Category: Reading
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EDITED – 2 levels – Getting Away from It All: 3 Remote Holiday Destinations to Recharge Your Batteries
Dreaming of escaping everyday life? Discover three remote holiday destinations where you can slow down, reconnect with nature and recharge your batteries. From a tiny Arctic island in Norway to a mountain refuge above the clouds, explore unusual places and get inspired to plan your own perfect escape.
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Solve a Murder Mystery in English
Put your detective skills to the test! In this interactive crime mystery ESL lesson, students investigate a mysterious hotel case, learn crime-related vocabulary, examine clues and discuss their theories in English.
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New York: The City of Dreams, Money and Secrets – reading – NEW SERIES – Cities of the World PART 2
ake your students on a journey through the fascinating history of New York. This printable A2+/B1 ESL lesson explores immigration, Ellis Island, famous neighbourhoods, Prohibition, organised crime and the American Dream while practising used to through engaging speaking, reading and vocabulary activities.
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Anti-Valentine’s Day Lessons: A Critical, Student-Friendly Take on February 14th💘
A critical Valentine’s Day ESL lesson for A2+/B1 and B2 learners. Students discuss gift expectations, money, waste, loneliness, and relationships through speaking tasks, a guided reading, and a short poem-writing activity — thoughtful, engaging, and refreshingly pressure-free.
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A Very Small Christmas Wish – An Interactive Christmas Story for A2+ ESL Students 🎄
A gentle, interactive Christmas story for A2+ ESL students. Follow Anna’s quiet Christmas, discuss each part, practise winter vocabulary, and end the lesson with warm conversations about traditions, food, and small Christmas wishes.
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Morgan and the Day of Little Horrors – Halloween ESL Reading for Adults 🎃(B1/B1+)
Get your adult ESL students talking with this complete Halloween lesson! Includes warm-up questions, vocabulary matching, a 5-part story with pauses for discussion, and a final discussion about celebrations, everyday worries, and funny “little horrors.” Perfect for B1/B1+ learners!
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Restaurant Wild Stories – Easy and Fun Reading Practice for Beginners (A1–A2)
Three funny and simple stories about eating out — perfect for A1–A2 learners! Each mini-story includes everyday restaurant vocabulary and questions to help students speak more, learn more, and enjoy English.
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Travelling Wild: 3 Funny Airport Stories for ESL Learners (A1–A2)
Looking for a fun way to teach or learn airport vocabulary? In this post, you’ll find Travelling Wild, a set of three funny and easy stories for A1–A2 English learners. Each story includes key travel words, reading practice, and engaging follow-up activities to build vocabulary and speaking skills.
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The Missing Inheritance – A Mystery Story That Gets English Learners Talking
A gripping mystery story that turns reading into conversation! The Missing Inheritance helps intermediate learners develop speaking skills through interactive prompts and a heartfelt family drama that keeps them hooked from beginning to end.
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Love & relationships – reading time!
It’s time for another reading about love and relationships, this time, about Valentine’s Day. It can be used whenever you’re discussing dating with your students.