Read a good Christmas story.

Reading Comprehension Level A1+ Year 5

Easy Reading Before Christmas

“Enjoy Your Vegetables!”

Mrs. Brown had a small garden behind her house, and in spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when the summer came, they looked very nice.

One evening Mrs. Brown looked at vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I am going to pick them, and then we can eat them”.

But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted, “Mother, Mother. Come quickly! Our neighbour’s ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!”

Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished! Mrs. Brown cried, and her neighbour was very sorry, but it was the end of the vegetables.

Then, some months later, a few days before Christmas, the neighbour brought Mrs. Brown a parcel. In it was a beautiful, fat duck, and on it was a piece of paper with the words, “Enjoy your vegetables!”

Vocabulary List

behind – за, позаду

plant – саджати

look after – доглядати

carefully – дбайливо

pick – збирати

shout – кричати

I am going – я збираюсь

word – слово

neighbour – сусід, сусідка

late – пізно

cry – плакати

before – перед

bring (brought, brought) – приносити

parcel – пакунок

Task 1. Match the phrases with their translation.

behind the house
to plant vegetables
to look after
to pick vegetables
the neighbour was very sorry
enjoy your vegetables

a. приглядати за

b. поза домом

c. саджати овочі

d. насолоджуйтеся своїми овочами

e. збирати овочі

f. сусідка дуже співчувала

Task 2. Complete the sentences.

1. Mrs. Brown had …

a. a small son

b. a small garden

c. a small house

2. In spring she planted … in it.

a. some vegetables

b. some fruit

c. some flowers

3. When the summer came, …

a. she watered them very often

b. she looked after them carelessly

c. they looked very nice

4. One evening she said, “Tomorrow I’m going …”

a. to the market to sell them

b. to cook themc

c. to pick them

5. Her son shouted, “ Our neighbour’s … are in the garden”.

a. dogs

b. ducks

c. hens

6. Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was …

a. too early

b. too late

c. not true

Task 3. Choose the right answer to the questions.

Why did Mrs. Brown’s son cry one morning?
- Because the neighbour’s ducks ate their vegetables.
- Because the vegetables were stolen.
- Because somebody spoiled their vegetables.
What happened a few days before Christmas?
- The neighbour brought Mrs. Brown a letter.
- The neighbout brought Mrs. Brown a parcel.
- The neighbour brought Mrs. Brown the spoilt vegetables.
What was written on a piece of paper?
- “Enjoy this beautiful fat duck!”
- “Enjoy your meal!”
- “Enjoy your vegetables!”