Sarah is twelve years old. She lives in Valencia, Spain. She speaks Spanish, Valenciano, and English.
Summer is here, and Sarah does not have school for three months. She is happy because she can relax and have fun. However, she also wants to continue learning.
“I want to be the best in my class in every subject,” she tells her parents.
One day, Sarah makes a plan for the summer. First, she decides to read books in all the languages she knows. She will read stories in Spanish, Valenciano, and English. This will help her practice her reading and learn new words.
She reads difficult books in Spanish and Valenciano. In English, she begins reading easy books. As she improves (As her English gets better), she reads more difficult stories.
Sarah also wants to improve her writing. She buys a beautiful notebook and starts a diary. Every evening, she writes about what she did during the day. She writes about trips to the beach, time with her friends, and family activities. Sometimes she even writes short stories. She writes letters to her friends and puts them in the post.
“I like getting letters,” Sarah says. “I think my friends will enjoy receiving letters from me.”
She writes a story about a girl who lives in Valencia who can stop time. The girl is a superhero because she can do good things when she stops time. She shares all of the interesting things she does over the summer with her family and friends in letters an stories.
Another goal is to improve her cooking. Sarah loves Mexican food, so she decides to learn how to make quesadillas. She watches cooking videos, reads recipes, and practices in the kitchen with her family. She gets all the ingredients: flour tortillas, cheese, and a little oil for the pan. The first time, the quesadillas are not perfect, but she does not give up. After a few tries, they are delicious.
At the end of the summer, Sarah is very proud. She has read many books, written many diary entries, and learned to make tasty quesadillas with guacamole. She had fun, but she also learned many new things.
"It was a great summer," Sarah says with a smile.
Vocabulary
- plan: something you decide to do
- practice: to do something again to improve
- diary: a book where you write about your life
- goal: something you want to achieve
- receive (to get): recibir
- recipe: instructions for cooking food
- proud: happy because you did something well