examples)

  1. Sam loved playing games.
  2. He played for hours.
  3. The teacher asked if he had been studying.
  4. He studied every evening.

Conversation

Teacher:Hi Sam, how are you today?
Sam:I'm good, but I was nervous about my test.
Teacher:I saw your score. You did much better!
Sam:Thank you! I studied hard this time.
Teacher:That's great! Did you play games too?
Sam:Yes, but only after homework!
Teacher:Good balance, Sam! Keep it up!

Discussion

  1. What is your favorite subject to study?
  2. How do you feel when you get a good score on a test?
  3. Do you think it's important to finish homework before playing games? Why?
  4. Do you like playing games on your phone? What games do you play?

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