English stories to read and listen to (A1–B2)
40 short English stories by level, with audio, key words and questions.
A1
Beginner
- ☀Anna's DayAnna is twenty-five years old.
- 🐶My New FriendMy name is Luka.
- ☕The New CaféThere is a new café on my street.
- 👨👩👧Tom's FamilyTom has got a big family.
- 🌧A Rainy SundayIt is Sunday and it is raining.
- 🛒At the SupermarketBen is at the supermarket.
- 🛏My RoomThis is my room.
- 🎂Lina's BirthdayLina's birthday is on the fourteenth of May.
- 🚌The Bus to WorkEvery morning, David takes the bus to work.
- 📷The Photo ClubOn Wednesdays, Nina goes to a photo club.
A2
Elementary
- 🎡A Weekend in LondonLast month, Sara and her sister Mia went to London for a weekend.
- 📱The Lost PhoneIt was a busy Monday.
- 🚆The Wrong TrainLast summer, Ivan wanted to visit his friend in Salzburg.
- 🏙Moving to a New CityTwo years ago, Ana moved from a small town to Vienna.
- 👩🍳The Cooking ClassLast Saturday, Marko and his wife Jelena went to a cooking class.
- 🏖Holiday PlansIt's the end of June, and Sara and Luka are planning their summer holiday.
- 📵A Day Without a PhoneLast Sunday, Petra decided to spend a whole day without her phone.
- ⚽The Big MatchOn Saturday, the city's football team played in the cup final.
- 🎉The Surprise PartyLast Friday was Mila's fortieth birthday, but she thought that nobody remembered.
- 🏡My Grandmother's VillageWhen I was a child, I spent every summer in my grandmother's village.
B1
Intermediate
- 💼The Job InterviewElena has always wanted to work for an international company.
- 🌱The Community GardenA few years ago, there was an empty piece of land behind our apartment building.
- 🐾The VolunteerFor the past three years, Daniela has volunteered at an animal shelter every Saturday.
- 🔌Electric or Not?Martin's old car broke down again last week, and he has to decide what to buy next.
- 🚲The Stolen BikeLast Tuesday, Luka's bike was stolen from outside the university library.
- 🚗Learning to Drive at FortyMost of Vesna's friends learned to drive when they were eighteen, but she never did.
- 💻Working From HomeSince the pandemic, Stefan has worked from home three days a week.
- 🎬Film NightEvery month, our film club chooses a film and meets to discuss it.
- 🏔Rescue on the MountainLast October, two hikers got lost on a mountain in the Alps.
- 🎰If I Won the LotteryLast week, our English teacher asked us a simple question: "What would you do if you won a million euros?"
B2
Upper-Intermediate
- ✉The Letter That Arrived Too LateWhen Daniel moved into his new flat, he found an envelope hidden behind the kitchen cupboard.
- 🧁From Hobby to BusinessMarko had always been the one who baked cakes for his friends' birthdays.
- 🎙The Interview That Went WrongLast spring, Petra, a young radio journalist, was sent to interview a famous chef who had just opened a restaurant in the city.
- 🏚The Old FarmhouseWhen Mira and Josh bought an old farmhouse in the countryside, their friends thought they had lost their minds.
- 🌎The Gap YearAfter finishing school, Leon decided to take a gap year before university.
- 📅The Four-Day WeekA few years ago, a software company in our town introduced a four-day working week.
- 🌐Lost in TranslationWhen Ana started working for a British company, she thought her English was excellent.
- 🏃The MarathonUntil the age of forty-five, Dragan had never run further than to catch a bus.
- 📰Too Shocking to Be TrueLast month, a photo of a shark swimming along a flooded motorway spread rapidly across social media.
- 🤝The NegotiationSonja runs a small design studio, and last year she had the chance to work with a large international hotel chain.