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Lesson 4: The Morning Surprise


Every morning, I walk to school with my best friend, Leo. We leave our houses at 7:30 and meet near the small bridge.

Today, something strange happens.

As we walk past the park, we see a small box under a tree. Leo looks at me and says, “What is that?”

I feel curious, so I open it slowly.

Inside the box, there is a little puppy! It looks cold and hungry. The puppy shakes and makes a soft sound.

“We can’t leave it here,” Leo says.

We take the puppy to the animal center near our school. The woman there thanks us and smiles.

Now, every morning, we visit the puppy before class. We call him Lucky.



Lesson 4 The Morning Surprise Audio.mp3

Vocabulary Summary

morning | walk | bridge | strange | happen | park | box | under | curious | open | inside | puppy | hungry | shake | visit

Grammar: Present Simple

We use the Present Simple to talk about:

  • Daily routines
  • Facts
  • Things that happen regularly

Structure:

  • I / You / We / They → base verb
  • He / She / It → verb + s

Examples from the text:

  1. We walk to school.
  2. They leave at 7:30.
  3. Leo looks at me.
  4. The puppy shakes.

Notice:

  •  walk (no change with “we”)
  • looks (add s with “he”)
  • shakes (add s with “it”)

Negative:

  1. I do not (don’t) walk.
  2. He does not (doesn’t) walk.

Questions:

  1. Do you walk to school?
  2. Does he like dogs?

Short answers:

  •  Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.