Reading Resources for ELT

A mobile friendly mini English listening lesson about the Harvest Moon, for pre-intermediate adult English students and young learners. Listen and read the transcript, and then complete a self-marking online quiz with feedback. Suitable for classroom use or self-access between lessons.

An elementary esl reading practice test for English language students of all ages. Read a short text to find the information needed to complete a multiple choice grammar quiz (adverbs of frequency). Includes an answer key with feedback. Suitable for flipped classroom use.

Improve your IELTS academic test score with this free online esl lesson about Ellis Island, the gateway to America for generations of immigrants. Part of a free online series of IELTS style practice tests for English students. Includes self-marking quizzes with feedback and sample answers.

An intermediate level graded reading text for esl learners and academic English students about the The Great Fire of London, in 1666. Suitable for classroom use or self-study.

A free online elementary English lesson about summer, for esl students of all ages. Includes reading and listening activities and a self-marking quiz with feedback. Suitable for use in class, distance learning, or home study.

An easy Elementary reading practice test for adult esl students, English literacy learners, and kids (CEFR A2). Scan a simple text to find specific information about a fun outdoor event. Includes a self-marking multiple choice test with feedback.

An easy esl reading lesson (A1-A2) for adult English language learners and general English students. Features a self-marking grammar quiz (much and many) with answers and feedback . Suitable for self-study or use in a classroom setting.

Free mobile-friendly online resources for teaching and learning English at beginner and elementary level. Each lesson includes images to set the topic and an interactive quiz. Suitable for taught lessons or flipped classroom use. No registration required.

These strategies can help students who are able to decode well but have difficulty understanding what they read—and they’re beneficial for all students.

A multiple choice comprehension for elementary English language learners. Part of a free online lesson about a sightseeeing trip to London, and using must and must not to talk about making recommendations and things you can or can't do. Suitable for self study or classroom use. Read a short text about a planned visit to London, and answer some simple questions.

An online graded reading text for Intermediate English learners about plastic and the environmental issues it creates. Includes optional practice tests. Part of a free series of graded reading texts for encouraging English students to read more widely. Suitable for classroom use, or between lessons.

Daily Routine - easy English grammar activity. Interactive gap fill exercise on daily routine and the present simple tense for esl beginners and EAL (English as an additional language) students.

A free online esl lesson for B1-B2 English language learners and IELTS students. Includes reading skills activities, vocabulary tests and word games.

An online esl reading comprehension test about smoke alarms and how to choose, use, and maintain them, for Intermediate English language students. Practise scanning a text and reading for specific information. Part of a free online series of reading lessons for adult English language learners, academic English students, and learners preparing to take the IELTS test.

Practise your English reading skills and learn some interesting facts about comets with this free online esl lesson. Includes reading and listening activities and interactive word games. Suitable for use in class, one to one teaching, or self study at home.

Graded reading texts for upper intermediate and advanced students of English as a foreign language. Improve your English reading skills with these free short stories and graded reading texts on topics of general interest, selected for English language learners.

Practical ideas to get students to read and like it. This is how to do it.