Reading Comprehension Exercises - Intermediate
Reading Walkthrough Videos
Boost your learning with our video walkthrough lessons! First, complete the reading quiz below to test your comprehension. Then, watch the video lesson.
In the video, we'll delve into key vocabulary, guide you through the text for listening practice, and break down each question and answer. It's the perfect way to reinforce your learning and build your confidence.
Multiple Choice
The Rise and Fall of Blockbuster Video
Read about how the giant video rental company Blockbuster failed to adapt to new technology and lost out to Netflix.
Exercise Number: 3R17 | Walkthrough Video
What Advertisers Want From You
This article explores the clever psychology used by advertisers to build brand loyalty, from emotional connection to creating urgency.
Exercise Number: 3R18 | Walkthrough Video
A Biography of Agatha Christie
A short biography of the 'Queen of Crime', Agatha Christie, including her famous detectives and the mystery of her own disappearance.
Exercise Number: 3R19 | Walkthrough Video
An Employee Performance Review
Read a positive annual performance review for an employee, detailing her strengths and identifying areas for development.
Exercise Number: 3R20 | Walkthrough Video
If I Could Live My Life Again...
The writer reflects on what they would do differently if they could live their life again, from travelling more to taking better care of their health.
Exercise Number: 3R21 | Walkthrough Video
The Northern Lights: What Are They?
A scientific explanation of the beautiful natural phenomenon known as the Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights.
Exercise Number: 3R22 | Walkthrough Video
A Formal Complaint About a Noisy Neighbour
Read a formal letter of complaint to a local council about a resident's unsuccessful attempts to deal with a noisy neighbour.
Exercise Number: 3R23 | Walkthrough Video
The Medieval Dancing Fever
Read about the bizarre and mysterious 'dancing epidemic' of 1518 in Strasbourg, and the modern theories about its cause.
Exercise Number: 3R24 | Walkthrough Video
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Reading Walkthrough Videos
Multiple Matching
Four Approaches to Productivity
Read about four different ways to improve your productivity. Multiple matching exercise.
Exercise Number: 3R25 | Walkthrough Video
Different Attitudes Towards Money
Four people describe their different attitudes to earning, saving and spending money.
Exercise Number: 3R26 | Walkthrough Video
Four Reviews of a Documentary Film
Read four reviews of the same documentary film and match the opinions to the questions.
Exercise Number: 3R27 | Walkthrough Video
Experts' Advice on Public Speaking
Four experts give their advice on how to improve your public speaking skills.
Exercise Number: 3R28 | Walkthrough Video
Four Approaches to Environmentalism
Read about four different people and their approach to helping the environment.
Exercise Number: 3R29 | Walkthrough Video
Gen Z Pursuits
Read about four very new and unusual Gen Z sports/games. Multiple matching.
Exercise Number: 3R30 | Walkthrough Video
Reading Comprehension - "Learning English"
Read this short text about learning English, then answer the multiple-choice questions.
Exercise Number: 3R1
The Alien Story
Read this story about a credible UFO sighting - and then put the pieces of the story into the correct order.
Exercise Number: 3R2
Practice Real English Conversations
- Listen to natural spoken English and choose how to respond
- Build vocabulary with key phrases and definitions
- Replay audio at slow speed to catch every word
- Review the full transcript when you've finished
Changes In Town
Read how Jake's town has changed recently, then answer true/false questions.
Exercise Number: 3R3
Contradictory Proverbs
Many proverbs in English contradict other proverbs. Match the opposites here.
Exercise Number: 3R4
Formal and Informal Letters
Change the informal letter into a formal one using more formal English expressions.
Exercise Number: 3R8
Charlie Chaplin's Early Life
Read about Charlie Chaplin's early life and then answer the true/false questions.
Exercise Number: 3R9
The Shrinking Lake
Read about a disappearing lake in the middle of Africa, then answer the true/false/don't know questions.
Exercise Number: 3R10
The Fishing Champion
Read about a young angler, then fill in the missing paragraphs.
Exercise Number: 3R11
A Traditional Wedding
Read about a traditional wedding, then answer the true/false questions.
Exercise Number: 3R12
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The Dangers of Radiation
Read about the dangers of radiation, then do a gapped text exercise.
Exercise Number: 3R14
Statue of Liberty Begins Her Rise
Read about the construction of the Statue of Liberty, then do a gapped text exercise.
Exercise Number: 3R16
The Hotel of the Famous
Read about a very strange hotel, the answer the True/False questions.
Exercise Number: 3R13
Abraham Lincoln
Read about Abraham Lincoln, then answer the True/False questions.
Exercise Number: 3R15
Comic Strips
Read through the dialogues and fill in the empty cartoon strips.
Comic Strip 1
Two friends enjoy a meal.
Exercise Number: 3R5
Comic Strip 2
Lessons in love.
Exercise Number: 3R6
Comic Strip 3
Some transport problems.
Exercise Number: 3R7
