Practice speaking English with these simple story and conversation lessons.
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| vocabulary • | • English, math |
| uniform • | • words |
| subjects • | • biology, chemistry |
| science • | • school clothes |
| vocabulary | words |
| uniform | school clothes |
| subjects | English, math |
| science | biology, chemistry |
| classmates • | • try, try, try |
| fluently • | • school friends |
| practice • | • smoothly |
| someday • | • one day in the future |
| classmates | school friends |
| fluently | smoothly |
| practice | try, try, try |
| someday | one day in the future |
Takashi is a junior high school student in Japan. He wakes up early every day to get ready for school. After breakfast, he puts on his uniform and walks to school with his friends. When he gets to school, he goes to his classroom and says "Good morning" to his teacher and classmates. Takashi studies many subjects at school, like math, science, and English. In his English class, he learns new English words and phrases.
After school, Takashi likes to play soccer with his friends at the park. They speak English together while they play. When he gets home, he studies his homework and practices his English. Takashi likes learning English because he wants to travel to other countries someday. He hopes to make many international friends and speak English fluently.
| Teacher: | Good morning, Takashi! How are you today? |
| Takashi: | Good morning, sensei. I'm fine, thank you. How about you? |
| Teacher: | I'm doing well, thank you. Did you practice your English yesterday? |
| Takashi: | Yes, I did. I watched a movie in English with subtitles. |
| Teacher: | That's great! Which movie did you watch? |
| Takashi: | I watched "The Lion King". It was very interesting. |
| Teacher: | That's a great choice. Keep up the good work, Takashi! |