Which Level Are You At? Malee’s Year in the City
One story · four scenes · 24 gaps · from everyday English to advanced academic English
How it works. Read the story from the beginning. At each numbered gap, choose the word or phrase that fits the meaning of the story, not just the sentence. The scenes become harder as the story goes on. Answer every gap you can, then press See My Level.
อ่านเรื่องตั้งแต่ต้นจนจบ เลือกคำที่เข้ากับ ความหมายของเรื่อง ไม่ใช่แค่ประโยคเดียว ฉากหลัง ๆ จะยากขึ้นตามลำดับ ทำให้ครบแล้วกด See My Level เพื่อดูระดับและคำอธิบายทุกข้อ
Scene 1 · A New Start
Level band 1 · Beginning–Low Intermediate (A1–A2)Malee is nineteen. She grew up in a small rice-farming village in Phayao, but now she in Chiang Mai. Every morning she up at six o’clock and rides her bicycle to the university.
Last Saturday was her first day at a part-time job in a small café. She very nervous, so she arrived thirty minutes early. The owner, Mr. Somchai, smiled and said, “Don’t worry. You can start slowly.” Malee did not know how to use the coffee machine, she watched the other workers carefully. At the end of the day she was tired happy. Now she works at the café Saturday and Sunday.
Scene 2 · The Morning the Lights Went Out
Level band 2 · Intermediate (B1)Malee at the café for three months now, and she knows most of the regular customers by name. One Sunday morning, while she a cappuccino, the lights suddenly went out. The coffee machine stopped, and a long line of customers waited at the counter.
Mr. Somchai looked at his watch. “If the power back in ten minutes, we’ll serve cold drinks only,” he said. Malee had an idea. She quickly wrote a sign customers know about the free iced tea. Most people were patient, and the customers had waited the longest got a free cookie. When the lights finally came back, Mr. Somchai thanked her. “You handled that very ,” he said.
Scene 3 · An Email to the Community Center
Level band 3 · High Intermediate (B2)Dear Ms. Pranee,
Thank you for inviting me to help with the weekend English club. When I arrived last Saturday, the children the classroom with paper flowers, so we could start on time. I still remember very nervous before my first lesson, but the children were so friendly that I soon relaxed. most of them had never studied English before, they learned the greetings very quickly.
By the end of the term, I hope we at least two short storybooks together. I would also like to suggest a reading corner, purpose would be to lend the children books they can take home. If we more books last month, the children could have started reading at home already.
Best regards,
Malee
Scene 4 · The Graduation Speech
Level band 4 · Advanced (C1)Four years later, Malee was invited to speak at her graduation ceremony.
“, as a girl planting rice in Phayao, that I would one day stand on this stage. Had Mr. Somchai not trusted me on that first nervous Saturday, I the confidence to volunteer at the community center that year, and I might not be studying to become a teacher today.
It is often said that language the key to opportunity, but in my experience it was people, not grammar, who opened the door. I learned most was not how to pass examinations but how to listen. I therefore propose that every first-year student at least one semester as a volunteer teacher. we choose to use our education to serve others, it will remain a private privilege rather than a public good.”
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