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Reading Short Stories/Content for English Learners
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Stories
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Short Story 801 – The Clockmaker’s Promise (Int)
Marta worked in a small shop that sold clocks of every kind. There were tall clocks…
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Short Story 800 – The Final Match (Int)
Alex had played football all his life. Now, at thirty-five years old, he stood in the…
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Short Story 799 – The Salt and the Skyline (UpA)
Arthur did not belong on a girder two hundred meters above the pavement, yet there he…
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Short Story 798 – The Final Stretch (Adv)
Arthur tightened the laces on his running shoes. The morning air was cool against his skin.…
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Short Story 797 – The Clockwork Heart (UpI)
Elara lived in a city powered by gears and steam, where the air hummed with constant…
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Short Story 796 – The Unexpected Customer (Int)
Maya worked in a small repair shop on the edge of a busy seaside town. Most…
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Short Story 795 – The Last Orange (UpB)
Every Saturday, a busy market filled the town square. People walked between the stalls and talked…
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Short Story 794 – The Lemon Cake Prize (Beg)
On a bright Saturday morning, the town square was full of people. Long tables stood in…
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Short Story 793 – The Auction of Impossible Things (UpA)
On a wet October evening, a long queue curved around the front of the old municipal…
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Short Story 792 – Ticket 47 (Adv)
On a windy afternoon in early October the town council of Harbridge announced a strange public…
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Short Story 791 – The Man Who Sold The Weather (UpI)
On a bright Saturday morning, a small crowd gathered in the middle of a busy outdoor…
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Short Story 790 – The Red Umbrella (Int)
On a wet Tuesday afternoon, the city square was busy with people running between shops and…
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Short Story 789 – The Last Seat (UpB)
Daniel loved football. One Saturday afternoon he had a ticket for the big match in the…
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Short Story 788 – The Best Soup (Beg)
Tom works at a small food stall in a busy city market. Every Saturday many people…
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Short Story 787 – The Wrong Flight (UpA)
At 06:10 on a grey Monday morning, Daniel Hargreaves stood in the security queue at Heathrow…
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Short Story 786 – The Most Expensive Cup Of Tea (Int)
On Monday morning, Peter Harris decided that his life needed a small improvement. He did not…
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Short Story 785 – The Last Boat Today (UpB)
Tom worked at a small harbour on the west coast. Every morning he checked the ropes,…
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Short Story 784 – The Last Floor (Int)
When Daniel first stepped into the office building on Harcourt Street, he felt proud. He had…
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Short Story 783 – The Rise and Fall of Andrew (Int)
Prince Andrew was born into one of the most famous families in the world. As the…
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Short Story 782 – Common Grammar Mistakes (Int)
1) Subject–Verb Agreement Errors When the verb does not match the subject in number.Wrong = She…