Click here for the Audio Sites page.  Many of the audio sites have stories and passages that can be used without the audio.

For Learners who have come from another country, click here to see a list of websites containing news in English from other countries.

• • ✱Readworks.org - A resource for reading passage and lesson plans for K-12 teachers. Texts include pre-made worksheets, quizzes, and other printable materials to enhance the lesson. 

  • Agenda Web Reading Exercises - Various reading activities focusing on comprehension.  Includes audio for many activities to facilitate listening comprehension.

  • English Language Centre (University of Victoria) - Reading, grammar and vocabulary exercises for upper beginner (Level 200), lower intermediate (Level 330), intermediate (Level 410), upper intermediate (Level 490) and advanced (Level 570) Learners

  • My English Pages.com - Reading comprehension texts, generally short, for various levels.

  • ESL Literacy Readers (Bow Valley College) - Leveled online books for beginners to intermediate Learners.

  • Excellent ESL 4 U - Reading comprehension exercises for various topic such as banking, doctors, shopping, etc.

  • Ducksters - A variety of topics containing reading passages.  Topics include: History, Biography, Geography and Science

  • Super Easy Reading - One paragraph short stories with audio

  • ESL YES  -  1,600 FREE Short Stories for English Learners

  • ESL Lounge - Leveled reading comprehension exercises for elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate and advanced Learners

  • 5 Minute English - Short reading exercises with questions for comprehension

  • English Language Centre (University of Victoria) - Reading, grammar and vocabulary exercises for upper beginner (Level 200), lower intermediate (Level 330), intermediate (Level 410), upper intermediate (Level 490) and advanced (Level 570) Learners

  • The Times in Plain English - The NY Times for intermediate and advanced Learners.  Current topics.

  • Read Theory - This website requires students to take a pre-test to determine current ability level and then targets activities to the correct level.  It allows the tutor to set goals and monitor progress.  Click here to see a video that explains how the site works.

  • News in Levels - Because the site’s purpose is help students master the English language, it eschews any overly distracting imagery or animations. Instead, users get a neatly produced, blog-type layout of news stories. Each entry features three buttons corresponding to the reading level in which a user would like to see the story.