Learn English Through Story

Reading or listening to stories in English is a great way to improve in language. Stories it is advisable to choose those that are designed for learning English and which use a simplified dictionary.

VOA Learning English (American English)

On the web VOA we find spoken stories of famous authors in a simplified and abbreviated form.

• VOA Learning English: American Stories – voanews.com

Collections of English Stories with Subtitles

• English Stories Collection
• English: Practice & Test
• Learn English Through Story
• English Story with Subtitle
• Story English with Subtitles

ELT (English Language Teaching) books

Books marked as ELT are specially written for English students.

Beginner Level

• The House On The Hill by Elizabeth Laird – on Google, on YouTube

Elementary Level

• The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler (ELT level 2) – on Google, on YouTube

Pre-intermediate Level

• Forrest Gump (ELT level 3) – on Google, on YouTube

Intermediate Level

• The Woman Who Disappeared by Philip Prowse (level 4) – on Google, on YouTube

Favorite Stories

• World of Wonders by Robertson Davies – on Google, on YouTube
• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen – on Google, on YouTube

English Fairy Tales and Stories for Kids

• Audio Stories and Audiobooks for Kids Free – storiestogrowby.org
• Storynory – storynory.com – original stories, classic fairy tales for kids, stories and poems by classic authors