B2 · UPPER-INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,300 words · 22-min read This is an original short story for upper-intermediate learners. It is a quiet, science-flavoured story about a village church warden who agrees to a small evening survey — and slowly realises that something rare has been living above her head for years. Read the…
B1 · INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,050 words · 15-min read This is a B1 biography — the life story of an ordinary Portuguese woman who did one small thing very well for almost seventy years. The English is intermediate, with perfect tenses, relative clauses (“the town where she was born…”) and simple past narrative….
A2 · ELEMENTARY Reading practice · ~1,700 words · 11-min read This is a short story for elementary learners. It is mostly in the past simple tense, so it is a good way to see A2 grammar in a real story. First, read the ten key words below. Then read the story. At the end,…
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 caterpillar —…
C1 · ADVANCED Reading practice · ~3,000 words · 15-min read This is an original C1 short story about city life, community, and a professional dilemma. Before you begin, skim the twelve key words below — each one appears again inside the story, so read the definitions once and you will meet them in context….
B2 · UPPER-INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,100 words · 15-min read This is an original B2 story about a solo traveller who takes the wrong train and finds something better than the plan she had lost. The story uses natural upper-intermediate English, with plenty of passive verbs. Read the ten key words first, then enjoy…
B1 · INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,000 words · 15-min read This is an original story for intermediate learners. First, read the ten key words below. Then enjoy the story — it is told in six short chapters. At the end, there is a quiz, a grammar focus, and ideas for speaking and writing. Before…
A2 · ELEMENTARY Reading practice · ~1,600 words · 10-min read This is a story about friendship for elementary learners. It uses the past simple tense and short, clear sentences. 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…
A1 · BEGINNER Reading practice · ~1,250 words · 8-min read This is a short, easy story for beginners about work and money. 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…
B2 · UPPER-INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,200 words · 21-min read This is an original short story for upper-intermediate learners. It is a city story about an old tram line, a young planner with a difficult assignment, and a set of numbers that do not add up. Read the eight key words first. Then read…
