A rainy day 
1
Reem: It’s raining, so I can’t do athletics outdoors.
Mum: Why don’t you do your homework ... or do a puzzle, like we did when we were young?
Reem: It’s OK. I’ll just watch cartoons.
Mum: Let’s do something else. How about doing something together?
Reem: OK. What are we going to do?
Mum: Why don’t we play board games? Or we can make our own?
Reem: OK, but I hate playing board games.
2
Nawal: Hello! It’s raining! I heard sounds from next door.
Reem: Come in. We’re making a board game.
Nawal: I can’t play board games. But I draw pictures in Art class. I can help!
Reem: Great!
3
Randa: Hello! What are you all doing? It’s …
All: … RAINING!
Reem: We know! Come in. Do you like board games?
Randa: No, I don’t like playing board games. I prefer making models. I love making things!
Nawal: You can make the pieces for the board game!
Randa: Great idea!
4
Mum: Do you like board games now, girls?
All: We love board games!
Story Overview
The story is about a rainy day when Reem cannot do athletics outdoors. Instead, she decides to do indoor activities with her friends. The lesson shows how children can spend their free time creatively when the weather is bad.
Lesson Vocabulary
- Rainy – wet weather with rain.
- Board games – games played on a table with pieces or cards.
- Puzzle – a game or problem that requires thinking to solve.
- Indoor activities – activities done inside the house.
- Outdoor activities – activities done outside.
Grammar and Language Focus
- Present Simple – for routines or facts: I love making models.
- Present Continuous – for actions happening now: We’re making a board game.
- Expressions for suggestions:
- Why don’t you …?
- How about …?
- You can …
1 Before you read Today’s Book Club text is a cartoon story. Look and circle the words that describe a cartoon story.
1 Pictures /Photos tell the story.
2 Usually, there is only a narrator/there are many characters in a cartoon story.
2. Listen and read. Then answer the questions.
1 Why can’t Reem do athletics? Because it’s raining.
2 What do they decide to make? a board game
