Tiger lived in a big desert. He was very hot and thirsty. He saw a small oasis with clear water. He ran to drink, but then he stopped. There was another tiger in the water!The other tiger looked angry...
Duration
5 min read
Length
100 words
Story
3 paragraphs
Sample preview reading passage
Tiger lived in a big desert. He was very hot and thirsty. He saw a small oasis with clear water. He ran to drink, but then he stopped. There was another tiger in the water!
The other tiger looked angry. Tiger growled, and the other tiger growled back. Tiger jumped, and the other tiger jumped too. Tiger was afraid. He sat down and waited.
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Grammar focus and learning objectives covered in this story.
Grammar Level
A1 · Past Simple, was/were, and/but/so
Use the past simple to talk about finished actions in the past. Regular verbs add -ed, and irregular verbs have special forms.
Use was or were to describe feelings, states, or conditions in the past.
Use and to add information, but to show contrast, and so to show a result.
Don’t stop at every unknown word. Guess the meaning from context first, then check — that is how fluent readers build intuition.
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