Stories For Beginners Scribd
Stories For Beginners Scribd
GooD News
English Learner
500
Short
Stories
for Beginner-Intermediate
150 Words Each
with Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (0.1-6.5)
and Flesch Reading Ease Score (100-62.8)
Mike Carlson
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Table of Contents
English Learner 500 Short Stories for Beginner Intermediate
Table of Contents
A. Dedication
B. Early Reviews of This Book
C. Introduction
D. Story Titles, with Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level
E. Stories: 1. Eat. Sleep. and Think Burgers - 540. Give Me
Some Elbow Room- Part 1
E. Stories: 1. Eat, Sleep. and Think Burgers - 540. Give Me
Some Elbow Room - Part 2
F. Registered Trademarks
G. Story Titles listed according to Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level,
easiest (#198. #392) to hardest (#509)
H. Screen shots of Stories #1 and #540 (taken January
20. 2014) http:/(www.eslyes.com/nyc/contents.htm
By Mike Carlson
A. Dedication
To Laura, the love and the light of my life
C. Introduction
Readers,
I hope you enjoy these stories, whether English is your first,
second, or third language, whether you're reading to improve
your English, or whether you're reading just for pleasure. Many of
the stories contain a point, an issue, a moral, or a subtext that
you might ponder or even discuss with others. For example, in
Story #1: How many of us have visited another city but didn't
bother to, or weren't able to, explore that city? Do we regret it?
The stories are quite short-most are only 150 words long. Quite a
few stories contain references to New York City, where my wife
and I now live (and hope to spend the rest of our days).
I wrote, edited, and proofread these stories. They are based on
news events, my personal experiences, and/or my imagination.
All the stories are online at www.eslves.com > Free 500 ESL
Short Stories from New York City , where you can also listen to
Nom1al Speed audio and Slow Speed audio for each story.
I have a master's degree in Education, and I taught ESL (English
as a Second Language) to adults for 20 years in Pasadena,
California.
Your comments are most welcome. Mike ([email protected])
Teachers
Each story, or part of a story, is exactly 150 words and one
paragraph long, even when there is quoted conversation within
the story. I initially restricted each story, which appeared online
before appearing in this book, to just one paragraph so that
teachers could copy and print a story onto just one sheet of
paper, without needing the extra paper that quoted paragraphs
and extra line spacing often require. There are 512 stories. ("D.
Story Titles" lists 540 "stories," but 22 of tile 512 stories contain
VOCABULARY
baby........................... paw............................
ball ............................ red.............................
black .......................... roll.............................
cat ............................. rubber.........................
floor ........................... smile ..........................
hit .............................
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Down:
1. The cat hits the ball with its ___.
2. The ball rolls on the ___.
4. The baby ___s.
8. The cat is ___. The ball is red.
9. It is a ___ ball. It is a black cat.
10. The ___ smiles.
11. The ball ___s on the floor.
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Word Search
Find the words, words in two directions only. Over or down.
VOCABULARY
it day . is a warm
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VOCABULARY
behind ......................... shoe ...........................
close ........................... shoelace ......................
corner ......................... sock ............................
door ............................ step ............................
doorknob ..................... tie ..............................
friend .......................... turn ............................
front ........................... walk ...........................
outside ........................ wave ...........................
pull .............................
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3. He Gets Dressed, Sees His Friend
Gap-fill exercise
Fill in all the gaps, Find the missing word in the story.
The boy puts on his socks. ________ puts on his shoes.
He ties ________ shoelaces. He walks to the front
________ . He turns the doorknob. He pulls ________
door open. He steps outside. He ________ the door
behind him. He walks _______ the corner. He sees his
friend. ________ waves to his friend.
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VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY
7. The cat licks its paws. The cat licks its belly. The dog
licks its paws. The dog licks its belly. The cat lies in the
grass. The dog lies in the grass. The cat rolls onto its
back. The dog rolls onto its back. The cat and dog do
things together. 0.0
VOCABULARY
Down:
1. They do things ___.
2. The cat rolls onto ___ back.
3. A ___ chases a cat.
4. ___ things together. ___ your homework.
5. A ___ says meow.
7. The cat and dog do ___ together.
10. A fat man has a big ___.
11. The front door. The ___ door.
VOCABULARY
close package
hungry plate
inside refrigerator
Down:
2. He ___s a package of hot dogs.
3. Three plus three is ___.
5. He wants ___ to eat.
6. He puts the hot dogs on a ___.
7. He is ___. He wants something to eat.
11. He ___s two hot dogs out of the package.
13. He ___s a hot dog every day.
VOCABULARY
animal many
book muffy
cover page
favorite picture
fluffy show
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9. Her Book and Her Cats
Gap-fill exercise
Fill in all the gaps, Find the missing word in the story.
She picks up the book. It her favorite book. It has a
cover. It has 52 pages. It many pictures. It has pictures
of ________ animals. She likes animals. She has
________ cats. She likes her cats. Their ________ are
Fluffy and Muffy. She shows ________ the pictures in
the book.
Down:
1. Students are ___. They learn every day.
2. He teaches kids new ___. Kids learn new ___.
5. A turtle is slow. A cat is ___.
7. He ___s his job. He ___s to teach.
10. He ___ a job. It is a good job.
Word Search
Find the words, words in two directions only. Over or down.