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The Red Balloon — A1
A short story · reading practice for level A1.
Type Reading textLevel A1Age Young learners (5–10)Skill ReadingTopic A short story
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What’s inside
- A short original text, with the new words highlighted
- A glossary of six key words
- True / False and multiple-choice questions
- Three discussion prompts and a writing task
- A teacher’s page with a 45-minute plan and the answer key
A look inside
Lily has a red balloon. It is big and beautiful. She holds it in her hand and walks to the park with her father.
- Read the text
- New words
- True or False?
- Talk about it
- Write
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