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The paper boat

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

The paper boat
The paper boat

English story

Page 1

Fox makes a paper boat.

Cáo làm một chiếc thuyền giấy.

Type boat.

Page 2

The boat floats on the river.

Chiếc thuyền nổi trên dòng sông.

Type river.

Page 3

A duck swims beside the boat.

Một chú vịt bơi cạnh chiếc thuyền.

Type duck.

Page 4

Fox waves to the little duck.

Cáo vẫy tay với chú vịt nhỏ.

Type waves.

What is the boat made of?

  • paper
  • bread
  • stone
Check the answer

paper

New English vocabulary

boat
con thuyền
river
dòng sông
float
nổi

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