Summer Days

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Our new Level 3 (A2/B1) graded reader is now available!

There are five short stories about summer in this book.

Paul is sad. His girlfriend doesn’t want to see him anymore. So he goes to his family’s summer house by the lake with his brother. He gets help from a surprising person and by the end of the story he is a happy man. Rachel is excited about her vacation in the south of France. She wants to go to the beach every day, but it rains. She is annoyed, but thanks to the rain, she has a great vacation. Four friends go camping. It is hot and dry and there is the danger of fire. The friends have to work hard to stop a disaster.

Enjoy these stories and two more about hot summer days!

By I Talk You Talk Press – Easy English Reading

[Easy English Blog] Ice cream van

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Do you have ice cream vans in your country? When I was a child, I got excited when I saw the ice cream van. In summer, at around 4 or 5 pm, the ice cream van drove around the streets near my house. It stopped in every street for a few minutes. The van played music, so we could hear it arrive.

My house was in the middle of the street, so the ice cream van always stopped in front of my house. I heard the music and asked my mother for some money to buy ice cream. All the children in the street loved the ice cream van. They all ran to it and bought ice creams.

The ice cream seller had a price list of the different kinds of ice creams on the side of the van. I enjoyed looking at the pictures and choosing an ice cream.

I still remember the music the van played. When I think of it, it reminds me of summer and my childhood. I would love to see the ice cream van again and buy an ice cream!

By Heather @ I Talk You Talk Press – Easy English Reading.

[Easy English Blog] French Extensive Reading

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I study Chinese and French, but recently, I have been busy, so I haven’t studied very much. However, I have been practicing extensive reading with an easy French book.

I am studying Part 1 of the book. The story is about two friends called Marc and Julie. Marc is French, and Julie is American. They talk about language and cultural differences. I have read Part 1 many times. Sometimes I forget that I am reading in French.

I tried reading Part 2, which is about French history. It was too difficult for me, so I went back to Part 1.

Extensive reading (reading a lot of easy books or graded readers) is a good study method. I think I will buy more French graded readers. For me, reading is more fun than studying!

By Heather @ I Talk You Talk Press

[Short Story with Audio] Andy’s Glasses

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This is a short story for learners of English from I Talk You Talk Press. You can read and listen at the same time, or you can try shadowing. We hope you enjoy the story!

Andy wears glasses. He doesn’t wear them all the time. He wears them when he drives his car. He wears them to read, and when he works on his computer.

Andy gets an email from the eye doctor’s office. The email says— We have not checked your eyes for one year. You should make an appointment. We will check your eyes.—-

Andy goes to the eye doctor’s office. He does an eye test.

The eye doctor says, “Your eyes are OK, but maybe you need new glasses. You need glasses that are a little stronger.”

Andy says, “OK.”

The eye doctor says she will order new glasses for Andy. She says, “Maybe your new glasses will feel a little bit strange. Maybe you will get a headache for a few days. Maybe you will feel ill for a little while.”

After one week, the eye doctor’s office calls Andy. The receptionist says, “Your new glasses are ready. Please come and get your new glasses.”

Andy goes to get his new glasses. His eye doctor is not there. She is on vacation.

Andy pays for his new glasses and takes them away. He is very pleased. His new glasses do not feel strange. He does not have a headache. He does not feel ill.

A few weeks later, Andy gets a call from his eye doctor. “Please come and see me,” she says.

Andy goes to see his eye doctor. She is very unhappy. She says, “I ordered your new glasses, but I made a big mistake. I asked the company to make your new glasses but the order was the same as your old glasses. So , there was no change. I am very sorry. I have ordered new glasses for you and of course, you will not pay anything.”

Andy is a very calm person. He says, “It’s OK. Don’t worry.”

The eye doctor says, “Didn’t you think it was strange when your ‘new’ glasses were the same as the old ones?”

Andy laughs. “I didn’t feel sick! I didn’t feel strange! I didn’t have a headache!. I thought ‘my eye doctor did a very good job!’”

By I Talk You Talk Press – Easy English Reading.