Wizard Zor lived on a big space station. He had a magic wand, and he was very proud. He thought, "I can do everything alone." But the station had a problem: the air was getting cold.Zor tried to fix t...
Duration
5 min read
Length
104 words
Story
3 paragraphs
Sample preview reading passage
Wizard Zor lived on a big space station. He had a magic wand, and he was very proud. He thought, "I can do everything alone." But the station had a problem: the air was getting cold.
Zor tried to fix the air with his magic. He waved his wand, and he said, "Warm air, come!" But nothing happened. He tried again and again, but the air stayed cold. He felt sad and tired.
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Grammar Level
A1 · Past Simple, could for ability, and/but connectors
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Use could to say that someone was able to do something in the past.
Use and to add similar information and but to show a contrast between two ideas.
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