Short Stories A1: Jessica's first day of school
Learn English through Short Stories: Jessica's first day of school. 25 audio segments at A1 level with interactive dictation.
- Category
- Short Stories
- Level
- A1 Beginner
- Segments
- 25
- Running time
- 1:45
- Lesson
- 2 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)
Today is Jessica's first day of kindergarten.
Jessica and her parents walk to school.
Jessica's mom walks with her to her classroom.
Jessica meets her teacher.
His name is Mr. Parker.
The school bell rings at 8:45 a.m.
Jessica hugs and kisses her mom goodbye.
Jessica's mom says "I love you!".
At 9 a.m, Jessica stands for the national anthem.
Mr. Parker calls out children's names.
Each child yells back "here!".
Mr. Parker teaches them about letters.
Mr. Parker teaches them about numbers.
At 10:15 a.m, the students have recess.
Recess is fun.
The students get to play and eat.
At 10:30 a.m.
the students go to gym class.
At 11:15 a.m.
the students return to Mr. Parker's classroom.
Mr. Parker tells the students to sit on the carpet.
Mr. Parker reads the students a story.
Mr. Parker teaches the students a song.
The lunch bell rings.
Jessica's first day of school is over.
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