A short story about a friend who never lets you choose — and what it takes to speak up.
Maya's best friend Ella decides everything: the game, the seat, the poster animal, even who Maya is allowed to play with. When a new student arrives and Ella tells Maya to send her away, Maya has to decide whether being a good friend means always saying "okay."
An illustrated A2 reader with a full worksheet and answer key — ready to print and teach with no preparation.
What's included
- A full illustrated story with 8 original black-and-white drawings
- Vocabulary matching — 4 words plus a verb/noun pair (decide / decision)
- 5 reading comprehension questions
- 4 critical thinking questions with space to write
- A guided writing task (40–50 words) with sentence starters
- A complete answer key with suggested answers, teacher notes, and two model writing answers
15 pages total. A4. 16pt text for comfortable reading.
Language focus
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| Level |
CEFR A2 |
| Age |
10+ |
| Target words |
confident, suggest, immediately, include, decide, decision |
| Grammar in focus |
simple past, simple present, because for reasons |
| Also glossed |
frown |
Thinking skills
Students don't just answer what happened — they work out why:
- Noticing what a character is not given (Maya never chooses anything)
- Inferring why someone stays silent when they disagree
- Explaining a saying in their own words
- Separating a reason for someone's behavior from a judgment about it
The answer key tells you which answers to accept, including the ones students often give that aren't in the obvious "right" column.
Themes
Friendship · making your own choices · speaking up · including new classmates · apologizing and being forgiven
Good for
- ESL / EFL reading lessons
- Self-paced and homeschool study (full solutions included)
- Sub plans and reading centers
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Discussion warm-ups on friendship and fairness
Format
Print-ready. A4. Black and white throughout — no color ink needed, and the illustrations photocopy cleanly.
From Learn Teach Center — learnteachcenter.com