Meet Sophea 5a (A1+,A2, present simple, a dream: manager, revised version)

her dream

My name is Sophea. I am ten years old. I want to be a hotel __________when I grow up. I love hotels because they are big, beautiful, and full of people from many places. A hotel manager helps __________ and makes the hotel a nice place.

I work hard in __________because I want to learn a lot. A good hotel manager must know many things. I also try to improve my English every day. Many guests in hotels __________ English, so I need to speak well to help them. I read books, watch English videos, and practice speaking.

I dream of working in a big __________one day. I want to welcome guests, make them happy, and run a great hotel. That is why I study hard and never give up. If I work __________ now, I can make my dream come true!

Fill in to complete the story: hotel – school – manager – speak – hard – guests
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Complete story:


My name is Sophea. I am ten years old. I want to be a hotel manager when I grow up. I love hotels because they are big, beautiful, and full of people from many places. A hotel manager helps guests and makes the hotel a nice place.

I work hard in school because I want to learn a lot. A good hotel manager must know many things. I also try to improve my English every day. Many guests in hotels speak English, so I need to speak well to help them. I read books, watch English videos, and practice speaking.

I dream of working in a big hotel one day. I want to welcome guests, make them happy, and run a great hotel. That is why I study hard and never give up. If I work hard now, I can make my dream come true!


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Find definition of the word/s given (answers below):

  • To grow up
  • Guests
  • Work hard
  • To improve
  • To watch – To look at something carefully, like TV or a movie.
  • To practice
  • To welcome
  • To run a hotel
  • To give up – To stop trying when something is difficult.
  • Dream

a) To do something again and again to get better.

b) People who visit a place, like a hotel or a home.

c) Something you really want to do or be in the future.

d) To get better at something.

e) To manage a hotel and make sure everything works well.

f) To become older from a child to an adult.

g) To say hello and make someone feel happy in a place.

h) To try your best and put in a lot of effort.
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Answers:

  • To grow up – f) To become older from a child to an adult.
  • Guests – b) People who visit a place, like a hotel or a home.
  • Work hard – h) To try your best and put in a lot of effort.
  • To improve – d) To get better at something.
  • To watch – To look at something carefully, like TV or a movie.
  • To practice – a) To do something again and again to get better.
  • To welcome – g) To say hello and make someone feel happy in a place.
  • To run a hotel – e) To manage a hotel and make sure everything works well.
  • To give up – To stop trying when something is difficult.
  • Dream – c) Something you really want to do or be in the future.

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True or false?

  1. Sophea is ten years old.
  2. Sophea wants to be a doctor when she grows up.
  3. Sophea works hard in school because she wants to learn a lot.
  4. Sophea does not try to improve her English.
  5. Sophea reads books, watches videos, and practices speaking English.
  6. She dreams of working in a big hotel one day.
  7. A hotel manager does not help guests.
  8. Sophea wants to welcome guests and make them happy.
  9. Sophea plans to be a hotel manager because she likes the people in hotels.
  10. She will stop trying if her dream is hard to reach.
  11. A hotel manager must know many things.
  12. Sophea wants to make her dream come true by working hard.

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Answers:

  1. Sophea is ten years old. – True
  2. Sophea wants to be a doctor when she grows up. – False ❌ (She wants to be a hotel manager)
  3. Sophea works hard in school because she wants to learn a lot. – True
  4. Sophea does not try to improve her English. – False ❌ (She tries to improve her English every day)
  5. Sophea reads books, watches videos, and practices speaking English. – True
  6. She dreams of working in a big hotel one day. – True
  7. A hotel manager does not help guests. – False ❌ (A hotel manager helps guests)
  8. Sophea wants to welcome guests and make them happy. – True
  9. Sophea plans to be a hotel manager because she likes the people in hotels. – True
  10. She will stop trying if her dream is hard to reach. – False ❌ (She never gives up)
  11. A hotel manager must know many things. – True
  12. Sophea wants to make her dream come true by working hard. – True

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Here is the rewritten story with 20 orthographic mistakes, can you find them?

My name is Sophea. I am ten years old. I want to be a hotel [maneger] manager when I grow up. I love hotles because they are big, beautifull, and full of people from many places. A hotel manager helps gests and makes the hotel a nice place.

I work hrd in school becase I want to learn alot. A good hotel manager must knw many thigs. I also try to improove my English evry day. Many guessts in hotels speak English, so I need to speek well to help them. I red books, watch English videos, and pratice speaking.

I dreem of working in a big hotel one day. I want to welcom guests, make them happi, and run a grate hotel. That is why I study hard and never give up. If I work hard now, I can make my dreem come true!
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1. **maneger** → manager

2. **hotles** → hotels

3. **beautifull** → beautiful

4. **gests** → guests

5. **hrd** → hard

6. **becase** → because

7. **alot** → a lot

8. **knw** → know

9. **thigs** → things

10. **improove** → improve

11. **evry** → every

12. **guessts** → guests

13. **speek** → speak

14. **red** → read

15. **pratice** → practice

16. **dreem** → dream

17. **welcom** → welcome

18. **happi** → happy

19. **grate** → great

20. **dreem** → dream
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Multiple choice, one answer correct:


  1. How old is Sophea?
    a) 9
    b) 10
    c) 11
  2. Who does a hotel manager help?
    a) Drivers
    b) Teachers
    c) Guests
  3. Why does Sophea love hotels?
    a) They are big, beautiful, and full of people from many places
    b) They have delicious food
    c) They are quiet
  4. Where does Sophea work hard?
    a) At school
    b) At home
    c) At the hotel
  5. Does Sophea want to be a doctor?
    a) Yes, she does
    b) No, she wants to be a hotel manager
    c) Yes, she wants to be a teacher
  6. What must a good hotel manager know?
    a) Many things
    b) Only English
    c) Only how to cook
  7. How does Sophea practice English?
    a) By sleeping
    b) By watching TV only
    c) By reading, watching, and speaking
  8. Which language do many hotel guests speak?
    a) Khmer
    b) English
    c) Chinese
  9. Who wants to welcome guests and make them happy?
    a) Sophea
    b) The teacher
    c) The driver
  10. Does Sophea give up on her dream?
    a) Yes, she gives up quickly
    b) No, she never gives up
    c) Yes, sometimes she stops
  11. What does Sophea dream of?
    a) Working in a big hotel
    b) Working in a big school
    c) Working in a big hospital
  12. Why does Sophea study hard?
    a) To make her dream come true
    b) To play more games
    c) To help her friends
  13. Is Sophea nine years old?
    a) Yes, she is
    b) No, she is ten
    c) Yes, she is eleven
  14. Can Sophea make her dream come true if she works hard?
    a) No, never
    b) Yes, she can
    c) Only if she stops studying
  15. How does Sophea study?
    a) Hard
    b) Slowly
    c) Carelessly
  16. Are hotels small and quiet for Sophea?
    a) Yes, they are
    b) No, they are close to her home
    c) No, they are big and full of people

Answer Key

1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-a, 5-b, 6-a, 7-c,
8-b, 9-a, 10-b, 11-a, 12-a, 13-b,
14-b, 15-a, 16-c



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Rewrite the story, make all changes necessary:

My Her name is Sophea. I am She is ten years old. I want She wants to be a hotel manager when I grow she grows up.


I love hotels because they are big, beautiful, and full of people from many places.
A hotel manager helps guests and makes the hotel a nice place.
I work hard in school because I want to learn a lot.
A good hotel manager must know many things.
I also try to improve my English every day.
Many guests in hotels speak English, so I need to speak well to help them.
I read books, watch English videos, and practice speaking.
I dream of working in a big hotel one day.
I want to welcome guests, make them happy, and run a great hotel.
That is why I study hard and never give up.
If I work hard now, I can make my dream come true!
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Correct version:


Her name is Sophea. She is ten years old. She wants to be a hotel manager when she grows up. She loves hotels because they are big, beautiful, and full of people from many places. A hotel manager helps guests and makes the hotel a nice place.

She works hard in school because she wants to learn a lot. A good hotel manager must know many things. She also tries to improve her English every day. Many guests in hotels speak English, so she needs to speak well to help them. She reads books, watches English videos, and practices speaking.

She dreams of working in a big hotel one day. She wants to welcome guests, make them happy, and run a great hotel. That is why she studies hard and never gives up. If she works hard now, she can make her dream come true!
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Interview with Sophea, fill in, words below:

runs – grow – watch – hard – a lot – dream – helps –
things – places – never – try – English

  1. Q: What is your name?
    A: My name is Sophea.
  2. Q: How old are you?
    A: I am ten years old.
  3. Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
    A: I want to be a hotel manager when I ________up.
  4. Q: Why do you love hotels?
    A: Because hotels are big, beautiful, and full of people from many ________.
  5. Q: Who does a hotel manager help?
    A: A hotel manager ________ guests.
  6. Q: What does a hotel manager do in the hotel?
    A: A hotel manager _____ the hotel and makes it a nice place.
  7. Q: Do you work hard in school?
    A: Yes, I work hard in school.
  8. Q: Why do you work hard in school?
    A: Because I want to learn ________.
  9. Q: What must a good hotel manager know?
    A: A good hotel manager must know many ________.
  10. Q: What do you try to improve every day?
    A: I ________ to improve my English.
  11. Q: How do you practice English?
    A: I read books, ________ English videos, and practice speaking.
  12. Q: What language do many guests in hotels speak?
    A: Many guests speak _________.
  13. Q: What do you dream of?
    A: I _________ of working in a big hotel one day.
  14. Q: Will you give up if it is hard?
    A: No, I ________ give up.
  15. Q: Why do you study hard?
    A: I study ________ because I want to make my dream come true.

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Full version:


  1. Q: What is your name?
    A: My name is Sophea.
  2. Q: How old are you?
    A: I am ten years old.
  3. Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
    A: I want to be a hotel manager when I grow up.
  4. Q: Why do you love hotels?
    A: Because hotels are big, beautiful, and full of people from many places.
  5. Q: Who does a hotel manager help?
    A: A hotel manager helps guests.
  6. Q: What does a hotel manager do in the hotel?
    A: A hotel manager runs the hotel and makes it a nice place.
  7. Q: Do you work hard in school?
    A: Yes, I work hard in school.
  8. Q: Why do you work hard in school?
    A: Because I want to learn a lot.
  9. Q: What must a good hotel manager know?
    A: A good hotel manager must know many things.
  10. Q: What do you try to improve every day?
    A: I try to improve my English.
  11. Q: How do you practice English?
    A: I read books, watch English videos, and practice speaking.
  12. Q: What language do many guests in hotels speak?
    A: Many guests speak English.
  13. Q: What do you dream of?
    A: I dream of working in a big hotel one day.
  14. Q: Will you give up if it is hard?
    A: No, I never give up.
  15. Q: Why do you study hard?
    A: I study hard because I want to make my dream come true.

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