๐Ÿ“– Lesson A1 Reading๐Ÿ  Everyday Life

โ›ต The Girl Who Sailed Around the World

In 2010, a Dutch girl named Laura Dekker left the Netherlands on a small boat. She was only fourteen years old. She wanted to sail around the world alone. Many people said she was too young. The government tried to stop her. But Laura did not give up. She sailed for 518 days and became the youngest person to sail solo around the world.

๐ŸŽ’ Teens (11โ€“16) schedule 12 min signal_cellular_alt Easy visibility 181
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  • True story with vocabulary highlights

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sailoceanalonebravestormwaveharbourcompassjourneyislandrecordrepaircoastdreamdeck

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  • Past simple for narrative
  • Present simple for facts
  • Could / Could not
  • Because for reasons
  • There is / There are

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