Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Improving your reading comprehension Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl (3490 words; CEFR C1) Reading comprehension questions: What kind of mood is Mary Maloney in at the beginning of the story? How did Mrs. Maloney behave when her husband came back from work? How did he react? […]
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960) Improving your reading comprehension CHAPTER 1 (4730 words; CEFR C1) When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. When it healed, and Jem’s fears of never being able to play football were […]
The Bet by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov The Bet by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) Improving your reading comprehension (2870 words; CEFR C1) I It was a dark autumn night. The old banker was walking up and down his study and remembering how, fifteen years before, he had given a party one autumn evening. There had been […]
The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin (1895) Improving your reading comprehension (1016 words; CEFR C1) Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death. It was […]
The Storyteller by H. H. Munro (Saki) The Storyteller by H. H. Munro (Saki) (1870-1916) Improving your reading comprehension (2109 word, CEFR C1) It was a hot afternoon, and the railway carriage was correspondingly sultry, and the next stop was at Templecombe, nearly an hour ahead. The occupants of the carriage were a small girl, […]
To boost your pronunciation, read and listen to William Carlos Williams' The Use of Force, a short story first published in 1938 that revolves around power and submission.
Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood Improving your reading comprehension (479 words; CEFR C1) THE STORY Cat’s Eye tells the story of a young girl, Elaine, whose family settles in Toronto after years of travelling for her father’s job as an entomologist (someone who studies insects). Because of his job, Elaine […]
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