Story starters · short sentences · Polite expressions · Ages 8–10

Please, May I Borrow It?

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Read four short pages in English. Type the highlighted word, listen, see the Vietnamese translation and answer a story question.

Fox and Mouse read a big picture book in a sunny library.
Fox and Mouse read a big picture book in a sunny library.

English story

Page 1

Linh needs a pencil.

Linh cần một cây bút chì.

Type pencil.

Page 2

“May I borrow yours, please?”

“Mình mượn bút của bạn nhé?”

Type borrow yours.

Page 3

“Of course. Here you are!”

“Được chứ. Của bạn đây!”

Type Here you are.

Page 4

“Thank you!” Linh says.

Linh nói: “Cảm ơn bạn!”

Type Thank you.

What does Linh borrow?

  • a pencil
  • a hat
  • a ball
Check the answer

a pencil

New English vocabulary

pencil
bút chì
please
làm ơn
borrow
mượn
thank you
cảm ơn

Try using these new words in a different sentence. Read aloud with a grown-up if you like.