Reading

Readings and Exercises

Reading Lesson - Good Employees, Good Jobs - A reading sample about employment

Reading Lesson - Calling in Sick - A reading sample about calling in sick

ESL Reading Worksheets - Print and Go - Reading worksheets from http://www.elcivics.com

Reading Lesson - Historic Letters Get Responses - A reading sample about historic letters

Paul Revere's Ride - An article about Paul Revere's famous ride

Resources for Readings 

Reading Material - Free Books - A website sharing free e-books

Reading Material - Free E-Books - Another source for free e-books

ESL Fast - Reading resources for learners at different levels

English online - Articles cataloged by topic

Simple English Wikipedia - over 150,000 articles in simple English.

Biography Online - Biographies of the famous, influential, and inspirational.
   Note that Biography Online uses British-English typography. Spelling may be slightly different to US-English. (e.g. colour vs color)

Famouspeople.com - follow simple stories of famous people while listening to mp3 of the text

Newspapers from Around the World

The Times in Plain English

Tibetan - Phayul online newspaper

Portuguese - The Portugal News

Haitian - The Haitian Times

Brazilian - Rio Times Online

China - South China Morning Post

China-The Strait Times Interactive

Breaking News English

The International Scholar's Newsletter - Note: from MIT's International Scholar's Office You need certificates to access some content

Mexico News Daily - Mexican newspaper in English

Recipes and Food

A World of Food - Read about traditional food markets, global foods, favorite food stories, outdoor cafes and restaurants, class cooking projects, and more