The Voice of the Bell Tower (B2 Reading Story)
A bat survey interrupts Nora’s familiar routine as a church warden. Strange recordings from the bell tower draw her into a search for an unexpected visitor.
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The Woman Who Mended Clocks — The Life of Ines Vale (B1 Reading Story)
In this fictional life story, Ines learns to repair clocks in her grandfather’s Portuguese workshop. Follow her patient work, from an early apprenticeship to the town’s great clock.
The Bee on the Balcony (A2 Reading Story)
Maya finds a weak bee on her balcony and wants to help. She knocks on her neighbour’s door, beginning a new friendship in the city.
The Little Green Friend (A1 Reading Story)
Mia finds a small green caterpillar in her garden. With Grandma’s help, she watches it day by day and learns how it changes.
The Rooftop Garden on Marchmont Street (C1 Reading Story)
Meera finds a rooftop garden and an unexpected community in her new building. A threat to the garden brings her work as a lawyer into conflict with her neighbours’ hopes.
The Wrong Train to Fonte Alta (B2 Reading Story)
Priya’s carefully scheduled Italian holiday goes wrong when she boards the wrong train. Stranded in Fonte Alta overnight, she must choose how to spend an unplanned day.
The Repair Café (B1 Reading Story)
Dina takes a broken kettle to a community repair café. Among the tools and busy tables, she meets people who offer more than a working appliance.
The Chess Tables in the Park (A2 Reading Story)
Dana feels lonely after moving to the city. Playing chess in the park helps her make friends, but a notice on the gate threatens their meeting place.
Omar’s Bicycle Fund (A1 Reading Story)
Omar walks an hour to work at the market. He saves money for a blue bicycle. Then he finds a wallet full of money.
The Last Tram (B2 Reading Story)
Dina is asked to prepare the report closing a city tram line. Riding the route and speaking to passengers makes her question what the official figures leave out.
