"The Postcard"
Reading Lesson

Key Words

Below you will find a list of key vocabulary you need to know to understand the lesson. Click on each word to hear it and practice its pronunciation.

cruise: a vacation on a large ship that travels to different places
sand: very small pieces of rock found on the beach
cocktails: mixed drinks, usually with alcohol
snorkel: to swim near the surface of the water and look at fish using a mask and tube
huge: very big
pool: a place filled with water for swimming
ship: a very large boat that travels on the ocean
while: at the same time as

Reading

Dear Marie:

It's the third day of our cruise. We went to the beach on the first day. The children played in the sand and swam in the ocean while my husband and I relaxed in the sun and drank cocktails. I also went snorkeling and saw a lot of colorful fish.

The food on the ship is fantastic. We ate at the buffet last night and we ate in the dining room the night before. It's a beautiful ship. It has a huge pool which we swam in yesterday afternoon.

I hope things are going well at work. I'll be back soon.

Marge

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Marie Baker
123 First Avenue
San Diego, CA 54321

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Exercise

Write sentences about what she did on her vacation using the noun and verb and the information in the table.

to the beach	cocktails
in the sand	colorful fish
delicious food	in a huge pool

example
She/see

Writing

Imagine you are on vacation (anywhere in the world). Write a postcard to your family or friends describing what you did on your imaginary vacation.

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