Category: Stories
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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
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Diary of a Nobody (1892)
Diary of a Nobody (1892) Charles Pooter is a ‘nobody’ – living with his family in a London suburb. Listen to his diary entry about a new ‘wonder paint’. Linked to worksheet & adapted text
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The Man who Fell to Earth
In 1928 the tycoon Alfred Loewenstein fles from London to Brussels. He never arrives
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A Halloween Ghost Story
Classic late-Victorian ghost story adapted for audio. A young couple move to the country. Every night they visit a beautiful local church. Inside there are two marble statues. Why do these statues frighten local people? And what is the secret of the broken marble finger? Adapted from Man Size in Marble (1893) E. Nesbit, writer…
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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+
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Treasure Island
Classic Robert Louis Stevenson adventure story adapted for English language learners. With audio, presentations, worksheets etc. English language level: low intermediate (B1)
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The Long Black Veil
Folk song about murder, love, loss, betrayal & a ghost! Listening comprehension (3 minutes/verses). Language level – intermediate B1-2
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The Lion & the Mouse
Aesop fable retold for young learners. English language level: A1/2
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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)
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Love by Design
Reading worksheet adapted by the author from the opening chapter of Love by Design (Macmillan) English language level – low intermediate