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B1 reading

Are you a learner at B1 English level (intermediate)? This section offers reading practice to help you understand texts with everyday or job-related language. Texts include articles, travel guides, emails, adverts and reviews.

Each lesson has a preparation task, a reading text and two tasks to check your understanding and to practise a variety of reading skills. Make a start today.

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A conference programme

Read the programme for a management conference to practise and improve your reading skills.

A flyer for a gym

Read a flyer promoting a new gym to practise and improve your reading skills.

A travel guide

Read a travel guide about Bangkok to practise and improve your reading skills.

An email request for help

Read an email asking for help from another department to practise and improve your reading skills.

Digital habits across generations

Read an article about how people at different ages use computers and smartphones to practise and improve your reading skills.

Encyclopedia entry

Read an encyclopedia entry on the Taj Mahal to practise and improve your reading skills.

How to spot fake news

Read some tips for spotting fake news to practise and improve your reading skills.

Innovation in business

Read a blogpost about being innovative in business to practise and improve your reading skills.

Planning an event

Read a dialogue where three people negotiate who does what to achieve a task.

Robot teachers

Read an article about robot teachers to practise and improve your reading skills.

Social media influencers

Read a blogpost about the impact of social media influencers in the business world to practise and improve your reading skills. 

The legend of fairies

Read a text about the legend of fairies to practise and improve your reading skills.

The Martian: a book review

Read a review of the book 'The Martian' to practise and improve your reading skills.