Princess Elara lived in a great city called Neon. The city had tall buildings and many lights. One day, a big machine stopped working. The city became dark and quiet. Elara wanted to help her kingdom....
Duration
5 min read
Length
169 words
Story
4 paragraphs
Sample preview reading passage
Princess Elara lived in a great city called Neon. The city had tall buildings and many lights. One day, a big machine stopped working. The city became dark and quiet. Elara wanted to help her kingdom.
The council had a plan to build a new machine. They said, 'We will make a big new machine.' But the old engineer, Mire, said, 'That plan is not safe.' The council did not listen to her. Elara remembered Mire's wise words from the past. She decided to visit Mire.
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Grammar focus and learning objectives covered in this story.
Grammar Level
A2 · Past Simple, prepositions of place, modal 'could'
Use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past. Regular verbs add -ed, and irregular verbs have special forms.
Use prepositions of place to say where something or someone is. 'In' is for enclosed spaces, 'at' for specific points, and 'on' for surfaces.
Use 'could' to talk about general ability or possibility in the past. It is the past form of 'can'.
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