Guided Reading Activity 5 1 the First President

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Reading texts for intermediate  English - CEF levels B1 and B2

A collection of reading resources mostly about life and issues in Britain and the United States, in intermediate level English - with word guides, exercises and classroom activities

 Seasonal texts

• NEW   The tradition of Christmas cards.  People have been sending Xmas cards in England since 1843.
  
• Christmas in England Christmas is the biggest... and longest... festival in the year.
• Christmas shopping  For many people, it is the most important aspect of Christmas.
• USA: Winter sports USA  Americans love winter sports, because their winters are so cold

1. Topics with a North-American theme

• NEW   Alcohol, Prohibition and Al Capone B1 level, a simple but interesting text with interactive worksheet.
• NEW   Profession : Cowboy There are still cowboys working today in the American west
• George Washington -  With audio - the story of America's first president
• Hollywood & Superheroes
• Focus on Canada An introduction to Canada in intermediate-level English
• USA: Still looking for Gold  Out west, the gold rush is not yet over...
• USA: who was Buffalo Bill? With audio - Remembering one of America's great folk heroes .
• USA: Team sports, American style  Why do the USA and Europe have different sports?
• Elvis - he's still the "King" and his home Graceland, in Memphis, is a major tourist attraction.
• The story of Silicon Valley  What is Silicon valley, where is it, and why ?
• The story of Coca-Cola. The name "Coca-Cola" is the best-known name in the whole world.
• The story of Blue Jeans. The world's most popular garment was first created in 1873
• Hollywood - its life and times A short story of Hollywood, in easy English.
• America's oil - a love affair Americans use a lot of energy; but the cost of oil is going up.
• USA: Winter sports USA  Americans love winter sports, because their winters are so cold
• USA: Close encounters with a Twister  -  A tornado strikes....
• More resources coming.....

2.  Topics about life in Britain

Britain in general

Society

London

Icons

Dialogues

Sport

Britain in general

• NEW   Britain - a nation of cat-lovers  - A touching story about an old lady and her cats: interactive
• NEW   Who will be Britain's next king?  With audio - Britain's Queen cannot survive for ever; but who will follow her?
• NEW   The Commonwealth.  After the United Nations, it is the world's largest grouping of nations ..
• NEW   The tradition of Christmas cards.  People have been sending Xmas cards in England since 1843.
• Christmas in England Christmas is the biggest... and longest... festival in the year.
• Christmas shopping  For many people, it is the most important aspect of Christmas.
• Britain, that island:   With audio - Why did Britain vote for Brexit? Is Britain really so different ? Easy intermediate English

Society

• Living in the Highlands. What is it like to live in the Highlands of Scotland, specially for young people?
• The wind farm controversy - Conservationists oppose plans to modernise a wind farm.
• Moving to the Country - With audio  More and more people want to live the rural life, but....
• Leaving home - Leaving home is part of the teenage dream, particularly in Britain. But the dream is often a long way from reality.
• Black and British; an extended document.  A full Focus on minorities in Britain.
• No more Fish 'n' Chips?  a look at Britain's original fast food
• Scouting moves ahead. The scout movement is over 100 years old, and still going strong.
• English ghost stories  Fact or fiction?

Dialogues

• NEW  Polluting for pleasure ? - B1 - a dialogue in simple English
• Pollution - someone else's problem- a humorous dialogue on a serious subject.
• Dialogue: Work  British school pupils talk about work
• Dialogue: Drugs  British school pupils discuss drugs – now less cool than they used to be
• Dialogue: Talking about "culture"  What is culture? And do teenagers get enough of it?
• Dialogue: Are you a brand slave? British teens discuss designer clothes
• Dialogue: Fast food, OK ?  With audio - British teens discuss fast food.
• Dialogue: School uniforms  With audio -  British school pupils discuss the pros and the cons

Icons

• NEW   My name is Bond.  An imaginary interview with James Bond.
  
• NEW   New Life for Big Ben.  With audio . London's iconic clock is being renovated.
  
• NEW   Charlie Chaplin and the Little Tramp.  A classic story of "rags to riches".
  
• Sherlock Holmes is getting old  - The famous detective first appeared in 1887. - over 130 years ago.
• Music : the Beatles - Fifty years on, they are still among the best-selling groups in the world.
• Robin Hood - Fact or fiction ?  Did this popular hero really exist?
• The Loch Ness Monster - does it really exist?
•  Who is James Bond ?
•  The story of the BBC - Britain's main broadcaster is one of the most important in the world
•  The men who guard the Queen With audio - who are the red-coated guards outside Buckingham Palace ?

London

• NEW   New Life for Big Ben.  With audio .  London's iconic clock is being renovated.
  
•  London in the Sea ? - Britain's capital city is at serious risk from rising sea levels.
• The story of London - Britain's capital city, once the biggest city in the world, is over 2000 years old.
  This document as a printable .pdf file: London-story.pdf
• Big red London buses  With audio  -  the story of London's famous routemaster buses
• London : Madame Tussaud's -  Where you can be sure to see the celebrities every day
• London: the Lord Mayor's show.  One of the biggest free shows in the world.
• London: the Great River Race London's other marathon

Sport

• Britain: sport cuts crime.  In Bristol, a new football league is making its mark
• Sport: The story of the Derby - With audio - The oldest and most famous horse race in the world.
• Sport: The story of football and rugby - and how football came from England to Brazil.
• More resources coming

3. Other resources - short stories, technical English, songs, cartoons

• NEW   Looking for the yeti.  Does this legendary creature really exist ?
•  Humour and jokes.  in easy English

Short stories - teenage fiction  (► see also short stories)

• NEW  Short story: Dr. Trelew's Encounter - (B1) a Victorian mystery with worksheet and audio
• NEW  Short story: Dance Macabre  - (B1) a short story from the USA with worksheets and audio
• NEW  Short story: Driftwood  - (B2) a short story from England with worksheet and audio
• Short story: the Wimp.  Teenage fiction, in two parts, with worksheets and audio
• Short Story - The Girl in the Denim Jacket , a story in two parts with worksheets and audio
• Short Story - The Trap , a story in two parts
• Mystery : The Titanic and the Temple of Doom  Did this really happen ?
• Short story: the Box  - a short story in two parts with worksheets and audio
• Short Story - One Foggy Night - teenage fiction -  a short story in two parts with worksheets and audio
• Short Story - The path to High Crag , a story in two parts

Songs

• Song: I would if I could.  An English learning song; theme, modal verbs (+ audio)
• Song: the Titanic.  A popular folk song, with words (+ audio)

Technical subjects

• NEW  Climate change: can we stop it ? -  Or are we heading for disaster?
• NEW  Polluting for pleasure ? -  a dialogue in simple English
• Pollution - someone else's problem - a humorous dialogue on a serious subject.
• The wind farm controversy - Conservationists oppose plans to modernise a wind farm.
•  Short text: The car of the future?  An easy text in semi-technical English.  With audio
•  Will there be life after oil?  What will happen when the oil runs out ?  With audio
•  Short text: Holidays in space  An easy text in semi-technical English
•  The story of Silicon Valley  What is Silicon valley, where is it, and why ?
• Short text: Living without energy  A short text in semi-technical English
• The legendary Mini Cooper - Semi-technical English
• The story of the bicycle - semi technical English

Cartoons

•   Cartoon - MacBrain & MacBrawn 1 - original cartoon in simple English
  MacBrain & MacBrawn - cartoon 2 : a Walk in the hills
  MacBrain & MacBrawn - cartoon 3 : the Sales
  MacBrain & MacBrawn - cartoon 4 : Wishful thinking
  NEW      MacBrain & MacBrawn - cartoon 5 : the motorbike
  and more......

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IELTS - levels 4 - 6

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