Improve your English with our FREE reading lessons. Learn and practice key vocabulary before reading the article. Then, read the text and follow along with the audio to hear the pronunciation of the words. Answer reading comprehension questions and write about the topic in English in our comments section.
"Meet Lupe" Reading - Read an autobiographical paragraph in English and answer comprehension questions. Then, write a paragraph in English describing yourself.
"The Schedule" Reading - Read the information on a class schedule in English and answer questions based on it. Describe your class schedule.
"The Blind Date" Reading - Read an email message in English where a woman describes her date with a stranger and another email with her friend's response. Answer questions about the messages and write a description in English of a new friend.
"Four Jobs" Reading - Read descriptions of four people with different jobs and write sentences describing what they do. Describe what you do at work in English.
"The Family Tree" Reading - Look at a family tree and describe who each person in the tree is. Read a paragraph where someone describes their family. Then, write a paragraph in English describing your family.
"The House of the Future" Reading - Read a description in English of the house of Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft. Answer questions about the article. Write a description in English of your dream house.
"Joe's Family Restaurant" Reading - Read an advertisement and a menu for an imaginary restaurant and answer questions about it. Write in English what you would like to order at the restaurant.
"The Fashion Store" Reading - Read an advertisement for a clothing store in English and answer questions. Describe the clothes you need to buy in English.
"Event Schedule" Reading - Read a sports event schedule in English and answer questions about the activities. Describe the sports you regularly play in English.
"The Ad" Reading - Read a store advertisement and answer questions about the products.
"Presidential Travel" Reading - Read an article that describes the vehicles of the President of the United States and identify true and false statements in a practice exercise. Write about the means of transportation used by your country's leader.
"Tips for Losing Weight" Reading - Read weight-loss tips and answer questions with sentences that use "should" or "shouldn't." Describe in English what you should and have to do to stay healthy.
"The Party" Reading - Read an email message where someone gives directions to their home and identify the location on a map. Describe in English how to get from one place to another.
"Animals of North America" Reading - Read an article describing the animals of North America and answer questions about it. Describe an animal (or animals) from your country or region in English.
"The Windy City" Reading - Read an article describing the climate in Chicago and answer questions about the weather in each season. Describe the weather in your country or region during the different seasons.
"Robots" Reading - Read an article about robots and identify true and false sentences in a practice exercise.
"The Itinerary" Reading - Read a travel itinerary and a postcard from a trip. Write a letter about a trip in English.
"Magnet Schools" Reading - Read an article about a special type of school and answer questions about it. Write a paragraph in English describing your school.
"Wanted" Reading - Read a description of a criminal from a wanted poster and identify true and false sentences about it. Describe someone you know in English.
"Interviewing Advice" Reading - Read interview tips and answer comprehension questions about the article. Describe your work experience, skills and personality in English.
"The Postcard" Reading - Read a postcard and write sentences with past-tense verbs based on information from the reading. Write a postcard to your family or friends describing what you did on your vacation.
"Housing Ads" Reading - Read housing ads and answer the questions. Describe your house or apartment in English.
"What's on your plate?" Reading - Read a nutrition article in English and identify true and false sentences. Describe your diet in English.
"Shopping Advice" Reading - Read an article with shopping tips and write sentences based on the information in the article. Describe in English the last time you went shopping.
"Starting an Exercise Routine" Reading - Read an article with tips on how to start an exercise routine. Describe your exercise routine or the one you want to start.
"Bargaining" Reading - Read an article about bargaining in English and identify the order of sentences in a bargaining dialogue. Write a dialogue between a seller and buyer negotiating the price of something.
"The newspaper article" Reading - Read a newspaper article. Write sentences with information from the article. Describe an accident you witnessed.
"Keeping Your Home Safe for Kids" Reading - Read a list of tips on how to keep your home safe for children and answer questions about the information. Write more tips on safety.
"A Tale of Two Cities" Reading - Read a selection from the book "A Tale of Two Cities." Describe and compare two cities in your country in English.
"Buying a Pet" Reading - Read an article with tips for buying a pet and write sentences about animals. Describe which animal you think makes the best pet.
"The Newspaper Forecast" Reading - Read the weather forecast in a newspaper and describe the forecast for each region on a map. Write the forecast for your country or region.
"Nanotechnology" Reading - Read an article about nanotechnology and answer questions about it. Write your answers to ethical questions about nanotechnology.
"Angie's E-mail" Reading - Read an email message and identify sentences that describe the message's topics. Write a message to a friend in English.
"1872 Rules for Teachers" Reading - Read a list of rules of conduct for teachers from 1872 and answer questions about them. Write rules of conduct for teachers for today.
"Personal Ads" Reading - Read personal ads in a newspaper and answer questions about them. Write an ad describing yourself and the type of person you're looking for as a partner.
"How to Write a Resume" Reading - Read an article on how to write a resume. Write your resume.
"Family Rules" Reading - Read an article on how to make a list of family rules for children and answer questions about it. Write a list of rules for your family.
"Letter to the Landlord" Reading - Read a letter from a tenant to her landlord describing the problems she's having with her apartment. Write a letter describing problems you're currently experiencing (or have experienced) in your house or apartment.
"Brownies" Reading - Read a recipe and select the correct verb for each step of the recipe instructions. Write a recipe for your favorite food.
"High-Tech Fashion" Reading - Read an article about clothing of the future. Identify compound words in the article. Describe what kind of clothing you think we will have in the future.
"History of the Olympic Games" Reading - Read an article about the history of the Olympic Games and answer questions about it. Write about your favorite sport.
"Shopping Addiction" Reading - Read an article about shopping addiction. Write a letter to a friend who has a shopping addiction.
"Police Report about an Accident" Reading - Read police reports and identify which one is correct. Write about a car accident.
"How to make an emergency kit" Reading - Read an article about how to make an emergency kit. Identify true and false statements about the article. Identify items that should be included in an emergency kit.
"San Diego Attractions" Reading - Read an article about San Diego attractions and answer questions about it. Explain which of San Diego's attractions interests you most and why.
"Amazing Animals" Reading - Read an article about amazing animals. Write sentences with restrictive clauses about the animals in the article. Describe a talented animal you know or have read or heard about.
"Preparing for Extreme Weather" Reading - Read an article about how to prepare for extreme weather conditions and answer questions about it. Write about your preparations for extreme weather conditions.
"Space Tourism" Reading - Read an article related to space tourism. Identify true sentences from the article. Write where you would like to travel in space.
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