Approximately A2 · 97 words

The Rainy Holiday

Rain changes a beach holiday. Indoor games give the family a different kind of good memory.

Read at your own pace. Use the English meanings below, then answer the questions. The level is a teaching guide, not an assessment. Original stories include some British spellings and settings.

A rain cloud

The story

Two years ago my family went to the beach for a week.

We planned to swim every day.

On the first morning the sun was bright.

But in the afternoon it started to rain.

It rained the next day, and the day after that.

In fact it rained for five days.

My little brother was very unhappy.

So we stayed inside and played board games.

My father taught us a card game from his childhood.

We laughed more that week than in the whole year.

Now when we talk about that holiday, nobody talks about the rain.

English meanings

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planned
Decided what to do before doing it.
board games
Games played with pieces on a marked board.
childhood
The time in a person's life when they were a child.

Check your understanding

Choose an answer for each question, then open its explanation. You can try again as often as you like.

1. What did the family plan to do every day?
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Swim

Swimming was the original plan before the rain. Read the guide

The story says: “We planned to swim every day.”

2. How long did it rain?
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Five days

The narrator explicitly counts five rainy days. Read the guide

The story says: “In fact it rained for five days.”

3. Who taught the card game?
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The father

The father shared a game he knew from childhood. Read the guide

The story says: “My father taught us a card game from his childhood.”