Dario was a magic dolphin. He could swim through the air. One day, he flew into a sunny park. But the sun felt cold and grey. A dark shadow hid behind every tree.A little rabbit cried, “The shadow sto...
Duration
5 min read
Length
151 words
Story
4 paragraphs
Sample preview reading passage
Dario was a magic dolphin. He could swim through the air. One day, he flew into a sunny park. But the sun felt cold and grey. A dark shadow hid behind every tree.
A little rabbit cried, “The shadow stole the fire of the sun!” An old turtle pointed to a silver bell. “Together, we will ring this bell and bring the sun back.” Dario had to make a difficult choice. He could fly away, or he could stay and help.
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Grammar focus and learning objectives covered in this story.
Grammar Level
A2 · Past Simple, could for ability, prepositions of place
Use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past. Regular verbs add -ed, while irregular verbs have special forms.
Use 'could' to talk about general abilities or possibilities in the past.
Prepositions of place show where something is or happens. 'In' means inside, 'behind' means at the back of, and 'with' means using or accompanied by.
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