A Rainy Day at the Park
Do more with this exercise
Read about people at the park, then answer the questions.
Reading text
rainy
with rainraincoat
a coat you wear when it rainshat
something you wear on your headcoat
something warm you wear over your clothescoat
something warm you wear over your clothestree
a very tall plant with leavesjeans
long trousers, often blueboots
strong shoes that cover your feet and anklesjacket
a short coatPractice exercises
Choose the correct answer
Select the option that answers the question.
1.What is the girl wearing?
2.Who is walking with a dog?
3.What is one boy eating?
Right or wrong?
Decide whether each sentence is correct.
4.The girl is jumping in the rain.
5.The dog is wearing a coat.
6.The two boys are standing under a tree.
Fill the gaps
Type the missing word.
Listen and choose
Listen once or twice, then choose what you hear.
10.What is she doing?
11.What is his friend doing?
12.What are they wearing?
Frequently asked questions
Is this reading text good for beginners?
Yes. It uses very simple words about clothes and short sentences with is and are plus an -ing word.
How can I use this page to learn English?
Read the text, check the glossary, answer the questions and then listen to three sentences from the text.
Can I listen to the text?
Yes. Use the listening exercise to hear sentences from the text and choose the right answer.
Answer key
1. What is the girl wearing?
Answer: A yellow raincoat
The text says: A girl is wearing a yellow raincoat.
2. Who is walking with a dog?
Answer: The man
The text says: He is walking with his dog. The man is wearing a hat and a coat.
3. What is one boy eating?
Answer: An apple
The text says: One boy is eating an apple.
4. The girl is jumping in the rain.
Answer: True
The text says: She is jumping in the rain.
5. The dog is wearing a coat.
Answer: False
The text says: The dog is not wearing a coat, but it is happy.
6. The two boys are standing under a tree.
Answer: False
The text says the boys are sitting under a big tree.
7. The man is ___ a black hat.
Answer: wearing
We use wearing for clothes on your body.
8. The boys ___ sitting under a tree.
Answer: are
The boys are more than one person, so we use are before sitting.
9. I ___ drinking tea at the park.
Answer: am
With I, we use am before drinking.
10. Listening question 10: She is jumping in the rain.
Answer: Jumping in the rain
The speaker says, “She is jumping in the rain.”
11. Listening question 11: His friend is reading a book.
Answer: Reading a book
The speaker says, “His friend is reading a book.”
12. Listening question 12: They are wearing jeans and green boots.
Answer: Jeans and green boots
The speaker says, “They are wearing jeans and green boots.”