A Family Party at Home
- English level
- Level 1
- Topic
- Family
- Estimated reading time
- 1 min
Today is a big day for the family!
Many people come to the house.
Mom and Dad cook good food in the kitchen.
Grandma bakes a cake for everyone.
The children put flowers on the table.
The house looks very nice and happy.
Grandpa tells funny stories to the kids.
Everyone laughs and claps their hands.
The family eats together at the big table.
The food is very good!
After the meal, the children play games.
They run and jump in the yard.
The family says goodbye with big hugs.
They feel warm and happy in their hearts.
Key Vocabulary
Bake (v) Cook (food) by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven.UK: beɪkUS: beɪkLearn more
Cake (n) An item of soft sweet food made from a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar, and other ingredients, baked and sometimes iced or decorated.UK: keɪkUS: keɪkLearn more
Family (n) A group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit.UK: ˈfæməliUS: ˈfæməliLearn more
Meal (n) Any of the regular occasions in a day when a reasonably large amount of food is eaten.UK: miːlUS: miːlLearn more
Yard (n) A unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre).UK: jɑːdUS: jɑːrdLearn more
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