An elephant lives near a tall observatory. He looks up at the big glass roof. The elephant wants to see the stars, but he is too big for the stairs. He feels sad and sits on the grass.One night, a sma...
Duration
5 min read
Length
121 words
Story
3 paragraphs
Sample preview reading passage
An elephant lives near a tall observatory. He looks up at the big glass roof. The elephant wants to see the stars, but he is too big for the stairs. He feels sad and sits on the grass.
One night, a small bird flies to the elephant. The bird says, "I can help you see the stars." The bird has a tiny telescope. The elephant looks through it. He sees many stars, and he is happy. But then he sees another elephant far away. That elephant looks lonely.
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Grammar focus and learning objectives covered in this story.
Grammar Level
A1 · Present Simple, prepositions of place, can for ability
Use the present simple to talk about facts, habits, and things that are generally true. For he, she, or it, add -s to the verb.
Use prepositions of place to say where something is or where an action happens. 'Near' means close to, 'on' means touching a surface, and 'through' means looking inside something.
Use 'can' to talk about ability or possibility. Put 'can' before the main verb, and the main verb stays in its base form.
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