The Weekend Baker (B1 Reading Story)
Maya earns a steady salary but feels happiest baking bread at weekends. An unexpected business offer forces her to weigh a familiar job against a different future.
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 Green Suitcase (A2 Reading Story)
Sara takes the train to visit her mother in Marseille. When she picks up the wrong green suitcase, she faces an unexpected journey to find its owner.
The Old Man and the Little Bird (A1 Reading Story)
Baba lives alone in a house on a hill. One winter morning, he finds a little bird in the snow and brings it inside.
The Custodian of Kern Street Garden (C2 Reading Story)
Ada has turned a neglected patch between two tower blocks into a garden. A developer’s proposal tests the community’s attachment to the place and the quiet work that created it.
The Custodian of Small Lights (C1 Reading Story)
Museum curator Elena is asked to bring a secluded village’s winter festival to a wider audience. Returning there, she confronts the difference between preserving a tradition and putting it on display.
The Lighthouse Postman (B2 Reading Story)
During an autumn posting at a coastal weather station, Rowan finds a letter beside an unused lighthouse. More letters follow, drawing him into a quiet local mystery.
The Wrong Suitcase in Zagreb (B1 Reading Story)
Ana returns to Zagreb to care for her grandmother, carrying the wrong suitcase. A journal inside draws her into another family’s unfinished story.
The Yellow Door (A2 Reading Story)
Nina wonders why her neighbour paints her door bright yellow every spring. Behind the colour is an old promise and a hope that someone will return.
Amina and the Moon (A1 Reading Story)
Amina draws the moon in her new notebook. Each night, it looks different. She asks her dad why the moon changes its shape.
The Cartographer of Clouds (C2 Reading Story)
At a remote coastal weather station, an elderly scientist meets a teenager who draws the sky. Their search for a fleeting cloud formation joins two very different ways of paying attention.
