Once, a young penguin named Piku lived in a cold, white land. One day, a big wind came and pushed him far away. He woke up in a hot, yellow desert. The sand was warm and the sun was bright. Piku was s...
Duration
5 min read
Length
186 words
Story
4 paragraphs
Sample preview reading passage
Once, a young penguin named Piku lived in a cold, white land. One day, a big wind came and pushed him far away. He woke up in a hot, yellow desert. The sand was warm and the sun was bright. Piku was scared and alone.
Piku walked and walked, but he could not find water. Then he saw a big, dark cave. He went inside to hide from the sun. Suddenly, a heavy rock fell and blocked the door. It was a trap! Piku pushed the rock, but it was too heavy. He cried for help.
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Grammar Level
A2 · Past Simple, Future Simple, prepositions of place
Use the past simple to talk about actions that finished in the past. Regular verbs add -ed, and some verbs are irregular (e.g., go → went, see → saw).
Use 'will' to talk about the future, make promises, or say what someone is going to do.
Prepositions of place show where something is. 'In' means inside, 'on' means on top, and 'under' means below.
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