Lesson 35: Unit 34 - Reading / Listening
A reading and listening lesson at A1 level – we follow the story of Paul, who dreams that he flies with a kite to Africa and Switzerland, and we get to know key vocabulary and verbs of movement.
About this lesson
In this lesson we follow the exciting story of Paul – a boy who dreams that he flies with his kite to Africa and Switzerland. We read and listen to an authentic text at A1 level and learn to understand details from it. We practise important verbs of movement such as "go up/down", "get on/off", "walk in/out" and "put into/take out". We look at the Present Continuous as a narrative tense and answer comprehension questions. The lesson builds active listening and reading skills through a fun and rich story.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Understand the main content of a short story in English.
- Use the Present Continuous to describe actions happening at the moment.
- Know and use verbs of movement: go up/down, get on/off, walk in/out, put into, take out.
- Describe people, animals and objects with adjectives from the text.
- Answer comprehension questions about a text you have read or heard.
- Recognise and name foods, animals and places from the story.
Lesson vocabulary
- countryside Paul and his family are driving to the countryside.
- picnic They are going on a picnic.
- basket Their food is in a basket.
- kite Paul and his sister want to fly a kite.
- colourful The kite is big and very colourful.
- marketplace This is the marketplace in a town.
- watermelon Momo is giving Paul some watermelon. It's red inside and very sweet.
- tangerine Paul is eating a sweet tangerine.
- camel He can see a man with a camel.
- pyramid He can see the Pyramids. They are old and big.
- trunk Elephants have got a long trunk.
- stripe Zebras have got black and white stripes.
- sledge Two boys are sitting on a sledge and going down.
- snowman Paul and Sylvie are making a snowman.
- ski suit She is giving him a ski suit and a wooly hat.
In other languages: Български