The Little Blue Suitcase (A1 Reading Story)
Maya takes her first big trip alone to visit her grandmother by the sea. She brings a blue suitcase, but another passenger has one too.
Author: Khamis Maiouf
I'm Khamis Maiouf. I'm studying Health and Social Care and have completed Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Level 3 Hairdressing. I have taught ESOL in my community and helped students with GCSE English. I run English Teacher Site to help people learn and practise English.
The Unhurried Life of Isolde Kerner (C2 Reading Story)
A fictional biography of Isolde Kerner, a Tyrolean schoolteacher whose private notebooks record decades of ordinary life. Weather, work and wartime choices accumulate into a portrait of quiet attention.
The Ferryman of Willowmere (C1 Reading Story)
In this folk tale, ferryman Ilya receives a small box from a mysterious passenger. It stays with him through the years, raising a question about what it means to accept a gift.
The Long Way Home (B2 Reading Story)
A punctured tyre forces Ines to walk the route she usually cycles without looking. A park, a notebook and a stranger reveal a city she has been passing through.
The Last Postcard (B1 Reading Story)
After her grandmother dies, Sofia discovers postcards from five cities, all with the same signature. She travels to Lisbon to learn about a life her family never knew.
The Festival of Small Wishes (A2 Reading Story)
Zara feels alone in her new town. A neighbour introduces her to a festival where people hang paper wishes on a tree beside the river.
Anna’s Little Blue Jar (A1 Reading Story)
Anna works in a hotel and saves money in a little blue jar. She wants to buy a red bike for her sister’s birthday.
The Bora and the Poet (C2 Reading Story)
Marta travels to Trieste to meet an ageing poet. Their conversation moves between languages, changing borders and personal loss, questioning how much of a life translation can carry.
The Wireless in the Back Room (C1 Reading Story)
Owen carries his late grandfather’s radio to a repairer in a Welsh coastal town. The visit opens a conversation about grief, inheritance and the sounds a family leaves behind.
The Extra Zero (B2 Reading Story)
Freelance designer Marta is waiting for overdue invoices when a client pays far too much. With bills mounting, she must decide how to handle the unexpected money.
