108. Ice Skating

It was winter. The streets were covered with snow. The air was cold outside. She was at a friend's house.

They did not know what to do. She sat in the living room. Her friend sat beside her. They put on a movie. The movie was boring. They stopped playing the movie. She got out a board game. They started playing. The board game was missing pieces. They stopped playing. 

"What do we do now?" she asked her friend. "Let's go ice skating," the friend said. They went to an ice skating rink. They left in a car together. They arrived at the place. There were a lot of people skating. They bought their pass. They put on their figure skates. 

They skated on the ice. She slid a couple of times. They ice skated for hours. It was so much fun. They left around eight o'clock. They went back the next day.

✅ Vocabulary Words

                                                           

No.	Word	Definition	Example Sentence
01	covered with	having a surface that is predominantly or entirely coated with something	The streets were covered with snow.
02	air was cold	the temperature outside was low	The air was cold outside.
03	living room	the main room in a house or apartment for relaxing and socializing	She sat in the living room.
04	put on	started playing (a recording or broadcast)	They put on a movie.
05	boring	not interesting; dull	The movie was boring.
06	stopped playing	ceased an activity or discontinued a recording	They stopped playing the movie.
07	board game	a game that involves moving pieces on a surface or board	She got out a board game.
08	missing pieces	parts or components that are not present or cannot be found	The board game was missing pieces.
09	What do we do now?	a question asking for the next course of action or activity	"What do we do now?" she asked her friend.
10	ice skating	the activity of gliding over ice on skates	"Let's go ice skating," the friend said.
11	ice skating rink	a surface of ice for skating, usually indoors	They went to an ice skating rink.
12	left in a car	departed by riding in an automobile	They left in a car together.
13	arrived at	reached (a destination)	They arrived at the place.
14	bought their pass	paid for their admission ticket or authorization	They bought their pass.
15	figure skates	ice skates designed for figure skating, with toe picks on the front of the blade	They put on their figure skates.
16	skated on the ice	moved over the frozen surface using the sharp blades of skates	They skated on the ice.
17	slid	moved smoothly over a surface while maintaining continuous contact; slipped accidentally	She slid a couple of times.
18	for hours	for a duration of several hours	They ice skated for hours.
19	around eight o'clock	approximately 8:00 (in the evening)	They left around eight o'clock.
20	next day	the day immediately following the event	They went back the next day.

❓ Comprehension Questions & Answers

                                             

No.	Question	Answer
01	What was the weather like?	It was **winter**, the streets were covered with **snow**, and the **air was cold**.
02	Where was the girl initially?	At a **friend's house**, sitting in the living room.
03	What two activities did they try before going outside?	They **put on a movie** and then started playing a **board game**.
04	Why did they stop the movie?	The movie was **boring**.
05	Why did they stop playing the board game?	The board game was **missing pieces**.
06	What activity did the friend suggest?	To go **ice skating**.
07	How did they get to the ice skating rink?	They **left in a car** together.
08	What did they have to buy at the rink?	Their **pass**.
09	What kind of skates did they put on?	**Figure skates**.
10	What happened to the girl a couple of times while skating?	She **slid** a couple of times.
11	How long did they ice skate?	**For hours**.
12	When did they leave the rink?	**Around eight o'clock**.
13	What suggests they really enjoyed the activity?	The story says, "It was **so much fun**," and they **went back the next day**.
14	What does "a lot of people skating" suggest about the ice rink?	It was a **popular** place.
15	What word describes the two failed attempts at activities before ice skating?	They were **unsuccessful** (or unentertaining/disappointing).