Reading Resources

All
levels

Magda's
Reading Links

A well researched list of interesting exercises.

Elementary
level

Adult
Learning Activities California Distance Learning Project

Short articles on health and social problems (and other topics) with
audio and video. 

Vocabulary and comprehension exercises (The exercises are less
interesting than the texts.)

Intermediate
level

           
Encyclopedia Britannica -
trusted sources of information on every topic imaginable -
from the origins of the universe to current events and everything in
between.

Interactive
reading exercises

Based on the Voice of America's Special English programs

Quizzes
Based On VOA's Special English Programs

Charles Kelly

BBC
Learning English - News English

News stories with vocabulary explanations and comprehension
exercises. Also audio and video.

Story
Archives from the CNN

A wide range of articles from their archives with exercises and
audio and video clips. Highly recommended.

Finest Quotes.
A huge collection of inspirational quotes, thoughts of greatest
minds of history

National
Geographic Kids News

Aimed at teenagers, a wide range of topics are covered in relatively
simple English.

flesl.net

Forrest Lunn

A collection of paired news articles - some with exercises.

The
Mystery Spot

Access Excellence Mysteries

The reader takes the role of an investigator and has to solve
illustrated science/health mysteries.

Enchanted
Learning: Inventors and Inventions

Short paragraphs on lots of subjects. Some graphics.

Enchanted
learning: Explorers

Short paragraphs with photos, maps, etc.

Easy
jokes

Using Jokes and
Humor to Learn English Joe's Jokes - Read, Listen, and Learn
English. A great way to increase your vocabulary!

Aesop's
Fables

Texts - no exercises.

Reading from E.L Easton
 - no exercises.

SOON

A Christian easy-English literature program.

OurTimeLines.com

Create a timeline of your own life or of another period.

Simple English News. All kinds of news in simple English

 

Advanced
level

Public Domain Books. Hundreds of books you can free download or
open to read.

Yahoo Daily News. Quickly
updated news, classified into different categories.

Story-Building

Michael A. Riccioli

Active reading exercises - fun to do.

Urban
Legend Reference Pages

Lots of strange stories: some of them true!