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Elementary English reading

Preliminary level reading and listening - levels A2 to low B1

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Graded English reading comprehension texts with vocabulary guides, interactive exercises and audio:
CEFR levels A2 to early B1 - Cambridge Preliminary.

Short simple texts for elementary / preliminary English, levels A2 and easy B1

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NEW   Willam Shakespeare, still a star! -  A short A2 level text, with interactive exercises and  audio
 New :   Taylor Swift in simple English - An A2 level text about the most popular singer in the world, with interactive exercises and  audio
 New :   London, historic and modern - An A2.2 level text about Britain's capital city, with interactive exercises and  audio
  The End of the World? -  How much longer can planet Earth survive? An A2.2 level text with interactive exercises and  audio
 New :   The origins of football and rugby - An A2 level text about two games that England gave the world
  Princess Kate - from ordinary girl to Queen - (short A2 - B1 level text with   audio).
►  Ed Sheeran - from Yorkshire to the world- (short A2 - B1 level text with   audio).
►  Martin Luther King - an American hero- (short A2 - B1 level text with   audio).
►  Living underground - past and future - (short A2 - B1 level text with   audio).
►  The place where money has no value - (short A2 - B1 level text with   audio).
 ►  Marathons - what are they about?- (short A2 - B1 level text with   audio).
Topical:  ► A longer B1 level text -  Climate change: can we stop it ? -  Or is our planet heading for disaster? With audio

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Who is King Charles III ?
Read about him in this B1  text: Britain's new king  With  audio -

Continue to index of B1 - B2 Intermediate English texts


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A collection of reading resources mostly about life and issues in Britain and the United States, in intermediate level English - with word guides, exercises and classroom activities


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Elementary English (A2) :
William Shakespeare, still a star!
Living underground
Taylor Swift, in simple English
Princess Kate
USA: Martin Luther King
Intermediate resources :
The legendary Mini Cooper
Short story - One foggy night
Sport: The story of football and rugby
Big red London buses
USA: Who was Buffalo Bill?
USA: Close encounters with a Twister  
 More intermediate reading texts  
Advanced level reading :
Charles Babbage, the father of the computer
Who killed Martin Luther King?
The story of the jet plane
London's Notting Hill Carnival
More: More advanced reading texts  
Selected grammar pages
Verbs in English
Noun groups in English
Word order in English
Reported questions in English
Miscellaneous
Language and style 
Word stress in English
The short story of English


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