Graded Reading & Listening

Category: Classic Stories

  • Sherlock Holmes: Blue Carbuncle

    Adapted opening of the first Sherlock Holmes adventure. Reading worksheet with answers for English language learners. English language level: intermediate.

  • Animal Farm by George Orwell

    George Orwell classic adapted for young learners. Text, audio, worksheets etc. Ideal for introducing new classes. English language level – intermediate

  • Three Men in a Boat

    Comic tale about River Thames boating holiday. Adapted from Jerome K. Jerome – classic with audio & worksheet. English language level -intermediate

  • My Financial Career by Stephen Leacock

    Comic tale about River Thames boating holiday. Adapted from Jerome K. Jerome – classic with audio & worksheet. English language level B2+

  • Treasure Island

    Classic Robert Louis Stevenson adventure story adapted for English language learners. With audio, presentations, worksheets etc. English language level: low intermediate (B1)

  • The Lion & the Mouse

    Aesop fable retold for young learners. English language level: A1/2

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days (1873) Phileas Fogg’s classic adventure. Adapted for English language learners (lower intermediate level: A2-B1)

  • Sherlock Holmes meets Dr Watson

    Sherlock Holmes meets Dr Watson

    Adapted opening of the first Sherlock Holmes adventure. Reading worksheet with answers for English language learners. English language level: intermediate.

  • Diary of a Nobody

    Diary of a Nobody

    Before Watching/Listening The Diary of a Nobody (1892) is a comic story about a man called Mr Pooter. Which of one these words do you not expect to hear. paint * horse * clotheshorse * servant * garden 2. What is the name of Mr Pooter’s house? You can see it above the door. Quick…

  • The Prisoner of Zenda (A2)

    The Prisoner of Zenda (A2)

    The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope (1894) Classic adventure story adapted for English language learners (lower intermediate level: A2-B1) Rudolf England is in Ruritania for the coronation of his identical cousin.