Reading 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
The Making of the Constitution - U.S Constitution, Bill of Rights, Amendments, James Madison, George Washington and Martha Washington
Reading Resources
Breaking News English: Easy English World News Materials
The Times in Plain English
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
This Is America - 100+ mini-novels for English learners to learn about American life (rong-chang)
StoryNory - Short stories with audio recordings (original, fairy tales, classic, myths, world, educational, poems, and nursery rhymes)
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