Easy B1 reading stories — short original graded readers with key words, a comprehension quiz, and a grammar link.
B1 · INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,100 words · 16-min read This is an original story for intermediate learners. It is about a small fishing village, a strange light in the sea, and a young woman who refuses to believe the easy answer. First, read the ten key words. Then read the story. At the…
B1 · INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,100 words · 16-min read This is an original story for intermediate learners. It is about work, money, and trust. Before you start, read the ten key words below — they all appear in the story more than once. At the end, there is a quiz, a grammar focus,…
B1 · INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,000 words · 17-min read This is an original story for intermediate learners. It is about two friends, one mistake, and a letter that waited twelve years to be read. First, study the nine key words. Then read the story — it is in six short chapters. At the…
B1 · INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,000 words · 15-min read This is an original story for intermediate learners. It is about two best friends, a shared dream, and a secret that almost destroys everything. First, read the ten key words. Then read the story — it has six short chapters. At the end, there…
B1 · INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,000 words · 15-min read This is an original story for intermediate (B1) learners. It is about a young woman, a small English town, and a festival that is 150 years old. First, read the ten key words. Then read the story — it is in five short chapters….
B1 · INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~2,600 words · 13-min read This is an original story for intermediate learners. It is about a young traveller whose perfect plan goes wrong — and what happens next. First, read the ten key words. Then read the story in six short chapters. At the end, there are questions…
B1 · INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,000 words · 18-min read This is an original folk tale for intermediate learners. Nobody has read it before — it was written just for you. First, study the ten key words below. Then read the story, one chapter at a time. At the end, there is a quiz…
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….
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…
B1 · INTERMEDIATE Reading practice · ~3,000 words · 15-min read This is an original folk tale for intermediate learners. Before you start, read the ten key words below — they all appear in the story more than once. When you finish, there is a short quiz, and a question the story never answers… Before…
