Welcome to
ESL Reading 
Here are some great stories for
English language learners to enjoy.
Did that really happen?
- Funny news stories first published in Ming Pao Daily.
- With illustrations, a glossary, activities and audio links.
- New stories added every week
- Read about a Flying Monkey, why Lightning does strike twice, where to hide $54 million and many other strange tales.;
- New: read about a young robber with no time to waste. 'Call me!' he says, writing down his mobile number.
- A man is trapped in an elevator for 41 hours in New York.
- Cigarette-break saves Empire State elevator operator.
- New audio: Pet Passports
- Listen to more strange facts about Lightning
- Classic tales by Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson & others
- The rise and fall of the the biggest band in the world.
- From the village game to the World Cup
- How much do you know about the language you are learning?
- Stories, poems and activities for young English language learners
- Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell
The Prisoner of Zenda
- Full length simplified version in two parts
For teachers ESL Reading is working in
partnership with teachitworld.com, which has an excellent
selection of resources.
There are also links to extensive reading
materials, and teaching tips
for using stories in the pre school
classroom.
For extensive listening practice a selection of the best
ESL podcasts: including VOA English
Audio, ESL Podcast and Breaking
News.
