Every reading lesson on the site, from your first short paragraph to a full C1 article — each one with a comprehension check, the key words, and a game to fix them in your memory.
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Grouped by level, from A2 to C1. Filter, or search a topic. Every lesson opens with the text, then checks what you understood.
A2 · Unit 1Greetings
Simple hellos, introductions, and the polite first words for meeting new people.
Open reading → ReadingA2
A2 · Unit 2Daily Routines
A typical day from morning to night, told in the present tense.
Open reading → ReadingA2
A2 · Unit 3Different Hobbies
Easy texts about free-time activities and what people love to do.
Open reading → ReadingA2
A2 · Unit 4A Day at the Beach
A bright, simple story about a fun day beside the sea.
Open reading → ReadingA2
A2 · Unit 5Food
Everyday meals, favorite dishes, and the words to talk about eating.
Open reading → ReadingA2
A2 · Unit 6Social Media & Technology
How we connect online and use devices, with healthy-habit tips.
Open reading → ReadingA2
A2 · Unit 7Health & Exercise
Why movement, good food, and sleep keep your body strong.
Open reading → ReadingA2
A2 · Unit 8Technology & Media
Smartphones and a gadget review, plus how to be a smart shopper.
Open reading → ReadingA2
A2 · Unit 9Job Ads & Career Profiles
Reading simple job ads and short profiles of different careers.
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B1 · Unit 1The First Ninety Seconds
Meeting someone new in English can feel terrifying. A good introduction is a skill, not a talent, and you can learn it.
Open reading → ReadingB1
B1 · Unit 2Everyday Life
Familiar daily situations told with linking words and past tenses.
Open reading → ReadingB1
B1 · Unit 2The Way We Used to Live
How everyday life has changed, told with “used to” and the past tenses.
Open reading → ReadingB1
B1 · Unit 3In Praise of Being Bad at Things
Why the awkward beginner stage is worth staying in, and how hobbies survive it.
Open reading → ReadingB1
B1 · Unit 4Simple Travel Stories
Short, vivid accounts of trips and the places they explored.
Open reading → ReadingB1
B1 · Unit 5Exploring World Cuisines
A tasty journey through dishes and food cultures around the globe.
Open reading → ReadingB1
B1 · Unit 6Social Media & Young Minds
How social media shapes the way young people think and feel.
Open reading → ReadingB1
B1 · Unit 7Keys to a Healthy Lifestyle
Practical habits for staying fit in body and mind.
Open reading → ReadingB1
B1 · Unit 8Protecting Our Planet
Everyday ways to care for the environment and reduce waste.
Open reading → ReadingB1B1 · Unit 9Job Ads & Career Profiles
Understanding job listings and the skills different roles need.
Open reading → StoryB1
B1 · StoryHelping Hands
Nina moves to a new city and learns the phrases for asking for help, and for offering it.
Open reading → ReadingB1
B1 · ExtraWhy Walking Is Good for You
Where the 10,000-step target really came from, and what the research says the number should be.
Open reading → Grammar focusB1
B1 · Past Simple / ContinuousA Day on the Beach
A summer day that goes slightly wrong, with every past continuous verb underlined.
Open reading → Grammar focusB1
B1 · First ConditionalA Plan for the Weekend
One unreliable forecast, three plans, and the first conditional doing all the work.
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B2 · Unit 1Everyday Conversations
Four kinds of talk, from small talk to deep, meaningful exchanges.
Open reading → ReadingB2
B2 · Unit 2Personal Travel Experiences
A two-week journey across the Czech Republic, from Prague to a wild gorge.
Open reading → ReadingB2
B2 · Unit 3Entertainment News Articles
How streaming reshaped the way we watch, and what comes next.
Open reading → ReadingB2
B2 · Unit 4Health & Wellness Articles
The three pillars of wellness: movement, food, and rest.
Open reading → ReadingB2
B2 · Unit 5Embracing a Sustainable Lifestyle
Small, realistic changes that add up to greener living.
Open reading → ReadingB2
B2 · Unit 6Technology & Innovation
The breakthroughs shaping our near future, today.
Open reading → ReadingB2
B2 · Unit 7Career Profiles & Job Ads
Decoding modern job ads and the careers behind them.
Open reading → ReadingB2
B2 · Unit 8Global Threats & Solutions
The big challenges facing the world, and ideas to meet them.
Open reading → ReadingB2
B2 · Unit 9Critical Thinking in Education
Why learning to question matters more than memorizing.
Open reading → StoryB2
B2 · StoryFit for Life: A New Beginning
Tom turns a worrying health check into a whole new life.
Open reading → Grammar focusB2
B2 · Past PerfectThe Forgotten Passport
A travel mishap that teaches the Past Perfect.
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C1 · Unit 1The Evolving Purpose of Travel
How and why the meaning of travel keeps changing.
Open reading → ReadingC1
C1 · Unit 2The Changing Face of Health
New ideas reshaping how we define and pursue health.
Open reading → ReadingC1
C1 · Unit 3Is Your Job Future-Proof?
Which skills will still matter as the world of work transforms.
Open reading → ReadingC1
C1 · Unit 4Would You Eat a Lab-Grown Burger?
The science and ethics of cultured meat and the future of food.
Open reading → ReadingC1
C1 · Unit 5Living Online: Your Digital Identity
Who really owns the data that defines you online.
Open reading → ReadingC1
C1 · Unit 6Rise & Fall of Internet Celebrities
How online fame is won, and how quickly it fades.
Open reading → ReadingC1
C1 · Unit 7Your Brain, Time & Attention
What science reveals about focus in a distracted age.
Open reading → ReadingC1
C1 · Unit 8The Pursuit of Happiness
What science and culture reveal about a happy life.
Open reading → ReadingC1
C1 · Unit 9The Power of a Vision
How one woman transformed her life in five years.
Open reading → IdiomsC1C1 · IdiomsIdioms: A Day at the Office
Fourteen workplace idioms across one working day, and which of them are worth using.
Open reading →Every reading follows the same three steps
The level changes, and the topic changes. The shape of the lesson does not — so once you have done one, you know exactly what to expect from the other forty-one.
Read the text
A short article, story, or set of profiles written for your level. Read it once for the general idea, then a second time for the details. Nothing is timed, and nothing is locked.
Check what you understood
Comprehension questions that come straight from the text. You get the answer and the reason for it, so a wrong answer teaches you something instead of just costing you a point.
Keep the words
The key vocabulary from the reading, with a short game to help it stick. Meeting a word in a real text and then using it is what turns it into a word you own.
Four habits that speed this up
Reading in a second language is a skill you build, not a talent you have. These four habits do most of the work.
Do not look up every word
Read a whole paragraph first and guess from context. Look up only the words that block your understanding — usually far fewer than you think. Guessing well is the skill an exam actually tests.
Read slightly below your level
If you stop every line, the text is too hard for reading practice. Comfortable reading builds speed and confidence; a hard text is for studying, not for reading.
Say the new words out loud
A word you have only seen is easy to forget and hard to use. Saying it once ties the spelling to a sound, which is what your memory holds on to.
Come back the next day
Reopen yesterday's reading and skim it. Two short meetings with the same text beat one long one, and the second visit takes about two minutes.
Written and built by Jason — English Refresher.