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Advanced English reading texts - average level C1

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American themes

British themes

Brusk stories, word games

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Avant-garde English reading texts: while the majority of texts in this resource are at CEF levels C1, a few are harder (level C2) and a few are easier (level B2). All the texts in this collection are written in normal English; however in gild to maximize their linguistic communication educational activity potential, most have been specifically written for students of English as a foreign or second language, or else for high school students. Texts are accompanied by avant-garde reading comprehension worksheets designed to ready students for the Cambridge Advanced English (C1) certification or for the international TOEFL or TOEIC tests.
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i. Reading comprehension - manufactures on life and bug in North America

Life in America

NEW (Technical) The electric motorcar revolution, realistic or optimistic? With interactive worksheet. Tin can the earth really catechumen to electric vehicles past the middle of the century?
NEW Mark Twain and the frogs of Calaveras Canton. With audio and interactive worksheet. A California festival is a tribute to Twain's famous curt story.
NEW The American way of eating. With audio and interactive worksheet. A short await at the origins of fast food.
Steaming on the Mississippi. With audio and interactive worksheet. The Mississippi's famous paddleboats.
Aeroponics. Agriculture for tomorrow's globe. (Technical English language)
Nevada and its Extraterrestrials. Have aliens from another planet really been seen near the township of Rachel ?
Log cabins and the White Firm. Many US presidents have come up from humble roots.
Gettysburg - the terrible battle. A dark page in The states history - with iv exercises and activities
Awaiting the Big One. Another massive earthquake could hit California very before long
The story of Ellis Island, Withaudio - The gateway to America through which millions in one case passed.
Skyscrapers Now found in cities worldwide, skyscrapers were one time symbols of America.
Wall Street Culture - One could call it America's most popular street culture.
Thanksgiving Withaudio - a very American festival.
Mardi gras in New Orleans - the almost colorful festival in the USA, by John Robillard
College sport United states - Sport is part of US campus life, but at what cost?
Rodeo - the sport of the American West .
The Yukon Quest - The 1000 mile race that is the toughest race in the world..

America : people and society

NEW Thinking it over with baby. Withaudio and interactive worksheet. Being a teenager and a mom at the aforementioned time is usually not a skilful idea.
NEW The Human who changed America. Withaudio Henry Ford did more than anyone else to shape 20th century life.
Hillary Clinton - the early years . by Nicole Bernheim.
Citizen Welles - a short biography of Orson Welles, the greatest unsuccessful Holywood director.
Who killed Martin Luther Rex? Withaudio Mystery nonetheless surrounds the assassination of America'south greatest civil rights leader.
Rosa Parks - the young lady whose defiance helped kickoff the Civil rights movement
So just who is Angelyne ? - the Hollywood celebrity who's famous just for being famous
America's Amish; model social club? A look at some Americans with an unusual lifestyle
America's teen courts - Where teenage offenders are judged by other teens..
Crime-time Basketball - Midnight basketball aims to keep young people off the streets..
Topical America's Drive-in Movie theaters - how much longer will they terminal?
Americans fat and thin - A third of Americans are seriously overweight.
The Mormons, a curiously American phenomenon. One of America'due south biggest fringe religions.

American music

Woodie Guthrie. The Dustbowl baladeer.
The Story of the Dejection - with audio - by Robert Springer
Interview with Leonard Cohen . A Linguapress exclusive.
Jewel, the vox from Alaska - the singing sensation from America's far north.
Mississippi music - Jazz, blues, soul and rock 'northward' scroll, they all originated in the Mississippi valley.
John Lennon- Remembering the decease in New York of the Beatle who changed the world..

USA : places and environment

Highway 66 revisited -- with audio - A trip down America'due south legendary "Route 66"
Mighty Mississippi - the river that links and divides the USA
Bodie - where the Due west was in one case wildest - Visiting a ghost town in the mountains of California.
America's baldheaded eagles - a story of success . How the emblematic bird of the The states has been saved from extinction.
Save the Everglades - Florida's unique wetlands are in serious danger.
California'south H2o Wars - Larry Wood reports on a critical issue facing Californians.
Deserts of America - A large part of the western U.s. is covered by desert, and information technology is getting larger.
A boondocks called Sturgis - Mecca for Harley Davidson riders.

International themes, language

NEW The electric motorcar revolution, realistic or optimistic? With interactive worksheet. (technical English)
NEW A rose past whatever other proper name. - withsound - Words, pregnant and political definiteness
NEW Accents and dialects. - withaudio - An introduction to varieties of spoken English
Aeroponics. Agriculture for tomorrow's globe. (Technical English)
Globalization? What globalization? It's here to stay, but changes are needed

ii. Reading comprehension - articles on life and issues in the Great britain and Ireland

NEW Only who are the English ? Trying to ascertain Englishness is not a very easy task.
NEW Britain - at any cost ? Human traffickers are waiting to exploit people who desire to come up to the U.k..
English language pub signs What lies behind the sometimes foreign names of English pubs ?
Tea and the British - with sound - Tea has been Britain'south favourite drink for more than two centuries
Life in Umbridge - Finding a place to live in rural Britain tin can be hard for ordinary folk.
London'southward Notting Hill Funfair - Europe's biggest street carnival
Britain's Chinese come out on acme - they are the most successful group in modern United kingdom
All you lot demand is Love - A true story from Republic of ireland, by Leanne Meyer
Smugglers - an old activity enters a new stage - Smuggling has long been an illicit activity on England'south s declension
Nature / wildlife: the Bird Man of the Isles - an interview from the Scottish isle of Skye.

Great britain : people

NEW Charles Darwin - a genius remembered with audio and interactive worksheet. A scientific text for general readers.
NEW The Queen who almost wasn't with audio and interactive worksheet. Queen Elibath II was not born to be Queen...
Agatha Christie - She died in 1976, but she'south still a worldwide bestseller.
Stephen Hawking - the world's greatest scientist - who died in 2018
J.R.R. Tolkien - the creator of the Hobbit
Shakespeare's enduring heritage With audio and interactive worksheet. Shakespeare died over 400 years agone, and so why is he nevertheless so important ?

Interview

NEW Drugs: Days in the death of Francis X - interview with a heroin addict

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3. Technical English, short stories and discussion games

Technical English

NEW The electric motorcar revolution, realistic or optimistic? With interactive worksheet. Can the earth really convert to electrical vehicles by the middle of the century?
NEW Aeroponics. Agronomics for tomorrow's world.
Fox Talbot and the origins of photography , The beginning photo was taken in... 1835 !
GM crops: Frankenstein food? Are genetically modified crops a huge risk, or the futurity of agriculture?
Skiing in the wind How science and engineering help skiers go faster
The story of the jet plane
Charles Babbage, the father of the computer (curt text).
Meet Robodog (hard):

Advanced English brusk stories and games

NEW A few adept reasons - past Sue Quinn. A short story from the The states with audio
NEW For Elise - by Pamela Garza. A short story from the USA with audio
Curt story: The Auto - by Andrew Rossiter. A short story in advanced level English with audio
Curt story: Blue Gum Tree - by Pat Boyle. A short story from New Zealand with audio
Brusque Story: Lucky Jim - by Walda Cameron. A short story from the Usa.
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County past Marking Twain (Appendix to Marker Twain and the frogs of Calaveras Canton)
Linguistic communication games and puzzles
Quiz: Famous Americans

English language forB2, C1 and C2 levels. Avant-garde English language reading resources

CEFR / TELC - Proficiency

IELTS - levels half dozen - 9

ACTFL - levels Advanced-loftier – Superior.

Readability

Near Linguapress Intermediate texts score as follows on the Flesch-Kincaid scales:
Course : between 8 and above,
Readability levels :

From peng 60 - lxx Plain English
to diff 0 - 50 Difficult

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