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Elementary (A2 Low) General Reading CEFR A2

Benny and the Spooky Ruin Race

Last week, a rabbit named Benny went to the jungle ruins. A big competition was there. The prize was a golden carrot. Benny wanted to win it.The ruins were old and spooky. Benny saw a big stone rabbit...

Duration

5 min read

Length

123 words

Story

4 paragraphs

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Last week, a rabbit named Benny went to the jungle ruins. A big competition was there. The prize was a golden carrot. Benny wanted to win it.

The ruins were old and spooky. Benny saw a big stone rabbit with red eyes. But it was just a statue. Then he heard a scary growl. It was a tiny frog with a cold.

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Grammar focus and learning objectives covered in this story.

Grammar Level

A2 · Past Simple, there was/were, because-clauses

Learning Outcomes

read and understand a short story about a past adventure using the past simple tense.
recognise and use regular and irregular past simple verbs like went, saw, heard, ran, and made.
use 'there was' and 'there were' to describe what existed in a past situation.
use 'because' to give reasons for feelings and actions in simple sentences.
answer comprehension questions about the story's events, characters, and message.

Grammar Focus

Past Simple: subject + verb-ed (regular) or irregular past form

Use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past. Regular verbs add -ed, but many common verbs are irregular and change form.

“ Last week, a rabbit named Benny went to the jungle ruins.

Tip: Learn irregular past forms like went, saw, heard, ran, and made as whole words, because they do not follow the -ed rule.

There was / There were + noun

Use 'there was' with singular nouns and 'there were' with plural nouns to say that something existed or was present in the past.

“ A big competition was there.

Tip: Remember: 'there was' for one thing, 'there were' for more than one thing.

Because + clause (giving a reason)

Use 'because' to join two ideas and explain why something happened or why someone felt a certain way.

“ They looked sad because they lost.

Tip: Put the reason after 'because' and make sure it has a subject and a verb.

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