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[0:50] Beginner English Daily Reading: Learning About China's History and Famous Sights

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This article offers daily beginner English reading exercises featuring China's history and famous sights such as the Great Wall and the Forbidden City, helping learners improve their listening and reading skills in an enjoyable way.

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One minute a day, learn English with ease! This website provides short English readings suitable for beginners, each with audio and text. The content is interesting and moderately difficult. By reading one passage daily, you can build language sense and improve listening and reading skills. Start your English learning journey now! Below is a listening passage from beginner English reading practice, collected by qicai website editor.

My country is China. A place with a very long history. It has many famous places. Like the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.

The Great Wall is very old and long, built to protect our land. The Forbidden City is a beautiful palace where kings lived in the past.

I am very proud to be Chinese. China is a great country. I will study hard and grow up to be a useful person for my country.

That is the beginner English reading passage collected by Xiao Wu from qicai website. Hope it helps you gain something after listening!

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history
noun
1. the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
e.g. he teaches Medieval history
history takes the long view
2. all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing
a body of knowledge
e.g. the dawn of recorded history
from the beginning of history
3. a record or narrative description of past events
e.g. a history of France
he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
the story of exposure to lead
Synonym: accountchroniclestory
4. the aggregate of past events
e.g. a critical time in the school's history
5. the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future
e.g. all of human history
palace
noun
1. official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
2. a large and stately mansion
Synonym: castle
3. a large ornate exhibition hall
4. the governing group of a kingdom
e.g. the palace issued an order binding on all subjects
proud
adj
1. having or displaying great dignity or nobility
e.g. a gallant pageant
lofty ships
majestic cities
proud alpine peaks
Synonym: gallantloftymajestic
2. feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth
or being a reason for pride
e.g. proud parents
proud of his accomplishments
a proud moment
proud to serve his country
a proud name
proud princes
useful
adj
1. having a useful function
e.g. utilitarian steel tables
Synonym: utilitarian
2. being of use or service
e.g. the girl felt motherly and useful
a useful job
a useful member of society
Synonym: utile