Short Stories A1: Christmas Eve
Learn English through Short Stories: Christmas Eve. 26 audio segments at A1 level with interactive dictation.
- Category
- Short Stories
- Level
- A1 Beginner
- Segments
- 26
- Running time
- 1:20
- Lesson
- 16 of 289
How to Practice
- Listen to the segment carefully (replay as many times as needed)
- Type what you hear in the text box below the player
- Click "Check Answer" to see if you got it right
- Use "Skip" to move forward or "Next" when you're ready
- Adjust playback speed if needed (0.5x - 2.0x)
Ben and Melissa are getting ready for Christmas.
Ben and Melissa's house has lots of lights on the roof.
The lights are many colors.
Inside they listen to Christmas music.
Ben and Melissa drink eggnog.
Eggnog tastes good.
Ben and Melissa hang stockings on the fireplace.
They string popcorn.
Ben and Melissa put the popcorn string on the Christmas tree.
They put Christmas lights on the tree.
They put tinsel on the tree.
Ben and Melissa put ornaments on the tree.
They put a star on top of the tree.
They get ready for Santa Claus.
They leave milk and cookies for Santa.
Ben opens one present.
Melissa opens one present.
They go to sleep.
Ben and Melissa wake up early.
They run downstairs.
There are a lot of presents under our tree.
They wake up their mom and dad.
Ben and Melissa open their presents.
They love our presents.
Everyone cleans up the wrapping paper.
It is time for breakfast.
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