B2 · UPPER-INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,100 words · 16-min read This is an original story for upper-intermediate learners. It is about a city, a staircase, and a young reporter who asks one question too many. Before you start, read the ten key words below — they all appear in the story more than once….
B1 · INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~2,600 words · 13-min read This is an original story for intermediate learners. It is about a young traveller whose perfect plan goes wrong — and what happens next. First, read the ten key words. Then read the story in six short chapters. At the end, there are questions…
A2 · ELEMENTARY Reading practice · ~1,600 words · 9-min read This is an easy story for A2 learners. It happens in a big city, and it is about a bus, a driver, and the people who ride with her. First, read the eight key words. Then read the story. At the end, there is…
A1 · BEGINNER Reading practice · ~1,300 words · 9-min read This is a short, easy story for beginners. The sentences are simple. First, read the eight key words. Then read the story. At the end, there is a small quiz to check what you understand. Before you read — 8 key words chess —…
C1 · ADVANCED Reading practice · ~3,300 words · 18-min read This is an original story for advanced learners, written in the style of a graded reader. Before you begin, look through the ten key words below — several of them carry the weight of the plot. Then settle in: this is a story about…
B2 · UPPER-INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,400 words · 17-min read This is an original mystery story for upper-intermediate learners. Before you start, read the ten key words below — they all appear in the story more than once. Then read the six short chapters, and finish with the quiz to test what you understood….
B1 · INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,000 words · 18-min read This is an original folk tale for intermediate learners. Nobody has read it before — it was written just for you. First, study the ten key words below. Then read the story, one chapter at a time. At the end, there is a quiz…
A2 · ELEMENTARY Reading practice · ~1,650 words · 11-min read This is an original story for A2 learners. It is about nature — and a small mystery in a garden. First, read the ten key words. Then read the story. At the end, there is a quiz, a grammar point, and a writing task….
A1 · BEGINNER Reading practice · ~1,300 words · 9-min read This is a short, easy story for beginners. The sentences are simple. First, read the eight key words. Then read the story. At the end, there is a small quiz to check what you understand. Before you read — 8 key words wallet —…
C1 · ADVANCED Reading practice · ~3,300 words · 16-min read This is an original story for advanced learners. The language is rich but controlled: before you begin, read the ten key words below, because each one appears more than once in the story. At the end there are comprehension questions, a grammar focus, and…
