Reading Practice: A1 Level – Walking in the Rain
Welcome to a delightful reading activity! Today’s story is all about enjoying a rainy day and the simple joys it brings. Are you ready to imagine yourself in the rain? Let’s read and have some fun!
🎯 Instructions
- Step One: Click the audio button to listen to the story *Walking in the Rain*. Focus on how words like “twirl” and “smile” are said.
- Step Two: Follow along with the text as you listen and try reading it out loud for practice.
Click the play button to listen to the story. Pause and repeat as needed to practice pronunciation.
🌧️ Story Time: Walking in the Rain
Rain is falling from the sky 🌧️, and everything looks fresh and clean. I step outside and feel tiny drops on my face 💧😊.
Many people love the rain 🌧️. They walk with umbrellas ☔ and wear bright raincoats 🧥. Children run and play 🏃♂️💦, splashing in puddles 🕳️💧 and laughing loudly 😂.
I walk in the rain, too 🚶♀️🌧️. The water tickles my skin 🤗, and I can hear the soft pitter-patter 🎶 as it falls. I take a deep breath and feel happy❤️.
I twirl around with my arms wide open 🌟🙆♀️, spinning and smiling 😊. The rain makes everything feel magical ✨. The trees sway gently 🌳🍃, and the ground shines with little drops of water 💧.
Birds find shelter in the trees 🐦🌳, and their chirping mixes with the sound of rain 🎵🌧️. I see a rainbow forming in the sky 🌈, and it makes me smile even more 😊🌟.
Walking in the rain is fun and peaceful 🌧️💖. I feel refreshed and full of joy 😄🌟. Rainy days are the best! ☔💙
💡 Vocabulary Boost
- Rain: Water falling from the sky. 🌧️
- Fresh: Clean and cool. 🌬️
- Tiny: Very small. 🐜
- Drops: Small amounts of liquid. 💧
- Umbrellas: Objects used to stay dry in the rain. ☂️
- Raincoats: Jackets that keep you dry in the rain. 🧥
- Splashing: Making water fly around. 💦
- Puddles: Small pools of water on the ground. 🕳️💧
- Tickles: Lightly touches in a funny way. 😂
- Pitter-patter: Soft, tapping sound. 👂
- Twirl: Spin around quickly. 🌀
- Magical: Very special and wonderful. ✨
- Sway: Move gently back and forth. 🌳
- Shines: Gives off light. 🌟
- Shelter: A place to stay safe and dry. 🏠
- Chirping: The sound birds make. 🐦
- Mixes: Combines together. 🌀
- Rainbow: A colorful arc in the sky. 🌈
- Forming: Starting to appear. 🌟
- Peaceful: Very calm and quiet. 🕊️
- Refreshed: Feeling fresh and full of energy. 🌸
- Joy: Great happiness. 😊
- Stepping: Moving by lifting your foot. 👣
- Breath: Air taken in and out of the lungs. 🌬️
- Ground: The surface of the earth. 🌍
🌟 Fun Activities
- 1. Draw Your Rainy Day Draw a picture of yourself walking in the rain. Do you have an umbrella or are you splashing in puddles?
- 2. Rainy Day Dance Put on your favorite music and twirl around like you’re in the rain. Have fun moving and smiling!
- 3. Create Your Own Rain Song Make up a short song about the rain. Use words like “pitter-patter” and “twirl.”
- 4. Rainy Day Story Write a short story about what you would do on a rainy day. What fun things would you try?
🚀 Tips for Better Reading
- Read with Expression: Pretend you’re really in the story and add feeling to your voice.
- Look at Pictures: Find pictures of rain and use them to imagine the scene as you read.
- Read Aloud: Practice reading out loud to hear how the words sound.
📚 Homework & Extra Fun
- Rain Journal: Write about how you feel on a rainy day. Do you like it? What do you do?
- Learn a Rain Rhyme: Find or create a simple rhyme about rain and share it with a friend.
- Puddle Jump Game: Next time it rains, put on your rain boots and jump in some puddles!