A1 · Beginner · Hobby · 53 words · ~2 min read
📚 Buying a Book in an Old Bookstore
Language focus: Present Continuous · actions now
Liam is visiting an old, quiet bookstore. He is looking through the books on a tall shelf.
He is reading the first page of a novel. He likes the beautiful cover and the famous author.
The owner is helping him. “I recommend this one. It is a second-hand book, but it is perfect.”
Key vocabulary (8 words)
- shelfnoun
- A flat board on a wall where books stand.
- authornoun
- The person who writes a book.
- novelnoun
- A long written story; a book of fiction.
- pagenoun
- One side of a sheet of paper in a book.
- recommendverb
- To say something is good and worth trying.
- covernoun
- The outside front of a book.
- quietadjective
- With little or no noise.
- second-handadjective
- Not new; owned by someone before.
Phrasal verbs in this story
- look through — To look through means to examine or read something quickly.
Comprehension quiz
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Where is Liam?
- An old bookstore
- A café
- A station
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An old bookstore
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The bookstore is…
- quiet
- loud
- closed
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quiet
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He reads the first…
- page
- door
- shelf
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page
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The owner ___ the book.
- recommends
- eats
- hides
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recommends
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“Look through” means to…
- read quickly
- throw away
- close
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read quickly
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