Short Stories for Reading Comprehension

Introduction Are there any caves near where you live? Have you been there? Has anything strange happened in this cave? The Hole “It looks really deep.” Billy kept his hands on the wall of the cave behind him. Jake peered over the edge of the hole. It spread from one side of the cave to […]

Tony hears a noise in his home in the middle of the night. He goes downstairs to take a look and comes face to face with a burglar. This is a short story about burglary — thieves that break into people’s homes to steal — and what to do during a situation like this. This

Sam gets into a taxi after finishing work late at night. But the driver refuses to take him where he wants to go. Instead, he keeps asking Sam where he needs to go. This is a mystery short story that your students will love. It comes complete with a full lesson plan with lots of

Introduction Do you have a pet? How much do you love this pet? Some people love their pets more than their own family — what do you think about this? Are pets part of our family? Or just pets? Story for Listening Watch the video below and listen. This is good for listening comprehension. But

Mabby leaves her bike outside the shop for only five minutes. But when she comes outside it is gone. She sees a thief taking off with it down the road. The bike is not worth anything. But what will she do without it? Check out my short story The Bicycle Thief. It comes complete with

A man goes into a cafe to enjoy some breakfast. But then he finds a note. And then another. And another. Something is amiss but he is not sure. But then he finds it is too late. Check out my complete lesson plan with a thrilling short story, Kidnap Cafe. The lesson plan comes complete

Hedley loves to bet on the horses. Sometimes he is lucky, often times not lucky. Right now, he is really down on his luck. But he has been given a lucky tip from his good friend… Is it the lucky horse? This is a complete English lesson plan based on my short story The Lucky

It’s the end of the night shift in the tube station and John is exhausted. One last check of the station and he can go home. But what is waiting for him at the end of the platform? This is a scary story lesson plan ideal for English reading and speaking. Use it in class

In this fascinating short story, you will meet Harry. Harry is a conman. He goes to train stations and preys on unsuspecting individuals – then takes their money. But today, Harry has met someone a little different… This short story lesson plan comes complete with: reading comprehension questions essential vocabulary table discussion questions other activities

Max likes to go to the pool in the late evening. He likes to swim there when the place is quiet. But this evening, he hears something. Something that should not be there at all.   This is a creepy supernatural story lesson plan that you can use in any English class. It comes with