Lectură independentă · Nivel A2. Citește întâi pentru poveste, apoi verifică vocabularul și răspunde în engleză.
After Zoe made invitations for a friend's party, everyone praised her drawings. Soon, friends began asking her to design cards for every small event. Zoe enjoyed drawing, but the requests filled several evenings each week. She had little time for herself.
When her friend Liam asked for fifty cards, Zoe finally said she could not make them. Liam looked surprised because she had helped before. Zoe explained that those earlier cards had been gifts, not a promise to draw whenever someone asked.
She offered to lend him her letter stamps for one weekend. Liam could make simple cards himself or choose another idea. He borrowed the stamps and invited two friends to help him. Their cards were uneven, but the words were clear.
Liam returned the stamps on Monday with a card for Zoe. It said, 'Thank you for lending these, and for telling me you were busy.' Zoe put it above her desk. That evening, she drew a picture that nobody had requested.
Cuvinte noi
| Engleză | Română |
|---|---|
| praised | au lăudat |
| requests | cereri |
| whenever | oricând |
| letter stamps | ștampile cu litere |
| uneven | neuniforme |
Întrebări de înțelegere
- What was taking up Zoe's evenings?
- How many cards did Liam ask for?
- What did Zoe lend Liam instead?
Verifică răspunsurile
- Friends' requests for cards were taking up her evenings.
- He asked for fifty cards.
- She lent him her letter stamps.
Rândul tău
Write a friendly refusal when someone asks too much of your free time.
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