With Flying Colours - Literature in English

Literature in English

DIDACTIC MATERIAL ON LITERATURE

BBC Learning English: Drama. A collection of audio dramas that are adaptations of classic works of English literature, such as Alice in Wonderland, Gulliver Travels, The Importance of Being Earnest and others. British English. Levels B1-B2

British Council. Literature UK. A collection poems and short stories by British authors aimed at teenagers (plus animated videos of Shakespeare's most famous plays). Each text / video includes interactive preparation and comprehension exercises and dowloadables. British English. Levels B1-C1

British Council. Literature is Great. Two videos about British literature. Part 1 deals with classics and Part 2 is devoted to modern authors. British English. Levels B2-C1

Ted-Ed. Reading Between the Lines. Lessons based on animated videos on authors and famous literary works, with interactive comprehension exercises, proposed discussion questions and recommendations of extra resources. British and American English. Levels B2-C2

American English at State. Reading and Listening. Check out the reading and listening sections of this site for adaptations of classics of American Literature, in both written and audio format. Mixed levels.

DIDACTIC MATERIAL ON SHAKESPEARE

Simple English Videos. Learn English with phrases invented by Shakespeare. Part 1 and Part 2. Two videos on phrases invented by Shakespeare that have become common expressions in the English language nowadays. British and American English. Levels B1-B2

British Council. Shakespeare. A collection of videos on the topic of Shakespeare: his modern relevance, his life and his most famous characters and plays. Each video includes interactive exercises, a transcript and dowloadables. British English. Level B2.

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Podcasts. Three collections of podcasts on Shakespeare's life and authorship. Each podcast includes the transcript. British English. Levels B2-C2.

ONLINE LITERATURE WEBSITES

Project Gutenberg An extensive library of copyright free classic books in epub and Kindle eBook format, to dowload or read online. Most books are in English but there are also titles in plenty of other languages. Levels B2-C2.

Short story Guide. A website devoted to short stories, classified according to authors or to topics. Levels B2-C2

The Academy of American Poets. A website featuring poems by American authors, some of them along with their audiobook version, as well as biographies of the authors. Levels B2-C2

AUDIOBOOKS WEBSITES

Open Culture A collection of audiobooks of copyright free classic works. In this website you can also download eBooks and have free access to movies, podcasts and university courses. Mixed Levels

Lit2Go A collection of copyright free classic texts along with their audiobook version, aimed at young native speakers of English, with indications of levels of readability and dowloadable audio and text. American English. Levels B2-C2

Livribox A collection of audiobooks of copyright free classic works. Levels B2-C2

LoyalBooks A collection of audiobooks of copyright free classic works. Levels B2-C2

SELECTED AUTHENTIC SHORT STORIES WITH AUDIOBOOK FOR B2 AND C1 LEVELS

The Landlady, by Roald Dahl and The Landlady's audiobook (British English)

The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin (and audiobook)

James Joyce's Dubliners

Eveline, by James Joyce (and audiobook)

Clay, by James Joyce and (audiobook)

The Dead, by James Joyce and (audiobook). Film "The Dead", by John Houston (1987)

Happy Endings, by Margaret Atwood (and audiobook)

The Canary, by Katherine Mansfield (and audiobook)

Short Stories by Raymond Carver