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🧱 A1 History & Reading

The Story of LEGO

Discover how a small wooden workshop in Denmark created the LEGO story.

📌 How to Use This Lesson

🧑‍🏫 Teacher Guide (8-10 mins)

Give students 4 minutes to read the passage and check the word bank. Let them finish the 8 questions independently before reviewing as a class.

🎒 Student Steps

Read the short story carefully two times. Check the word list if you see a new word, then complete all 8 questions below.

📖 Read the Story

52 Words • A1 Level

A vintage Danish carpenter workshop in 1932 with wooden toys on a workbench next to bright colorful modern interlocking

In 1932, a carpenter named Ole Kirk Kristiansen started a workshop in Denmark. At first, he made small wooden toys in his workshop. Later, he named his company LEGO. This name comes from two Danish words, "leg godt", meaning "play well". In 1958, the LEGO brick in its present form came out.

Listen to the key name: Ole Kirk Kristiansen ("leg godt")

💡 Word Bank: Useful Words

carpenter (noun)

A person who makes and repairs things made of wood.

wooden (adjective)

Made from wood from trees.

present form (phrase)

The exact shape and design that we see and use today.

Practice Tasks (8 Questions)

Answer all questions based on the reading story above.

Part 1: True or False

1. Ole Kirk Kristiansen was a carpenter in Denmark.

____ True ____ False

2. Ole started his workshop in 1958.

____ True ____ False

3. At first, Ole made wooden toys.

____ True ____ False

Part 2: Multiple Choice

4. Where did the LEGO workshop begin?

____ a. Denmark ____ b. England ____ c. America

5. What does the name "leg godt" mean?

____ a. Run fast ____ b. Play well ____ c. Sleep well

6. When did the LEGO brick in its present form come out?

____ a. 1932 ____ b. 1945 ____ c. 1958

Part 3: Fill in the Blank

7. Ole Kirk Kristiansen started the workshop in the year:

____ (Type year here)

8. The words "leg godt" are from one language. Which language?

____ (Type one word)

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Reading: The Story of LEGO Toys

The Story of LEGO

📌 How to Use This Lesson

📖 Read the Story

💡 Word Bank: Useful Words

Practice Tasks (8 Questions)

Part 1: True or False

Part 2: Multiple Choice

Part 3: Fill in the Blank

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