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Sara's big dream

English Short Story

Sara always had a big dream. She wanted to build a treehouse in her backyard.

Every night, she closed her eyes and imagined herself sitting in the treehouse, watching the stars.

One morning, Sara decided to make her dream, come True

She got a notebook and started writing her plan.

“First, I need wood, nails, and a hammer,” she wrote.

Then, she drew a picture of how the treehouse would look.
Sara knew she couldn’t do it alone.

She asked her dad, “Can you help me build a treehouse?”

Her dad smiled and said, “Of course, but you must help too. It’s your dream!”

They went to the store and bought everything they needed: wood, nails, and a hammer.

Sara felt excited. “I can’t wait to start!” she said.

holding the hammer in her hand.

Back home, they began working. Her dad showed her how to use the hammer safely. Sara was nervous at first, but soon, she learned how to hit the nails into the wood.
Building a treehouse was not easy. Sara and her dad worked every day after school. Sometimes, Sara felt tired.
“This is harder than I thought,” she said. But she didn’t give up.
Day by day, the treehouse started to take shape. The walls were up, and the roof was almost done. Sara felt proud of what they had done so far.

Finally, the treehouse was nearly complete. Sara painted the walls yellow, her favorite color. She added a small door and a window.
“It’s perfect,” she whispered.
One evening, Sara climbed into her new treehouse. She looked out the window and saw the stars shining in the sky. “This is just like my dream,” she thought. smiling.
Now that Sara’s treehouse was finished, she had new dreams. She sat in her treehouse and wrote them in her notebook.

“What can I build next?” she wondered.

The possibilities were endless.

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Grammar Focus

1 Simple Past

The Simple Past is used for completed actions or events in the past.

Subject + past verb

“Sara decided to make her dream come true.”

Example:

She started writing her plan.

2 Want + To-Infinitive

After want, we usually use to + base verb to talk about something we desire or intend to do.

want + to + base verb

“She wanted to build a treehouse.”

Example:

I want to learn English.

3 Would + Base Verb

Would can describe an imagined or expected situation, especially when talking about how something would look or happen.

would + base verb

“She drew a picture of how the treehouse would look.”

Example:

He imagined how the room would look.

4 Couldn’t + Base Verb

Couldn’t is the negative form of could. It is used to express inability or the fact that someone was not able to do something.

couldn’t + base verb

“Sara knew she couldn’t do it alone.”

Example:

I couldn’t finish the project by myself.

5 Start + Verb-ing

After start, we can use a verb in the -ing form to describe the beginning of an activity.

start + verb-ing

“She got a notebook and started writing her plan.”

Example:

He started working early.

Key Vocabulary

# Word / Phrase Meaning in English
1dreama strong desire or hope to achieve something
2treehousea small house or structure built in or among the branches of a tree
3backyardthe area of land behind a house
4imagineto create a picture or idea in your mind
5make a dream come trueto make something you strongly wish for actually happen
6notebooka book of blank or lined pages used for writing notes
7plana detailed idea of what you intend to do and how you will do it
8woodthe hard material that comes from trees and is used for building
9nailssmall metal objects with a sharp end used to join pieces of material
10hammera tool with a heavy head used for hitting nails or other objects
11buildto make or construct something, especially a structure
12collectto gather things together
13materiala substance or item used for making or building something
14excitedvery happy and enthusiastic about something that is going to happen
15safelyin a way that avoids danger, injury, or damage
16nervousworried or slightly afraid about something that may happen
17give upto stop trying to do something because it is difficult
18take shapeto gradually develop into a clear or recognizable form
19final touchesthe last small changes or additions made to complete something
20endlesshaving no apparent limit or end

Discussion Questions

  1. What motivated Sara to turn her dream of building a treehouse into reality?
  2. What challenges did Sara face while building the treehouse, and how did she deal with them?
  3. What do you think Sara might build or achieve next, and why?

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