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30 First Evenings in English

Bilingual Short Stories for Absolute Beginners  A1 Level

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How to Use This Book /    


This is a collection of thirty very short stories, one for each evening of a month. It is for people at the beginning of learning English. The stories use simple words and simple grammar  mostly Present Simple, and a little Past Simple. You do not need to know a lot of English to read this book. You only need to know a little.

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Every story is told twice: first in English, then in Russian. The Russian text is not a word-for-word translation  it is a natural Russian text that tells the same story. Read the English paragraph first. Try to understand it, even if some words are new. Then read the Russian paragraph. It will help you understand everything.

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After every story, you will find a short list called New Words. These are words from the story, with their Russian translation. You do not need to learn them by heart. Just look at them, and they will help you next time.

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The stories are about simple things: a new job, a lost key, a rainy day, a new dog, a birthday cake. They are not big adventures. They are small moments  the kind of moments that happen to everyone, in every country, in every language. This is on purpose. When the story is simple, the English can be simple too  and you can read it, and understand it, and feel proud of yourself.

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Thirty evenings, thirty small stories. Read one a day, or read three, or read one twice. There is no wrong way to do this. By the end of the month, English will not feel like a wall anymore. It will feel like something you can do.

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DAY 1





A New Morning


Lucy is twenty-six years old. Today is her first day at a new job. She works at a small flower shop in her town.

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Lucy gets up at six o'clock. She is very nervous. She looks in the mirror and says, "You can do this, Lucy."

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She has a quick breakfast. She eats toast and drinks tea. Her cat sits on a chair and watches her.

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Lucy puts on her coat. It is blue, with big buttons. She takes her bag and leaves the house.

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The morning is cold. The sky is grey. Lucy walks fast. She wants to be on time.

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The flower shop is small and pretty. There are flowers in the window: red roses, yellow tulips, and white lilies.

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Lucy opens the door. A little bell rings. An older woman comes out from the back room. Her name is Mrs. Hill.

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"Good morning! Are you Lucy? Welcome!" says Mrs. Hill.

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"Good morning," says Lucy. "I'm a little nervous."

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Mrs. Hill smiles. "Don't worry. Everyone is nervous on the first day. I was nervous too, forty years ago."

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Mrs. Hill shows Lucy the shop: the flowers, the vases, and the little room at the back.

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"First, we cut the flowers," says Mrs. Hill. "Look. Like this." She cuts a rose quickly and carefully.

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Lucy watches. Then she tries. Her first flowers are not perfect, but Mrs. Hill says, "Good job! You learn fast."

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At nine o'clock, the shop opens. The first customer walks in. He is a young man with a big smile.

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"I need flowers for my wife's birthday," he says. "Can you help me?"

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Lucy helps him choose. Together, they pick pink roses and small white flowers. The man is very happy.

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"Thank you," he says. "My wife will love these."

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Lucy smiles. She feels proud. This is her very first sale.

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The day goes fast. Lucy cuts flowers, helps customers, and cleans the shop. By the evening, she is tired  but happy.

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At six o'clock, Mrs. Hill closes the shop door. "You did very well today, Lucy," she says.

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"Thank you," says Lucy. "I really like this job."

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Lucy walks home. The sky is dark now, but she does not feel cold anymore. She smiles all the way home.

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New Words /  

nervous , 



mirror 

breakfast 

coat 

shop 

flower 

customer , 

to smile 

to help 

proud 

tired 

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