Growing readers · new words and expressions · Teamwork and action · Ages 8–10

The Tower That Tumbled

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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 Rabbit wash vegetables together in a sunny kitchen.
Fox and Rabbit wash vegetables together in a sunny kitchen.

English story

Page 1

Rae and Fox build a tall tower.

Rae và Cáo xây một tòa tháp cao.

Type build.

Page 2

“Hold it steady, please!” Rae says.

Rae nói: “Giữ cho vững nhé!”

Type steady.

Page 3

The tower tumbles with a soft thump.

Tòa tháp đổ xuống kêu bịch một tiếng nhẹ.

Type tumbles.

Page 4

They laugh and build it again together.

Hai bạn cười vui rồi cùng nhau xây lại.

Type again.

What do Rae and Fox build?

  • a tower
  • a boat
  • a sandwich
Check the answer

a tower

New English vocabulary

blocks
khối gỗ
steady
vững vàng
tumble
đổ nhào
teamwork
làm việc nhóm

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