The Sound Map (B2 Reading Story)
New to the city, sound recordist Nadia begins mapping the noises around her flat. Following a violin’s evening practice draws her towards the neighbours she has yet to meet.
B2 Upper Intermediate
B2 · UPPER INTERMEDIATE
You can join discussions on complex topics, watch films without subtitles, and use English confidently at work.
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All English verb tenses — past, present, future
A full map of every English tense in one place. Use this as your reference as you sharpen the rest of your grammar.
B2 Grammar · 14 lessons
Learn grammar
Advanced word pairs, punctuation rules, and literary devices like irony and hyperbole.
B2 Vocabulary · 1 lesson
Learn vocabulary
Upper-intermediate vocabulary — small but useful. More lessons coming as the site grows.
Reading · Graded Stories
Read short stories made for B2
Original graded stories written at your level — each with key words, a comprehension quiz, and a grammar tip. New stories added regularly.
Ready for C1?
Move on when you can argue, debate, and write at length without effort.
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 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.
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 Blue Fridge on Alder Street (B2 Reading Story)
After losing her job, Naomi quietly takes a meal from a community fridge. A handwritten cooking note begins an exchange with the stranger who left it there.
The Detour to Vardia (B2 Reading Story)
A cancelled ferry disrupts Elena’s carefully planned photography trip to Greece. A detour to an unfamiliar island challenges her ideas about the pictures she came to take.
The Spare Keys (B2 Reading Story)
Vera has kept her neighbours’ spare keys for decades. When new management introduces electronic access, a building must reconsider the value of the person who has always helped.
The Woman Who Listened to Bridges (B2 Reading Story)
A fictional biography of Elena Varga, a piano tuner’s daughter with an ear for the sounds of bridges. Her observations challenge engineers who refuse to recognise her expertise.
The Piano in the Empty Building (B2 Reading Story)
Council worker Amara investigates piano music coming from a tower marked for demolition. Inside the supposedly empty building, she finds a human story behind the noise complaint.
The Overtime Ledger (B2 Reading Story)
Warehouse worker Marcus notices that his payslip is short. Keeping his own record of overtime leads to difficult questions about trust, money and speaking up at work.
