Unforgettable First Day at School: From Fear to Joy in Kindergarten

Practice listening for 15 minutes a day with ease! This book features selected 2-minute passages of moderate difficulty, suitable for beginners. Through the four stages of “pre-listening — catching key words — understanding sentence by sentence — overall retelling,” you can gradually understand over 90% of the content. With consistent practice, quantity turns into quality, and your English listening will improve by leaps and bounds! Below is a collection from qicai.com of some beginner-level listening materials suitable for junior and senior high school students (beginner section).

My first day of school. I remember my first day of school. I was excited, but I was afraid. I held my mother's hand as we walked to the school. When we got near the school, I wouldn't let her hold my hand anymore. I didn't want to look like a baby.

We got to the school. The school looked very big and frightening. There were children outside on the playground. They all looked very big. I looked at them, and some of them looked at me. I felt very small.

My mother and I went into the school and found the kindergarten room. There were children in there. Most of them were the same size as me. My mother spoke to the kindergarten teacher. The teacher was very nice. She said my name, and she introduced me to some of the other children. I already knew some of the children because they lived near me.

I began to play with some of the things that were in the classroom. There were toy trucks, coloring books, and even a dollhouse. I soon forgot to be scared, and I began to play with the other children. I didn't even notice that my mother had left the room.

In school, we sang songs, played some games, and listened as the teacher read us a story. I had a lot of fun on my first day of school. I even drew a picture of my teacher. I took the picture home, and my mother put it on the refrigerator. I like school. It is a good place to meet new friends and learn all about the world.