这里有10个简短而引人入胜的故事,专门为中小学生设计,用于练习英语口语。他们使用简单的词汇、基本的语法(现在简单而连续、简单的过去、带有“意志”的未来)、常用短语,并专注于相关的日常情况。每个故事都以建议的口语提示结束。更多口语练习可以使用英语朗读宝进行训练。
Here are 10 short, engaging stories designed specifically for elementary and middle school students to practice spoken English. They use simple vocabulary, basic grammar (present simple & continuous, simple past, future with 'will'), common phrases, and focus on relatable everyday situations. Each story ends with suggested speaking prompts.
1. The Lost Pencil
Title: Where is My Pencil?
Level: Easy
Story:
Lily is in class. Teacher says, "Take out your pencils!" Lily looks in her pencil case. Red pencil? No. Blue pencil? No. Green pencil? Yes! But... where is her yellow pencil? It was there yesterday! She looks on her desk. She looks under her book. She looks in her school bag. Oh no! She can't find it. Her friend Tom sees her. "What's wrong, Lily?" asks Tom. "I lost my yellow pencil," says Lily. "Look!" says Tom. He points behind Lily's chair. Her yellow pencil is on the floor! Lily is happy. "Thank you, Tom!" she says. She picks it up. Now she can draw the sun.
Speaking Practice:
Ask Lily: "What color pencil did you lose?"
Ask Tom: "Did you help Lily?"
Tell the story: "Lily lost her... Then Tom... Finally..."
2. Helping Grandma
Title: Grandma's Cookies
Level: Easy
Story:
Ben visits Grandma every Saturday. Today, Grandma is baking cookies. "Ben, would you like to help me?" asks Grandma. "Yes, please!" says Ben. Grandma gives him a bowl and a spoon. "Mix the flour and sugar, Ben," she says. Ben mixes carefully. He doesn't spill anything! Then he adds chocolate chips. Grandma puts the cookies in the oven. Soon, the kitchen smells good. "Mmm, yummy!" says Ben. The cookies are ready! They are warm and delicious. Grandma smiles. "You are a good helper, Ben!" she says. Ben feels happy.
Speaking Practice:
Ask Ben: "What do you do with Grandma?"
Ask Grandma: "Is Ben a good helper?"
What is your favorite thing to bake or eat?
3. A Rainy Day
Title: Rainy Day Help
Level: Easy
Story:
Sarah is walking home from school. It starts to rain! First, it's a little rain. Then it rains a lot! Sarah doesn't have an umbrella. She walks fast. A lady with a big umbrella sees Sarah. "Oh dear! Are you okay?" asks the lady kindly. "I'm wet," says Sarah. "Come under my umbrella," says the lady. "We can walk together." Sarah smiles. "Thank you!" she says. They walk to Sarah's street. Sarah points to her house. "That's my house! Thank you so much!" Sarah runs to her door. She waves goodbye to the kind lady.
Speaking Practice:
What did the lady say to Sarah?
What did Sarah say to the lady?
How did Sarah feel at the end?
4. Soccer Practice
Title: Goal!
Level: Easy
Story:
It's time for soccer practice! Alex loves soccer. He runs onto the field with his team. Coach Liu blows the whistle. "Practice starts now! Pass the ball!" says Coach Liu. Alex kicks the ball to his friend Leo. Leo passes it back. They run fast. Alex sees the goal. He kicks the ball hard. GOAL! The ball goes into the net! "Hooray!" shout his teammates. Coach Liu smiles. "Good shot, Alex!" Alex is very happy. He feels tired but excited for the game tomorrow.
Speaking Practice:
What sport does Alex play?
Who shouts "Hooray!"?
Would you like to play soccer? Why/Why not?
5. The Library Book
Title: Quiet Please!
Level: Easy
Story:
Maya and Sam go to the library after school. "We need to be quiet," whispers Maya. "Okay," whispers Sam. They choose books about dinosaurs. Sam finds a book with a big T-Rex! "Look at this!" he says too loudly. "Shh!" says Maya. "Remember the rules!" A librarian smiles and puts her finger to her lips. Sam feels a little shy. "Sorry," he whispers. They sit at a table and read quietly. Suddenly, Sam's little dog barks outside! The librarian says, "Pets must wait outside, please." Sam and Maya giggle quietly.
Speaking Practice:
Where do Maya and Sam go?
What rule do they need to follow?
What did Sam do that was too loud?
6. Birthday Surprise
Title: Happy Birthday!
Level: Easy/Medium
Story:
Lucy knows it's Mom's birthday tomorrow. She wants to make a surprise. After school, Lucy draws a beautiful card. She writes: "Dear Mom, Happy Birthday! I love you! From Lucy." She hides it under her pillow. In the morning, Lucy wakes up early. She gets the card. Dad makes breakfast. When Mom comes to the kitchen, Lucy and Dad shout, "SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Mom is so surprised! "Breakfast in bed? And a card? Oh, thank you, my dears!" she says. She gives Lucy and Dad a big hug. Lucy feels warm and happy inside.
Speaking Practice:
What did Lucy make for her Mom?
What did Lucy and Dad shout?
How did Mom feel? How do you know?
7. Shopping Day
Title: Grocery List
Level: Medium
Story:
"Emma," says Dad, "We need groceries. Can you help me?" "Sure!" says Emma. They make a list: bread, milk, apples, eggs. At the supermarket, Emma holds the list. "First, we need bread," says Dad. Emma finds the bread aisle. She chooses a nice loaf. "Good job," says Dad. Next, milk. Emma goes to the fridge section. She picks a milk carton. Then, fruits. Emma sees red apples and green apples. "Let's get red apples," she suggests. "Okay," says Dad. Finally, eggs. Emma is careful. She doesn't drop the box! At the checkout, the cashier scans the items. "You are a helpful shopper!" says the cashier. Emma smiles proudly.
Speaking Practice:
What was on Emma's shopping list?
Where did Emma find the milk?
What did the cashier say to Emma? Why?
8. The Science Project
Title: Our Volcano
Level: Medium
Story:
Liam and his partner Eva have a science project. They must make a model volcano! "We need cardboard, paper, paint, and baking soda!" says Liam. They start working. Liam builds the volcano shape with paper and glue. Eva paints it brown and green. It looks like a real mountain! "Now the exciting part," says Eva. "Let's make it erupt!" They put baking soda and red food color inside the top. Then Eva pours vinegar in slowly... WHOOSH! Red "lava" bubbles up and flows down! Their teacher, Mr. Chen, claps. "Excellent work! Great science!" Liam and Eva high-five. Success!
Speaking Practice:
What did Liam and Eva make?
What makes the volcano erupt?
How did Liam and Eva feel after the eruption?
9. The Friendly Dog
Title: Meet Lucky
Level: Medium
Story:
On his way home, Daniel sees a new neighbor. They have a dog! The dog is brown and white with a wagging tail. Daniel feels a little nervous. "It's okay," says the neighbor, Mr. Brown. "This is Lucky. He's very friendly." Mr. Brown shows Daniel how to hold his hand out. "Hello, Lucky," says Daniel quietly. Lucky sniffs Daniel's hand. Then, Lucky licks it! "He likes you!" says Mr. Brown. Daniel smiles. He pats Lucky's head gently. Lucky wags his tail faster. "Can I play with Lucky sometime?" asks Daniel. "Of course!" says Mr. Brown. "Come visit on Saturday." Daniel is happy. He loves dogs now!
Speaking Practice:
How did Daniel feel when he first saw Lucky?
What did Daniel do to meet Lucky?
What did Mr. Brown say to Daniel?
10. Picnic Fun
Title: Sunny Day Picnic
Level: Medium
Story:
The weather is perfect! Warm and sunny. Mom says, "Let's have a picnic in the park!" "Yes!" cheer Amy and Noah. They pack a basket: sandwiches, fruit, juice boxes, and cookies. They find a nice spot under a big tree. They spread out a red and white blanket. They eat their yummy lunch. After eating, Amy and Noah play frisbee. Dad throws it high! Mom tries to catch it. They laugh. Birds sing. It feels wonderful. Later, they pack everything up. "Let's leave the park clean," says Noah, putting trash in the bin. They go home, tired but happy after a great picnic day.
Speaking Practice:
Where did the family have their picnic?
What did they eat? What did they play?
What did Noah do after the picnic? Why is that important?
Tips for Using These Stories:
Read Aloud: Have students read one story out loud daily, focusing on pronunciation.
Role-Play: Practice the dialogues from the stories. Take turns being different characters.
Answer Questions: Ask students the "Speaking Practice" questions orally. Encourage full sentences ("She went to the park.").
Retell: Ask students to retell the story in their own simple words.
Discuss: Talk about the characters' feelings or what they would do in a similar situation.
Find Words: Identify common objects, verbs, or adjectives in each story.
Act it Out: For active learners, act out small scenes from the stories.
Draw: Draw a picture of their favorite part or character and describe it in English.
These stories provide bite-sized, manageable content that builds confidence and core speaking skills for young learners!
中文版
1. The Lost Pencil (丢失的铅笔)
标题: Where is My Pencil? (我的铅笔在哪儿?)
故事:
莉莉在教室里。老师说:“拿出你们的铅笔!” 莉莉在她的笔袋里翻找。红色的铅笔?没有。蓝色的铅笔?没有。绿色的铅笔?有!但是……她的黄色铅笔去哪儿了?昨天还在的!她在书桌上找。她在书下面找。她在书包里找。哦不!她找不到了。她的朋友汤姆看到了她。“怎么了,莉莉?”汤姆问。“我的黄色铅笔丢了,”莉莉说。“看!”汤姆说。他指着莉莉的椅子后面。她的黄色铅笔在地板上!莉莉很开心。“谢谢你,汤姆!”她说。她把铅笔捡起来。现在她可以画太阳了。
口语练习:
Ask Lily: "What color pencil did you lose?" (问莉莉:“你丢了什么颜色的铅笔?”)
Ask Tom: "Did you help Lily?" (问汤姆:“你帮助莉莉了吗?”)
Tell the story: "Lily lost her... Then Tom... Finally..." (讲讲这个故事:“莉莉丢了她的...然后汤姆...最后...”)
2. Helping Grandma (帮助奶奶)
标题: Grandma's Cookies (奶奶的饼干)
故事:
本每个星期六都去看奶奶。今天,奶奶正在烤饼干。“本,你想帮我吗?”奶奶问。“想,谢谢!”本说。奶奶给了他一个碗和一个勺子。“本,把面粉和糖搅拌一下,”她说。本小心地搅拌。他没洒出来任何东西!然后他加了巧克力豆。奶奶把饼干放进烤箱。很快,厨房里闻起来香喷喷的。“嗯,真香!”本说。饼干做好了!它们又暖和又好吃。奶奶笑了。“你真是个好帮手,本!”她说。本感到很高兴。
口语练习:
Ask Ben: "What do you do with Grandma?" (问本:“你和奶奶一起做什么?”)
Ask Grandma: "Is Ben a good helper?" (问奶奶:“本是个好帮手吗?”)
What is your favorite thing to bake or eat? (你最喜欢烤什么或者吃什么?)
3. A Rainy Day (下雨天)
标题: Rainy Day Help (下雨天的帮助)
故事:
莎拉正从学校走回家。天开始下雨了!先是小雨。然后雨下得很大!莎拉没有雨伞。她走得很快。一位拿着大雨伞的女士看到了莎拉。“哦天哪!你还好吗?”女士和善地问。“我湿了,”莎拉说。“到我的伞下来吧,”女士说。“我们可以一起走。”莎拉笑了。“谢谢!”她说。她们一起走到莎拉家的那条街。莎拉指着她的房子。“那是我的房子!太谢谢你了!”莎拉跑到家门口。她向那位好心的女士挥手告别。
口语练习:
What did the lady say to Sarah? (女士对莎拉说了什么?)
What did Sarah say to the lady? (莎拉对女士说了什么?)
How did Sarah feel at the end? (最后莎拉感觉怎么样?)
4. Soccer Practice (足球训练)
标题: Goal! (进球!)
故事:
足球训练的时间到了!亚历克斯热爱足球。他和他的队友们跑进球场。刘教练吹响了哨子。“训练现在开始!传球!”刘教练说。亚历克斯把球踢给他的朋友里奥。里奥把球传回来。他们跑得很快。亚历克斯看到了球门。他用力踢球。进球!球进了球网!“好哇!”他的队友们喊道。刘教练笑了。“射得好,亚历克斯!”亚历克斯非常开心。他感到很累,但对明天的比赛感到很兴奋。
口语练习:
What sport does Alex play? (亚历克斯做什么运动?)
Who shouts "Hooray!"? (谁喊“好哇!”?)
Would you like to play soccer? Why/Why not? (你想踢足球吗?为什么/为什么不?)
5. The Library Book (图书馆的书)
标题: Quiet Please! (请安静!)
故事:
玛雅和山姆放学后去图书馆。“我们需要保持安静,”玛雅低声说。“好的,”山姆低声说。他们选了关于恐龙的书。山姆找到一本有大霸王龙的书!“看这个!”他说话声音太大了。“嘘!”玛雅说。“记住规定!”一位图书管理员笑了,把手指放在嘴唇上示意。山姆觉得有点不好意思。“对不起,”他小声说。他们坐在一张桌子旁安静地看书。突然,山姆的小狗在外面叫了起来!图书管理员说:“宠物必须在外面等,请带出去。”玛雅和山姆偷偷地笑了。
口语练习:
Where do Maya and Sam go? (玛雅和山姆去哪里?)
What rule do they need to follow? (他们需要遵守什么规定?)
What did Sam do that was too loud? (山姆做了什么太大声的事?)
6. Birthday Surprise (生日惊喜)
标题: Happy Birthday! (生日快乐!)
故事:
露西知道明天是妈妈的生日。她想给妈妈一个惊喜。放学后,露西画了一张漂亮的贺卡。她写道:“亲爱的妈妈,生日快乐!我爱你!露西。”她把贺卡藏在枕头下面。早上,露西醒得很早。她拿出贺卡。爸爸在做早餐。当妈妈走进厨房时,露西和爸爸喊道:“惊喜!生日快乐!”妈妈非常惊喜!“早餐在床上吃?还有卡片?哦,谢谢你们,亲爱的!”她说。她给了露西和爸爸一个大大的拥抱。露西感到心里暖暖的,很开心。
口语练习:
What did Lucy make for her Mom? (露西为妈妈做了什么?)
What did Lucy and Dad shout? (露西和爸爸喊了什么?)
How did Mom feel? How do you know? (妈妈感觉怎么样?你怎么知道的?)
7. Shopping Day (购物日)
标题: Grocery List (购物清单)
故事:
“艾玛,”爸爸说,“我们需要买食品杂货了。你能帮我吗?”“当然!”艾玛说。他们列了个清单:面包、牛奶、苹果、鸡蛋。在超市里,艾玛拿着清单。“首先,我们需要面包,”爸爸说。艾玛找到了面包货架。她选了一个好面包。“干得好,”爸爸说。接下来,牛奶。艾玛走到冷藏区。她拿了一盒牛奶。然后,水果。艾玛看到了红苹果和青苹果。“我们买红苹果吧,”她建议。“好的,”爸爸说。最后,鸡蛋。艾玛很小心。她没有把盒子摔了!在收银台,收银员扫描了商品。“你是个很棒的购物帮手!”收银员说。艾玛自豪地笑了。
口语练习:
What was on Emma's shopping list? (艾玛的购物清单上有什么?)
Where did Emma find the milk? (艾玛在哪里找到牛奶的?)
What did the cashier say to Emma? Why? (收银员对艾玛说了什么?为什么?)
8. The Science Project (科学项目)
标题: Our Volcano (我们的火山)
故事:
利亚姆和他的搭档伊娃有一个科学项目。他们必须做一个火山模型!“我们需要纸板、纸、颜料和小苏打!”利亚姆说。他们开始工作了。利亚姆用纸和胶水搭建火山形状。伊娃把它涂成棕色和绿色。它看起来像一座真正的山!“现在是激动人心的部分了,”伊娃说。“我们让它喷发吧!”他们在火山口顶部放了小苏打和红色食用色素。然后伊娃慢慢倒进醋……哗——!红色的“岩浆”冒起泡来并流下来!他们的老师陈先生鼓起掌来。“太棒了!很好的科学演示!”利亚姆和伊娃击了个掌(high-five)。成功!
口语练习:
What did Liam and Eva make? (利亚姆和伊娃做了什么?)
What makes the volcano erupt? (是什么让火山喷发的?)
How did Liam and Eva feel after the eruption? (喷发后利亚姆和伊娃感觉怎么样?)
9. The Friendly Dog (友好的狗狗)
标题: Meet Lucky (认识幸运)
故事:
在回家的路上,丹尼尔看到一个新邻居。他们有只狗!这狗是棕色和白色的,摇着尾巴。丹尼尔感觉有点紧张。“没事的,”邻居布朗先生说。“这是幸运(Lucky)。它非常友好。”布朗先生教丹尼尔如何伸出手。“你好,幸运,”丹尼尔轻轻地说。幸运闻了闻丹尼尔的手。然后,幸运舔了一下他的手!“它喜欢你!”布朗先生说。丹尼尔笑了。他轻轻地拍了拍幸运的头。幸运摇尾巴摇得更快了。“我有时可以来和幸运玩吗?”丹尼尔问。“当然可以!”布朗先生说。“星期六来玩吧。”丹尼尔很高兴。他现在喜欢上狗狗了!
口语练习:
How did Daniel feel when he first saw Lucky? (丹尼尔第一次看到幸运时感觉怎么样?)
What did Daniel do to meet Lucky? (丹尼尔做了什么来和幸运认识?)
What did Mr. Brown say to Daniel? (布朗先生对丹尼尔说了什么?)
10. Picnic Fun (有趣的野餐)
标题: Sunny Day Picnic (阳光下的野餐)
故事:
天气好极了!温暖又晴朗。妈妈说:“我们去公园野餐吧!”“好啊!”艾米和诺亚欢呼道。他们装好一个篮子:三明治、水果、果汁盒和饼干。他们在公园里一棵大树下找了个好地方。他们铺开一块红白格子的野餐垫。他们吃着美味的午餐。吃完后,艾米和诺亚玩飞盘。爸爸把飞盘扔得很高!妈妈试着去接。他们大笑起来。鸟儿在唱歌。感觉棒极了。后来,他们把所有的东西收拾好。“让我们把公园打扫干净吧,”诺亚一边把垃圾放进垃圾桶一边说。他们回到家,在度过了美好的野餐日后感到累但很开心。
口语练习:
Where did the family have their picnic? (这家人去哪里野餐?)
What did they eat? What did they play? (他们吃了什么?他们玩了什么?)
What did Noah do after the picnic? Why is that important? (野餐后诺亚做了什么?为什么这很重要?)
使用建议中文版:
大声朗读: 让学生每天大声朗读一篇故事,注意发音。
角色扮演: 练习故事中的对话。轮流扮演不同的角色。
回答问题: 口头向学生提问“口语练习”部分的问题。鼓励用完整的句子回答(比如:“她去了公园。”)。
复述故事: 让学生用自己的话简单地复述故事。
讨论: 讨论角色的感受或问问学生在类似情况下会怎么做。
找单词: 在每篇故事里找出常见的物体、动词或形容词。
表演出来: 对于活跃的学习者,可以将故事中的小场景表演出来。
画画: 让学生画出他们最喜欢的故事部分或角色,并用英语描述一下。
这些故事提供了简短易学的内容,可以帮助年轻的学习者建立自信和核心口语能力!