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1. Texts with a North-American theme

• NEW     American Indians - The original inhabitants of the USA
• NEW     Alcohol, Prohibition and Al Capone a simple but interesting text with interactive worksheet
• Profession : Cowboy There are still cowboys working today in the American west
• George Washington With AUDIO  America's unforgettable president
• Hollywood & Superheroes Why are people like Superman & Batman so popular ?
• Focus on Canada An introduction to Canada in intermediate-level English
• USA: Still looking for Gold  Out west, the gold rush is not yet over...
• USA: who was Buffalo Bill? With AUDIO remembering one of America's great folk heroes 
• USA: Team sports, American style  Why do the USA and Europe have different sports?
• Elvis - he's still the "King" and his home Graceland, in Memphis, is a major tourist attraction.
• The story of Coca-Cola. The name "Coca-Cola" is the best-known name in the whole world.
• The story of Blue Jeans. The world's most popular garment was first created in 1873
• Hollywood - its life and times A short story of Hollywood, in easy English.
• America's oil - a love affair Americans use a lot of energy; but the cost of oil is going up.
• USA: Close encounters with a Twister  -  A tornado strikes....
• A Descriptive Grammar of English ,The acclaimed new compact reference grammar.
  210 pages – Hardback, paperback, e-book. For teachers and students. Recommended for its clarity in IATEFL Voices magazine, EFL Magazine, ELTAF Online and other trusted journals. .

2. Texts about life in Britain

Britain in general

• NEW     Charles III - Britain's new king with interactive worksheet
• NEW     Remembering Queen Elizabeth who died in 2022. Simple English
• Christmas in England Christmas is the biggest... and longest... festival in the year.
• Christmas Shopping For many people it's the most important part of Christmas
• Christmas cards an important Briish tradition still going strong
• NEW   London Fashion - London is the world capital of fashion
• Britain, that island: With AUDIO  - Is it really so different ? Easy intermediate English

Society

• Life in the Highlands of Scotland - What is it really like?
• The wind farm controversy - Conservationists oppose plans to modernise a wind farm.
• Leaving home - Leaving home is part of the teenage dream, particularly in Britain. But the dream is often a long way from reality.
• Black and British; an extended document.  A full Focus on minorities in Britain.
• No more Fish 'n' Chips?  a look at Britain's original fast food
     This document as a printable .pdf file: fish-n-chips.pdf
• Scouting moves ahead. The scout movement is over 100 years old, and still going strong.
• English ghost stories  Fact or fiction?

Icons

• NEW     Black taxis going green.  London's iconic black taxis are changing.
•   The men who guard the Queen  with AUDIO - Who are the red-coated guards outside Buckingham Palace ?
• NEW     New Life for Big Ben  with AUDIO  - London's iconic clock is being renovated..
• NEW     Charlie Chaplin and the Little Tramp A classic story of "rags to riches".
• Sherlock Holmes is 130  - The famous detective first appeared in 1887. - over 130 years ago.
• Music : the Beatles - Fifty years on, they are still among the best-selling groups in the world.
• Robin Hood - Fact or fiction ?  Did this popular hero really exist?
• The Loch Ness Monster - does it really exist?
•  Who is James Bond ?
• My Name is Bond - a fictitious self portrait from the world's most famous secret agent.   
•  The story of the BBC - Britain's main broadcaster is one of the most important in the world

London

• NEW     New Life for Big Ben   With AUDIO - London's iconic clock is being renovated..
• London in the Sea ? - Britain's capital city is at serious risk from rising sea levels.
• The story of London - Britain's capital city, once the biggest city in the world, is over 2000 years old.
         This document as a printable .pdf file: London-story.pdf
• Big red London buses With AUDIO  - the story of London's famous routemaster buses
• London : Madame Tussaud's -  Where you can be sure to see the celebrities every day
• London: the Lord Mayor's show.  One of the biggest free shows in the world.
• London: the Great River Race London's other marathon

3. Dialogues

• Dialogue: Pollution - someone else's problem ?  a humorous dialogue on a serious subject
• D ialogue: Work  British school pupils talk about work
      This document as a printable .pdf file: Work dialogue
• Di alogue : Drugs  British school pupils discuss drugs – now less cool than they used to be
• Dialogue: Talking about "culture"  What is culture? And do teenagers get enough of it?
• Dialogue: Are you a brand slave? British teens discuss designer clothes
• Dialogue: Fast food, OK ? With AUDIO  British teens discuss fast food.
• Dialogue: School uniforms With AUDIO   British school pupils discuss the pros and the cons

4. Texts about sport

• Britain: sport cuts crime.  In Bristol, a new football league is making its mark
• Sport: The story of the Derby With AUDIO  - the oldest and most famous horse race in the world
• Sport : The story of football and rugby - and how football came from England to Brazil.
• USA: Team sports, American style  Why do the USA and Europe have different sports?
• USA: Winter sports USA  Americans love winter sports, because their winters are so cold

Easy technical English

• NEW     Storing electricity - the big challenge. The sun doesn't shine at night, and sometimes the wind stops blowing.
• NEW   Dialogue: Pollution - someone else's problem ?  a humorous dialogue on a serious subject
• The car of the future? with AUDIO   A short easy text in semi-technical English
• Holidays in space with AUDIO   A short easy text in semi-technical English
• The story of Silicon Valley  What is Silicon valley, where is it, and why ?
• Short text: Living without energy  A short text in semi-technical English
• The legendary Mini Cooper - Semi-technical English
• The story of the bicycle - semi technical English

5. Other resources -

short stories, songs, cartoons

Short stories - teenage fiction

• NEW     Looking for the Yeti Does this mythical creature really exist ?
• Mystery : The Titanic and the Temple of Doom  Did this really happen ?
• NEW    Short story: Dr. Trelew's Encounter -With AUDIO  - (B1) a Victorian mystery
• NEW    Short story: Dance Macabre With AUDIO  - (B2) A ghost story from the USA
• NEW    Short story: Driftwood With AUDIO  - a short story from the UK
• Short story: the Box With AUDIO  - a short story in two parts
• Short Story - One Foggy Night With AUDIO - teenage fiction
•  Short Story - The Wimp With AUDIO  a story in two parts
•  Short Story - The path to High Crag , a story in two parts
•  The Girl in the Denim Jacket With AUDIO 

Songs

• Song: I would if I could. With AUDIO  An English learning song; theme, modal verbs (+audio)
• Song: the Titanic. With AUDIO   A popular folk song, with words (+audio)

Cartoons

• Cartoon - MacBrain & MacBrawn 1 - original cartoon in simple English
• MacBrain & MacBrawn - cartoon 2 : a Walk in the hills
• MacBrain & MacBrawn - cartoon 3 : the Sales
• MacBrain & MacBrawn - cartoon 4 : Wishful thinking

Intermediate Puzzles and word games

See English word games index