Mira in a peach knit top and light-blue jeans welcomes you with ginger rice
CEFR A2Family life & everyday speaking~20 min12 chapters per route

Interactive English speaking story

The Homestay Table

A place at the table, a little homesickness, and two ways to begin.

Spend your first evening with host parents Mira and Leo and their youngest child, Pip. Solve small household problems, explain what you need and choose to help with dinner or rest before making breakfast. A2 everyday speaking practice, not an official exam or a measured score prediction.

ใช้คืนแรกกับมีราและลีโอพ่อแม่เจ้าบ้านกับพิพลูกคนเล็ก แก้ปัญหาเล็ก ๆ ในบ้าน บอกความต้องการ และเลือกช่วยมื้อเย็นหรือพักก่อนทำอาหารเช้า ฝึกพูดในชีวิตประจำวันระดับ A2 ไม่ใช่ข้อสอบทางการหรือการทำนายคะแนนที่วัดแล้ว

You play

An exchange learner spending a first night with a host family

Explain your needs, solve household problems and choose dinner together or rest followed by a shared breakfast.

Speak aloud · a few missed words are okay · 2 endings

A story that changes with your voice

Preview the opening chapters

Follow one possible opening route below. Your choices lead to different outcomes. Speaking rehearsals revisit your chosen route after its resolution and are counted separately from the story chapters.

Mira in a peach knit top and light-blue jeans welcomes you with ginger rice
Scene 01

Your first Sunday evening

It is a quarter past six on Sunday. You have just arrived at your homestay after a long flight. Mira is making dinner, Leo has brought the shopping and their youngest child, Pip, is setting four places. Your first language-college class starts at nine tomorrow. You want to be friendly, but you are tired too.

Mira in a peach knit top and light-blue jeans welcomes you with ginger rice
Scene 02

The suitcase in the doorway

You put your suitcase beside the kitchen door. Pip cannot get past it with the plates. Mira shows you an empty space under the hall bench. You move the case together, and Pip can set the table. A small change makes room for everyone.

Mira in a peach knit top and light-blue jeans welcomes you with ginger rice
Scene 03

The name on the welcome card

Pip has made a welcome card for your place at the table. He copied your name from a small message, but one letter is wrong. You thank him for the drawing and point to the letter. Mira gives you a pen. Pip watches as you correct it together.

Useful expressions

English you can actually say

  1. 01I would like to tell you about my family at home.
  2. 02I would like to tell you about my hometown by the sea.
  3. 03I live with my parents and my sister at home.
  4. 04We like to cook and eat dinner together at home.
  5. 05My hometown has a special market with fresh food.

Story vocabulary

Words you meet in context

host
เจ้าบ้าน
family
ครอบครัว
hometown
บ้านเกิด
parents
พ่อแม่
together
ด้วยกัน
miss
คิดถึง
special
พิเศษ
market
ตลาด

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One story, three speaking modes

01

Echo

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02

Remix

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03

Improv

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Questions about this story

What English level is The Homestay Table?

The Homestay Table is written for CEFR A2 learners. The level describes the story's target language difficulty, not an official proficiency assessment.

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