Unlock English: Fun with Short Stories

The Perfect Robot

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

Lisa builds a robot named Mr. Right. Mr. Right always agrees with Lisa. He says her cooking is wonderful. Lisa feels happy at first. She starts to miss real talks. Mr. Right never disagrees with her. Lisa wants some fun conversations. She changes Mr. Right’s program. Now he can disagree with her. Lisa enjoys their funny debates.

The Quiet Town Day

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

A mayor says today is quiet. Nobody can talk in the town. People use funny gestures to speak. The baker points to his cakes. Children play silent tag in parks. Teachers read big picture books. A thief tries to rob quietly. Police catch the thief without any noise. Everyone enjoys the peace today. The mayor decides to have another quiet day.

The Tiny Elephant

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

Ellie the elephant is very big. She loves eating lots of snacks. One day, she finds a magic berry. Ellie takes a big bite of it. Suddenly, she starts to shrink. She shrinks under the big tree. Ellie feels scared and lost now. Her friends cannot find her anywhere. Ellie eats another berry to grow back. Everyone cheers for Ellie, happy again!

The Strange Pickle Problem

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

Sam loves to eat pickles every day. He finds a huge pickle. This pickle starts to dance around! Sam laughs and joins the dancing. The pickle rolls out of the jar. It jumps onto the kitchen floor. Sam’s dog chases the pickle. They create a funny pickle mess. Sam cannot believe it. He loves dancing with the pickle!

The Spicy Spaghetti Mess

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

A chef cooks spaghetti every day. He adds lots of hot peppers. The kitchen fills with spicy smoke. The smoke alarms start to beep. Firefighters rush to his restaurant. They find him covered in sauce. The spaghetti spills all over the floor. Customers smell the spicy food outside. Everyone laughs at the funny scene. He promises to cook less spicy food!

The Candy Curse

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

Tommy loves to steal candy. His fingers always feel sticky. One day he takes magical candy. His hands get stuck to everything. Tommy cannot let go of things. He sticks to his chair at school. His parents try to help him. Doctors cannot fix Tommy’s problem. Tommy promises to stop stealing. His hands are free now.

The Singing Heart Mystery

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

Dr. Rhythm studies strange heart sounds. He finds his own heart sings. It plays different songs each day. Dr. Rhythm cannot explain this. His friends think he is silly. Patients come for their checkups. They want to hear his music. Dr. Rhythm becomes very famous. He starts a heart music band. His album “Singing Heart” becomes popular.

The Zombie TV Problem

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

Smith studies brains every day. He watches too much reality TV. His brain starts to feel funny. He forgets how to think. He only talks in TV quotes. His friends worry about him. They think he has a problem. He walks around like a zombie. He forgets to eat his lunch. The cure: He spends one week without TV!

The Floating House Fun

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

Mr. Wave lives by the sea. His house moves with the tides. It floats up when the tide is high. It sinks down when the tide goes out. His furniture slides all around. He drinks from tilting coffee cups. His cat does not like it. Neighbors watch his house. Mr. Wave becomes very famous. He sells tickets for tours.

The Lipstick Mind Reader

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

Amy loves her new pink lipstick. She wears it to school everyday. Her lips suddenly start to glow. Amy hears her teacher’s secret thoughts. She learns about a surprise test. Amy tells her classmates the news. The students prepare very well. They get perfect test scores. The teacher becomes very suspicious. Amy stops wearing the lipstick.