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Reading Short Stories/Content for English Learners
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Stories
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Short Story 665 – The Clumsy Carpenter (Int)
Once upon a time, in a small village in England, there lived a carpenter named Fred.…
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Short Story 664 – The Electrician and the Singing Kettle (Int)
Barry was an electrician. He was a good electrician, but he was also a very, very…
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Short Story 663 – The Plumbing Disaster (Int)
Barry was a plumber with a very confident smile. He always told his customers, “Don’t worry,…
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Short Story 662 – The Weekly Shop Disaster (UpB)
It was a typical Saturday morning for John. He woke up early, got dressed in his…
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Short Story 661 – The Great Screen Shortage of ’23 (Int)
The aroma of freshly soldered circuit boards usually filled the air at ‘Pocket Rocket Phones Ltd.’,…
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Short Story 660 – The Great Custard Catastrophe (UpB)
Barry was a new employee at Freshco Supermarket. It was his first day, and he was…
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Short Story 659 – Wires, Whistles, and Woes (UpB)
Steve, the manager of ‘Gadget Paradise,’ sighed. The shop was a symphony of flashing lights and…
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Short Story 658 – What Is TOEFL (UpB)
TOEFL is an acronym for the Test of English as a Foreign Language, it is a…
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Short Story 657 – Preparing for IELTS (Int)
The books are open, a cup of tea,A list of words, you can almost seeThe knowledge…
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Short Story 656 – A Walk In The Park – Homophones 10 (Upb)
My dear friend, Peter, was the deviser of our weekend hike. He was a good man,…
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Short Story 655 – Barry and the Haunted Printer (Int)
Barry Jenkins worked in a small insurance office in Croydon. He wasn’t particularly ambitious, but he…
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Short Story 654 – The Unexpected Confession (Int)
Mark and Sarah had a perfect life. They had been happily married for two years, and…
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Short Story 653 – The Great Gadget Mix-Up (Int)
It was a quiet Tuesday morning at “TechTopia,” a small electronics shop tucked between a bakery…
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Short Story 652 – The Midnight Bus Ride (Int)
Sarah clutched her ticket tightly as she boarded the old bus at the station. It was…
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Short Story 651 – The Midnight Cargo (Int)
Jack was a man of the road. For twenty years, his life had been a series…
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Short Story 650 – The Great Laundry Escape (Int)
Arthur stepped outside, a basket of clean laundry balanced on his hip. It was a classic…
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Short Story 649 – The Great Chicken Disaster (Int)
Barry lived alone in his small flat, and he liked it that way. He had a…
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Short Story 648 – The Late Appointment (Int)
Sarah felt the cold evening air on her face as she hurried down the street. Her…
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Short Story 647 – The Late Prescription (Int)
Liam sighed and looked at the clock. It was 10:55 pm. Only five more minutes until…
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Short Story 646 – The Void Within – Part 2 (Int)
Emma stood frozen, her reflection in the broken monitor staring back with those unnatural, red-tinged eyes.…