This is an english story for Level A1 learners of English. Key vocabularies of this story are listed at the end of the story. Enjoy!
She Likes to Dance
Emma is a young girl who loves to dance. She wakes up every morning feeling excited about the day ahead. Emma gets out of bed, puts on her pink ballet dress, and heads to the dance studio.
When she arrives, she sees her dance teacher, Miss Emily. Miss Emily is a kind and patient teacher who teaches ballet, tap, and jazz dance. Emma loves all three types of dance, but ballet is her favorite.
Emma and her dance classmates begin their warm-up exercises. They do stretches and move their bodies to the music. Emma likes the feeling of her muscles warming up as she prepares for the dance routines.
As the music begins, Emma gets into position with her classmates. She feels confident and ready to dance. Her movements are graceful and fluid, and she smiles as she dances.
After the class ends, Emma feels proud of herself. She knows that she still has a lot to learn, but she enjoys the process of learning and improving. Emma can’t wait for her next dance class.
Vocabulary list:
- Young - at an early stage of life or development
- Ballet - a type of dance that involves graceful movements and often uses music
- Excited - feeling enthusiastic or eager
- Dress - a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl
- Studio - a room or place where an artist works
- Teacher - a person who teaches or instructs
- Kind - having a friendly or gentle nature
- Patient - able to wait without becoming annoyed or anxious
- Ballet - a type of dance that involves graceful movements and often uses music
- Tap - a type of dance that involves rhythmic tapping sounds made with the feet
- Jazz - a type of dance that is energetic and rhythmic
- Classmates - people who are in the same class or school
- Warm-up - a series of exercises done to prepare for physical activity
- Stretches - exercises done to increase flexibility
- Muscles - a bundle of fibers that can contract to produce movement
- Graceful - having beauty of movement, form, or proportion
- Fluid - smooth and graceful in movement
- Confident - feeling sure of oneself and one’s abilities
- Proud - feeling pleased about something that one has done or achieved
- Process - a series of actions or steps taken to achieve a particular goal
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