Before Reading
You want to buy a car. Do you:a) look for a private seller via a newspaper hand?
b) visit a new-car dealership?
c) a second-hand car dealership?
Give one advantage & disadvantage of each option. Then read Car Theft & answer the questions
About the Editor
I write graded reading and listening materials for English language learners. These include original stories like Love by Design and simplified versions of classics including Washington Square by Henry James & Oscar Wilde's The Picture Of Dorian Gray.My books have been published most of the major publishers in the field including Oxford University Press (OUP), OUP (Hong Kong), Longman, Macmillan and Penguin. You can see a partial list here.
Three of my titles were singled out for their ‘particular excellence’ in Bamford & Day’s Extensive Reading in the Second Language Classroom (CUP) where I was described as being ‘amongst the best writers of language learner materials in English’.
About graded reading
Graded readers are books specially prepared for language learners. They are shortened and simplified. They have fewer pages, shorter paragraphs and sentences, and fewer unfamiliar words.Most readers are accompanied by illustrations and the text is presented in a more accessible way. The content ranges from original stories to adaptations of classics, with a smaller number of non-fiction titles. Readers are graded by language level and age where appropriate.
The materials on this site focus on short stories and extracts rather than longer texts.
Language Levels
Texts graded by vocabulary, grammar and readability.Audio by vocabulary, grammar, speed & clarity of delivery, contextual noise etc.
Common European Framework * Cambridge Online Assessment * Graded Reading Scale
- Beginners (IELTS score:1-2) (CEF) A1
- Elementary (IELTS score:3/TOEFL IBT Score: 32-42) (CEF) A1/2
- Pre-Intermediate (IELTS score:3.5/TOEFL IBT Score: 43-51) (CEF) A2/B1
- Intermediate (IELTS score:4.5/TOEFL IBT Score: 51-61) (CEF) B1/2
- Upper Intermediate (IELTS score:5-6.5/TOEFL IBT Score: 62-91) (CEF) B2
- Advanced (IELTS score:6.5-8.5/TOEFL IBT Score: 92-115) (CEF) C1/C2
Wonderful materials for English language learners! Ms Fann, ESL teacher, Nashville, USA