Graded Reading 2019
What does A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens teach us about Victorian Britain?
Written by Helen Burlefinger
What was it like to live in Victorian Britain? Find out the background to Dickens’ classic novel A Christmas Carol in our upper intermediate reading comprehension with questions and answers.
Your guide to the Great British Pub. Read our top tips and facts in this elementary reading comprehension with questions and answers.
Guy Fawkes and The Gunpowder Plot. 'Remember, Remember, the fifth of November'.
Written by Helen Burlefinger
Who was Guy Fawkes? Do you want to know the story behind the British tradition of lighting fireworks on 5th November? Read the 'The Gunpowder Plot', our pre-intermediate reading comprehension with questions and answers.
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. Still a powerful warning?
Written by Helen Burlefinger
Studying Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell? Examine the relevance of the warnings Orwell gave to society in our upper intermediate reading comprehension with questions and answers.
From Stone Age to New Age - The evolution of food in Britain
Written by Helen Burlefinger
The history of British food. Have we come full circle? Find out how British food has evolved from the Stone Age through to the 21st Century. Dip into our intermediate level reading comprehension with questions and answers.
The construction and significance of Britain's Stonehenge. Find out its past and its future in our advanced level reading comprehension with questions and answers.
It's the wedding season! Read about the current trends in our pre-intermediate reading comprehension with questions and answers
Coming up soon - Chelsea Flower Show 21-25 May 2019. Learn what makes it the best in Britain with our elementary reading comprehension exercise with questions and answers
Screen dependency: are you a slave to your screen?
Written by Helen Burlefinger
Screen dependency: Does your real life revolve around your online life? Check if you have the balance right in our intermediate reading comprehension exercise with questions and answers.
The Grand National - Saturday 6th April 2019
Written by Helen Burlefinger
The Grand National: An important part of British culture. Find out why in our pre-intermediate reading comprehension exercise about this popular horse race, with questions and answers.
Confused by Brexit terminology? Learn to speak the language of Brexit in our intermediate reading comprehension exercise with questions and answers
Many Britons and other nationalities unknowingly suffer from Vitamin D deficiency. Discover more about this problem in our upper intermediate graded reading comprehension exercise with questions and answers.