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A Trip With My Family

English level
Level 1
Topic
Travel
Estimated reading time
1 min
A Trip With My Family, a story about Travel
A Trip With My Family

Have you ever gone on a trip with your family?

My family went on a trip last week, and we were all very happy.

We packed our bags the night before.

A cartoon child carefully placing folded clothes, a pair of sneakers, and a bright blue toothbrush into an open suitcase on a bedroom floor.

I put in my clothes, my shoes, and my toothbrush.

My mom made sandwiches for the road.

My dad put the bags in the car.

We drove for three hours.

A cartoon child with wide, curious eyes pressing their face against a car window, watching green fields and rolling hills pass by under a blue sky.

I looked out the window the whole time.

The trees and fields were very green.

We stopped at a small town for lunch.

The food was good and the people were friendly.

A cartoon family standing at the edge of a wide sandy beach in the afternoon sun, eyes wide with excitement, golden sand stretching ahead and sparkling blue water in the distance.

We arrived at the beach in the afternoon.

The water was blue and cold.

We played in the sand until the sun went down.

We drove home the next day with big smiles.

A cartoon child hugging mom and dad tightly inside the car, all three grinning broadly, a small heart floating above them, road stretching home in the background.

I love trips with my family.

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