Correcting a booking date
Read a hotel email exchange about a wrong booking date. Practise checking arrival and departure details with B1 vocabulary and five questions.
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B1 English reading practice
Short texts with more detail and new ideas.
Learn useful words and answer five questions.
Try B1 if you can follow everyday English and want a little more detail.
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How to use these B1 lessons
B1 reading develops your ability to follow connected ideas, compare options and understand conclusions that are implied rather than copied directly from one sentence.
- Identify purpose and main idea
- Compare reasons, options and consequences
- Separate evidence from a broader claim
A useful path: Choose a familiar topic first. When detail questions feel comfortable, try a comparison, research summary or dated report with an inference task.
B1 reading lessons
21 readsA building maintenance notice
Practise B1 reading with a fictional building maintenance notice about shared spaces and flat repairs, six vocabulary words and five questions with answers.
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A quiet hour at the exhibition
Practise B1 reading with a fictional exhibition notice about a quiet hour, six vocabulary words and five questions with answers.
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Why some seeds wait to grow
Learn why some seeds wait to grow in this B1 English reading, with six vocabulary words and five comprehension questions with answers.
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Singapore’s Circle Line signs
Practise B1 reading with a report on Singapore’s Circle Line signs, six useful words and five questions with answers.
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Clarifying a project deadline
Practise B1 reading with a fictional project email about two deadlines, six vocabulary words and five questions with answers.
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A first day on a new team
Read how a new colleague helps her team by asking one practical question.
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A weekend in an unfamiliar town
Follow a visitor who changes her plans and discovers stories behind old buildings.
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Comparing two day trips
Compare two fictional day trips by activities, times and what the price includes.
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Comparing two training courses
Compare two fictional course notices and understand why two learners make different choices.
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Emersons Green prepares for its first repair café
Read a dated announcement about a planned repair event and practise finding its key details.
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Glasgow tries returnable coffee cups
Explore how a returnable cup trial worked and why returning cups matters for reuse.
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How a weather station works
Explore weather measurements, checks and the difference between observations and forecasts.
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How people share family stories
Explore recording family memories, asking permission and keeping track of uncertain details.
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Comparing human and animal sound preferences
Read about a study of sound preferences and understand the limits of its findings.
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An exhibition about ancient oceans
Read about a museum’s advertised ocean exhibition and how it differs from a permanent gallery.
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A new bus link to Norwich
Read an April 2026 report about a bus connection and distinguish news from journey information.
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Sharing a community garden
Explore how a shared garden can work, with an example of neighbours planning tasks together.
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New community courses in Staffordshire
Read about an April 2026 community learning announcement and the details learners still need to check.
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The photograph in the old shop
Read how an old shop photograph finds a new place with help from its former owner.
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The neighbourhood swap table
Read how a simple idea helps neighbours share useful things and meet each other.
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