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Stories to read and listen to (L1/2)

You'll find lots of  stories in English on YouTube - seeing and hearing the words at the same time helps vocabulary, pro- 

nunciation and understanding.
 

Check out the playlists below.

Or search with 'English through

story' plus one of the levels in the

table opposite.

              

WKC level:       Sometimes called:               

    

Entry 1                 0, 1, A1, Beginner, Elementary

Entry 2                 2, A2, Pre-intermediate

Entry 3               3, B1, Intermediate

Level 1                 4,  B2, Upper intermediate

Level 2               5, C1, Advanced

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The USA

Level 1

Alison Baxter

Migrants from Asia were the first Americans, followed by the Aztecs, the Mayans and more. Much, later, European colonisers brought the slavery and industrial agriculture that helped build the superpower we know today.

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Martin Luther King

Level 1

Coleen Degnan-Veness

Dr King led the fight for justice for black Americans in the 1960s Civil Rights movement. He was assassinated in 1968, but his words and legacy live on.

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Madame Bovary

Level 2

Gustave Flaubert

Charles Bovary, a French country doctor is happy with his new second wife Emma. But Emma soon realises she has no feeling for him. Bored, she begins a search for excitement - can she stop the lies before it's too late?

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The Alchemist

Level 2

Paolo Coelho

The magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of finding treasures. Instead, his journey teaches him to listen to his heart and intuition.

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A playlist for Level 2

Level 2

YouTube playlist

A playlist of stories for Level 2

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Read-&-Listen books for Level 1

Level 1

YouTube playlist

A story playlist for Level 1 (mostly!)

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Forget to Remember

Level 1

Alan Maley

'Hello. Kate. This is Jan. I'm sorry, but you'll have to come down. I can't go on like this. I know you're always busy but Kate. I can't manage with Mother any more. Please call me back as soon as you can.'

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Rebecca

Level 2

Daphne DuMaurier

After the death of his beautiful wife Rebecca, Maxim goes to Monte Carlo to forget the past. He returns to Manderley, his house by the sea, with a new bride. But will the memory of Rebecca destroy this marriage?

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The Citadel

Level 2

A J Cronin

In the days before the NHS, young doctor Andrew Manson starts work in a Welsh mining town, fighting a powerful system that values money more than curing illness. Will he win?

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The Woman in White

Level 2

Wilkie Collins

Only the Woman in White knows the truth of Laura Fairlie's past. But Walter is desperate to find out.
From the moment he and Laura meet, their futures are linked.

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Trumpet Voluntary

Level 1

Jeremy Harmer

A musician disappears, leaving only a strange e-mail message. Her husband's desperate search to find her takes him across the world to Poland, Rio and deep into the human heart..

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Deadly Harvest

Level 2

Carolyn Walker

Chief Inspector Jane Honeywell is a city detective who has been moved to a sleepy country town. But a horrible murder changes all that. And what Jane discovers next is even more shocking.

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Anna Karenina

Level 2

Leo Tolstoy

Anna is a beautiful young woman, unhappily married to a man much older than herself. She falls in love with a handsome young soldier, but will her happiness last?

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Another playlist for Level 2

Level 2

YouTube playlist

Another playlist of stories for Level 2 (mostly!)

Level 1
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