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

  1. Where is Liam?

    • An old bookstore
    • A café
    • A station
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    An old bookstore

  2. The bookstore is…

    • quiet
    • loud
    • closed
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    quiet

  3. He reads the first…

    • page
    • door
    • shelf
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    page

  4. The owner ___ the book.

    • recommends
    • eats
    • hides
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    recommends

  5. “Look through” means to…

    • read quickly
    • throw away
    • close
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    read quickly

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