English reading practice · B1
real texts, rewritten for B1 readers — new pages every morning
B1 · Intermediate: Relative clauses, present perfect and everyday news vocabulary — the level most learners should start at. Every story below also exists at the other five CEFR levels, so when B1 starts to feel easy, the next level of the same text is one tap away.
Read the B1 text first, then open the same story at B2 with the Compare button. Seeing the same sentences said in a richer way is the fastest vocabulary lesson there is.
Fresh off the desk
Open any story, then pick B1 on the level ladder at the top of the page.
- NewsJohnson & Johnson Offers Settlement for Baby Powder Lawsuits
- NewsTrump Talks About Ongoing Negotiations with Iran
- Daily ArtInterpreting John Gray's Portrait
- Daily ArtInterpretation of the Gathering of Government Officials
- Film ClubThe Last Emperor
- Film ClubIda
- Book ClubThe Plague
- Book ClubThe Recognitions
- QuotesOutside of that single fatality of death, everything, joy or happiness, is liberty.
- QuotesLove the little trade which thou hast learned, and be content therewith.
- On This DayThe Tragic Crash of Airblue Flight 202
- On This DayThe Closure of Aston Martin DB9 Production