B2 · UPPER-INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,350 words · 22-min read This is an original short story for upper-intermediate learners. It is a quiet countryside story about a science teacher who inherits her grandmother’s cottage and slowly uncovers a small scientific wonder in the garden — one that changes her whole autumn. Read the ten…
B1 · INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~2,780 words · 14-min read This is an original folk-tale, written in simple English for intermediate learners. First, read the ten key words below. Then read the five short chapters. There is a small quiz at the end to check what you understand, and one grammar point to notice…
A2 · ELEMENTARY Reading practice · ~1,900 words · 13-min read This is an original short story for elementary learners (A2). The sentences are simple, and most of the story uses the past simple tense. First, look at the ten key words. Then read the story. At the end, you can check your understanding with…
B2 · UPPER-INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,100 words · 20-min read This is an original short story for upper-intermediate learners. It is a quiet travel story about a young woman who takes a strange ferry to a small northern island — one that only sails once a week — and meets one of the last…
B1 · INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~2,700 words · 14-min read This is an original story for B1 (intermediate) readers. The sentences are a little longer, and the story uses the present perfect tense a lot. First, read the ten key words. Then read the story — it is in six short chapters. At the…
A2 · ELEMENTARY Reading practice · ~1,900 words · 13-min read This is a short mystery story for elementary learners. The story uses the past simple tense and short 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…
B2 · UPPER-INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,350 words · 22-min read This is an original short story for upper-intermediate learners. It is a quiet city story about two women who live opposite each other across a small courtyard and slowly build a friendship without ever leaving their flats. Read the eight key words first. Then…
B1 · INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,100 words · 15-min read This is an original story for B1 (intermediate) readers. The sentences are a little longer and the story uses the present perfect tense a lot. First, read the ten key words. Then read the story — it is in six short chapters. At the…
A2 · ELEMENTARY Reading practice · ~1,550 words · 9-min read This is a short story for A2 learners. It uses easy sentences and the past simple tense. First, read the eight key words. Then read the story. At the end, there are questions and a small writing task to help you remember what you…
B2 · UPPER-INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,200 words · 22-min read This is an original story for upper-intermediate (B2) learners. It is about ordinary people in an ordinary building — and what happens when one small machine stops working. First, study the ten key words below. Then read the story. At the end, there are…
