An online reading and vocabulary lesson about Saturn's Moons, for pre-intermediate English learners and IELTS students. Read a short text about moons and theories about how they are created, learn some useful new vocabulary, and then test what you have learnt by completing some follow-on activities.

A challenging graded reader about cosmology, for adult English language students and young learners. Part of a free online collection of advanced level graded reading texts for English learners, selected to provide extensive reading practice.

An online fact file for Intermediate English students about the history of potatoes and other interesting facts about this popular crop. Part of an online collection of graded readers and short stories for English language learners. Suitable for use in the classroom, or for self-study at home.

An elementary English reading skills test, for adult ESOL and literacy students and kids. Scan a simple text and complete a self-marking multiple choice quiz. Includes feedback. Suitable for use in class, or for homework.

An esl graded reading activity for adult intermediate English learners and kids. Part of a free series of lessons for adult English language students and young learners.

A reading, grammar and vocabulary lesson about German Christmas Markets. Suitable for adult Intermediate English language students and young learners. Part of a free series of online lessons about world culture, festivals and celebrations. Suitable for classroom use or self-study at home.

An English reading lesson about the American tradition of buying Christmas trees to display in the home, for pre-intermediate level students and upwards. Includes interactive online quizzes.

Improve your IELTS academic test score with this free online esl lesson about how mobile technology can empower and improve the lives of women around the world. Complete a series of IELTS-style reading tasks and review some useful grammar for IELTS part three (verbs + dependent prepositions). Includes self-marking quizzes with feedback and sample answers.

Improve your IELTS listening test score with this free online English lesson about encouraging birds to visit your garden. Listen to a podcast, and complete a series of interactive IELTS style tests to practice speaking, listening and writing. Includes feedback and self-marking quizzes. Suitable for self study or classroom use.

A free online graded reading text (B1-B2) for adult esl students and young learners about growing and harvesting cranberries. Suitable for classroom use or additional practice between lessons.

An English reading comprehension exercise about The Mexican Day of The Dead (El Día de Los Muertos) for pre-intermediate esl students. Part of a free online English lesson about this fun happy festival which includes a multiple choice quiz, mixed level practice activities, and word games.

A reading and listening exercise for adult English language students, young learners, and children. learn some interesting and unusual facts about pumpkins and practise your reading skills. Part of a free series of English lessons for adult ESL students and kids about celebrations, festivals, and holidays around the world. Learn about other cultures and improve your English with our fun online quizzes, lessons, and games.

A free online Pre-intermediate level integrated skills lesson for esl learners and IELTS students, to practise skimming, reading for information, and past and present tense verb forms.

A graded reader for Intermediate English Students about the science of roller coasters. Part of an online collection of stories and graded reading texts for English students. Includes optional online vocabulary practice tests and word games. Suitable for classroom use or independent reading practice.

A graded ESL reader for Intermediate students (B1+) about different types of clouds. Part of an online collection of stories and graded reading texts for English students. Suitable for classroom use or independent reading practice.

A free online reading skills lesson for IELTS students and ESL learners working at A2-B1 level. Includes interactive quizzes (match paragraphs, multiple choice, T, F, NG)

An esl reading, listening and vocabulary lesson about Apollo 11 for English language learners and IELTS students. You will read a short text and complete an IELTS style multiple choice quiz, match information with paragraphs from the text, and learn and revise some useful vocabulary for talking about space exploration. Part of a free series of lessons about US places, people, culture, and history. Suitable for self study or classroom use.

Intermediate English lesson about Christmas shopping and preparing for the Christmas holiday season, for adult EFL students and young learners. Includes a reading text, a gap fill reading and writing activity, and an interactive multiple choice quiz.

An English reading comprehension exercise about giving to charity at Christmas time, for upper intermediate level students. Part of a free series of lessons for adult English language students and young learners about life in the USA. Suitable for classroom use or self-study at home.

Graded reading texts for intermediate students of English as a foreign language. Improve your English reading skills with these free short stories and graded reading texts on a wide range of topics of general interest.

An elementary reading quiz for English language learners and literacy students about working in retail. Practise scanning a simple text to find key information and then complete a multiple choice test. Part of a free English lesson about reading strategies and understanding simple, high frequency texts. Suitable for self-study or use class. Mapped to ESOL and literacy Skills for Life reading exams.

Improve your IELTS reading test score and academic reading skills with this free interactive English lesson about insect pollinators. Read a text on a popular IELTS topic, and complete a series of practice tests. Includes a grammar activity (noun suffixes) and a multiple choice reading quiz (true, false, NG).

An intermediate esl graded reading text for adult esl students and young learners about pumpkins. Suitable for classroom use or additional practice between lessons.

An upper intermediate graded reader for esl learners and academic English students about the The Great Pyramids of Giza. Suitable for classroom use or additional practice between lessons.

An easy Elementary esl lesson about photography, which gives a simple explanation of the word and related vocabulary. Includes an easy online quiz with an answer key and feedback. Suitable for use in lessons or self-study outside class.