20 Stories For Beginners
20 Stories For Beginners
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
VOCABULARY
baby .......................... paw ...........................
ball .......................... red ...........................
black .......................... roll ...........................
cat .......................... rubber ...........................
floor .......................... smile ...........................
hit ..........................
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
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Across:
3. She ___s the cookies into the trashcan.
4. Two plus two is ___.
6. I have 3 ___ of paper. There are 3 ___ of cake.
10. The refrigerator is in the ___.
12. She wants ___ cookie. She takes ___ cookie out of the
package.
13. I like candy and ___s. I like chocolate chip ___s.
Down:
1. The cookie ___s into four pieces.
2. She ___s the cookie on the floor.
3. Put the trash into the ___.
4. The cookie ___s on the floor.
5. She ___s up the four pieces.
7. She ___s a cookie out of the package.
8. Take some cookies out of the ___.
9. Mop the ___. Sweep the ___.
11. These cookies taste good. I like ___.
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Word Search
Find the words, words in two directions only. Over or down.
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
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.
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11. Parents Save Babies from Fire
The house is on fire. Flames come out of the windows.
Smoke comes out of the windows. A man runs out of the
house. He carries a baby in his arms. A woman runs out
of the house. She carries a baby in her arms. A fire truck
arrives at the house. 1.0
VOCABULARY
arm ................... house ...................
arrive ................... out ...................
baby ................... smoke ...................
carry ................... truck ...................
fire ................... window ...................
flame ................... woman ...................
She is six years old. She knows how to walk. She knows
how to talk. She knows how to run. She knows how to
swim. She knows how to play soccer. She knows how to
ride a horse. She knows how to walk her dog. She knows
how to read. She knows how to write. 0.0
VOCABULARY
horse ......................... soccer .........................
play ......................... swim .........................
read ......................... walk .........................
ride ......................... write .........................
run ......................... young .........................
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12. A Young Girl Knows How
Gap-fill exercise
Fill in all the gaps, Find the missing word in the story.
She is six years old. She ________ how to walk. She
knows how ________ run. She knows how to swim.
________ knows how to play soccer. She ________ how
to ride a horse. She ________ how to walk her dog. She
________ how to read. She knows how ________ write.
arm .........................
back .........................
backpack .........................
bus .........................
outside .........................
stand .........................
strap .........................
through .........................
time .........................
wait .........................
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15. A Backpack and a Bus
Gap-fill exercise
Fill in all the gaps, Find the missing word in the story.
It is time to go to ________ . He puts his books into his
________ . He puts his arms through the ________ . He
puts his backpack on his ________ . He walks outside.
He goes to ________ bus stop. He stands at the
________ stop. He waits for the bus. ________ sees the
bus.
Mixed-up Sentence Exercise
Put the words into a correct sentence.
to . school time it go to is
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into his his he puts . backpack
books
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his on his . back he puts
backpack
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to he goes . stop bus the
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for he the . bus waits
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again ...............................
Disneyland ...............................
every ...............................
fun ...............................
many ...............................
Mickey ...............................
mouse ...............................
parent ...............................
ride ...............................
visit ...............................
want ...............................
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17. Let’s Go to Disneyland
Gap-fill exercise
Fill in all the gaps, Find the missing word in the story.
She loves Disneyland. She wants to ________ at
Disneyland. She wants to visit ________ every day. Her
parents take her ________ Disneyland every year. She
has fun ________ Disneyland. She sees Mickey Mouse.
She ________ on many rides. She has fun ________ the
rides. She wants to ride ________ again and again.