English Mini Reads

English reading about everyday life

Everyday texts often ask you to follow a small change: a new time, a different place or an unexpected conversation. These lessons use familiar adult situations so you can practise finding practical details and understanding why people make simple decisions.

What you’ll practise

A useful path: Start with an A2 routine or message. Move to a B1 community lesson when you are ready to infer a wider result from the details.

Everyday life reading lessons

10 reads

A2 · Clear, familiar reading

A2Everyday life5 min

Collecting a parcel

Read a fictional parcel collection card in this A2 lesson. Practise finding dates, places and instructions with vocabulary and five questions with answers.

Fiction · 5 min practice

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A2Everyday life5 min

A note for a neighbour

Read a short note and follow how two neighbours arrange to return a baking dish.

Fiction · 5 min practice

Vocabulary · 5 questionsRead lesson
A2Everyday life5 min

A small change at the café

Follow Maya as she tries a new café and learns that a small change can lead to a friendly conversation.

Fiction · 5 min practice

Vocabulary · 5 questionsRead lesson

B1 · More detail and inference

B1Everyday life5 min

A 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.

Fiction · 5 min practice

Vocabulary · 5 questionsRead lesson
B1Everyday life5 min

Sharing a community garden

Explore how a shared garden can work, with an example of neighbours planning tasks together.

Explainer · 5 min practice

Vocabulary · 5 questionsRead lesson

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