[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":638},["ShallowReactive",2],{"-content-reading-a-polite-question":3,"-reading-index-for-related":343},{"type":4,"data":5},"reading",{"slug":6,"skill":4,"topic":7,"title":8,"levels":9,"published":11,"updated_at":12,"is_premium":13,"meta_title":14,"meta_description":15,"intro":16,"text":17,"glossary":128,"exercises":161,"faq":296,"available_locales":306,"course":308},"a-polite-question","plans","A Polite Question",[10],"B1",true,"2026-10-09",false,"A Polite Question: Reading Comprehension | FluencyRoad","Read a B1 story about planning a museum visit and practise indirect questions and question tags with free reading and audio exercises.","Read how Aria organises a class visit and finds answers to two important questions. Then try the exercises.",{"format":18,"paragraphs":19},"prose",[20,47,74,101],{"id":21,"sentences":22},"p1",[23,27,31,35,39,43],{"id":24,"text":25,"audio":26},"s1","Aria’s class wanted to visit the town’s railway museum before the end of term.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F883969350ec4ba6f68af8aeb75986ac420bff434.mp3",{"id":28,"text":29,"audio":30},"s2","Their teacher gave Aria the booking form and asked her to check the details.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F8b8aad731c54d5587b783befdb31479e433583ba.mp3",{"id":32,"text":33,"audio":34},"s3","The museum offered a workshop, but the form did not show its starting time.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Ffd9564e71c20dd3acb63c4691d61103b81907cfa.mp3",{"id":36,"text":37,"audio":38},"s4","A student in a wheelchair also needed a route without stairs.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F7775ea69d4067699ed7dcc89fc2effaafa81be98.mp3",{"id":40,"text":41,"audio":42},"s5","Aria found a contact address and began a careful email.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F0460aa9bd0f3b97572f69595b9ef02bd59c77d17.mp3",{"id":44,"text":45,"audio":46},"s6","She wrote, “Could you tell me when the workshop starts?”","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F040af71a2f27798e0c5cf03bf982e7d16fe20d04.mp3",{"id":48,"sentences":49},"p2",[50,54,58,62,66,70],{"id":51,"text":52,"audio":53},"s7","She added, “Do you know if the lift is working this week?”","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F3f06486148df3b2d0588d16b548946f24f85b573.mp3",{"id":55,"text":56,"audio":57},"s8","Then she checked her message and removed a third question about the café.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Fe6f33b6f011158d576af9dc52f7ffd73624b3297.mp3",{"id":59,"text":60,"audio":61},"s9","The workshop and the lift mattered more to the class than lunch plans.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Fad728303de9fda91a878c6a548520b7a70741791.mp3",{"id":63,"text":64,"audio":65},"s10","The next morning, a staff member named Luis replied with the missing time.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Ffa04b00b1204f83b49f05038af60bd0ba155338a.mp3",{"id":67,"text":68,"audio":69},"s11","The workshop would start at ten, and the lift was working.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F53ce69a69fa4b743ebcc320f6c476320d41ac621.mp3",{"id":71,"text":72,"audio":73},"s12","Luis also attached a map with an accessible entrance beside the garden.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Fffa111e8d5a4fc715187a8bfe4c67f9f69713b71.mp3",{"id":75,"sentences":76},"p3",[77,81,85,89,93,97],{"id":78,"text":79,"audio":80},"s13","Aria showed the reply to her teacher, who thanked her for checking early.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F1893c7eeea9b3a03ec206b3b47dd6fe2216e0ddf.mp3",{"id":82,"text":83,"audio":84},"s14","Her teacher asked, “The workshop starts at ten, doesn’t it?”","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Ffa3cd04e7ef8edd503128ce402c079267ff43d36.mp3",{"id":86,"text":87,"audio":88},"s15","Aria checked Luis’s message again and confirmed the time.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Faa29fb9fc92b18a6c8ef9301c6a134754c309e18.mp3",{"id":90,"text":91,"audio":92},"s16","A classmate asked, “We can use the garden entrance, can’t we?”","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Ff34ad4433a45c9e0e9ba8a10cfa470e827d688af.mp3",{"id":94,"text":95,"audio":96},"s17","Aria pointed to the entrance on the map and answered yes.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Fd08f42c0e812a585e3d615cfdd53c599d695f44d.mp3",{"id":98,"text":99,"audio":100},"s18","She printed the map so everyone could see the route before the trip.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F1f855dd364aa8ffb76da86157f48ae6f6842a342.mp3",{"id":102,"sentences":103},"p4",[104,108,112,116,120,124],{"id":105,"text":106,"audio":107},"s19","On the day, the group reached the museum fifteen minutes early.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Fd04f745fc4e37f757f43c740c7d59696cbda8524.mp3",{"id":109,"text":110,"audio":111},"s20","The garden entrance was open, and the lift took them to the workshop room.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F5cb2543205f5b17932f797afd4316bb208ac463a.mp3",{"id":113,"text":114,"audio":115},"s21","Luis met them there and showed them an old train ticket machine.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F2032c77dd7a4a0e6f9c0690573ac976e03efc327.mp3",{"id":117,"text":118,"audio":119},"s22","Aria was glad she had asked before the visit instead of making guesses.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F5a6790aad419e2e68ef38769d41f86d633712cb5.mp3",{"id":121,"text":122,"audio":123},"s23","After the workshop, the class finally had time for the café.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F00e08417623ca65504008fdbe257dd7e4a2249d4.mp3",{"id":125,"text":126,"audio":127},"s24","Her classmates thanked her for a trip that felt easy to follow.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F511b06fed07ff04dac4d6a4b351d6fc376576c32.mp3",[129,133,137,141,145,149,153,157],{"id":130,"word":131,"gloss":132},"g1","booking form","a document used to reserve a place",{"id":134,"word":135,"gloss":136},"g2","workshop","an event where people learn by doing",{"id":138,"word":139,"gloss":140},"g3","route","the way from one place to another",{"id":142,"word":143,"gloss":144},"g4","contact address","an address used to ask an organisation a question",{"id":146,"word":147,"gloss":148},"g5","lift","a machine that carries people between floors",{"id":150,"word":151,"gloss":152},"g6","attached","added a file to a message",{"id":154,"word":155,"gloss":156},"g7","accessible","easy to enter or use for people with different needs",{"id":158,"word":159,"gloss":160},"g8","confirmed","checked and said that something was correct",[162,203,221,253,282],{"id":163,"type":164,"title":165,"instructions":166,"questions":167},"mc","multiple_choice","Choose the correct answer","Read the story and choose the best answer.",[168,177,186,195],{"id":169,"prompt":170,"options":171,"answer":175,"explanation":176},"mc1","What information was missing from the booking form?",[172,173,174],"The workshop’s starting time","The museum’s address","The teacher’s name",0,"The form did not show when the workshop started.",{"id":178,"prompt":179,"options":180,"answer":184,"explanation":185},"mc2","What did Aria remove from her email?",[181,182,183],"The lift question","A question about the café","The workshop question",1,"She removed a third question about the café.",{"id":187,"prompt":188,"options":189,"answer":193,"explanation":194},"mc3","What did Luis attach to his reply?",[190,191,192],"A train ticket","A lunch menu","A map",2,"Luis attached a map showing the accessible entrance.",{"id":196,"prompt":197,"options":198,"answer":175,"explanation":202},"mc4","Why did Aria print the map?",[199,200,201],"So everyone could see the route","To replace the booking form","To sell it at the museum","She wanted everyone to see the route before the trip.",{"id":204,"type":205,"title":206,"instructions":207,"questions":208},"tf","true_false","Right or wrong?","Decide whether each statement agrees with the text.",[209,213,217],{"id":210,"prompt":211,"answer":11,"explanation":212},"tf1","Luis said the lift was working.","His reply confirmed that the lift was working.",{"id":214,"prompt":215,"answer":13,"explanation":216},"tf2","The class arrived late for the workshop.","They reached the museum fifteen minutes early.",{"id":218,"prompt":219,"answer":11,"explanation":220},"tf3","The garden entrance was open on the day of the trip.","The garden entrance was open when the class reached the museum.",{"id":222,"type":223,"title":224,"instructions":225,"questions":226},"gap","gap_fill","Complete the sentence","Use a word or phrase from the story.",[227,235,244],{"id":228,"prompt":229,"answers":230,"hint":232,"explanation":233,"audio":234},"gap1","Could you tell me when the workshop ___?",[231],"starts","indirect question word order","An indirect question uses subject then verb: the workshop starts.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F9178b02d11ac570d5c78a8b3a4b452a7443f046e.mp3",{"id":236,"prompt":237,"answers":238,"hint":241,"explanation":242,"audio":243},"gap2","The workshop starts at ten, ___?",[239,240],"doesn't it","does it not","positive statement; negative tag","The present simple positive statement takes the negative tag *doesn't it*.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F17d268d0ac2f92d18a672bfe5053da027ab66776.mp3",{"id":245,"prompt":246,"answers":247,"hint":250,"explanation":251,"audio":252},"gap3","We can use the garden entrance, ___?",[248,249],"can't we","can we not","positive can; negative tag","The tag repeats *can* in the negative with *we*.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Fd26ae1bd4213d04ff4ce18a319485b1f2ff00184.mp3",{"id":254,"type":255,"title":256,"instructions":257,"questions":258},"listening","listen_choice","Listen and choose","Listen to each sentence and choose the answer.",[259,267,274],{"id":260,"say":68,"prompt":261,"options":262,"answer":263,"explanation":266,"audio":69},"lc1","When would the workshop start?",[263,264,265],"At ten","At nine","At noon","Luis gave ten as the start time.",{"id":268,"say":72,"prompt":269,"options":270,"answer":192,"explanation":273,"audio":73},"lc2","What did Luis attach?",[271,192,272],"A form","A photograph","He attached a map with the entrance.",{"id":275,"say":106,"prompt":276,"options":277,"answer":278,"explanation":281,"audio":107},"lc3","When did the group arrive?",[278,279,280],"Fifteen minutes early","Exactly on time","Fifteen minutes late","The narrator says they reached it fifteen minutes early.",{"id":283,"type":283,"title":284,"instructions":285,"questions":286},"dictation","Listen and write","Listen and type the sentence you hear.",[287,290,293],{"id":288,"say":45,"explanation":289,"audio":46},"d1","The embedded question keeps statement word order after *tell me*.",{"id":291,"say":83,"explanation":292,"audio":84},"d2","A positive statement takes a negative question tag.",{"id":294,"say":91,"explanation":295,"audio":92},"d3","The tag repeats the modal *can* in its negative form.",[297,300,303],{"question":298,"answer":299},"What level is this story?","It is written for B1 readers and practises indirect questions and question tags.",{"question":301,"answer":302},"Why did Aria email the museum?","She needed the workshop time and an accessible route before the trip.",{"question":304,"answer":305},"Can I replay the audio?","Yes. Play the whole story at 0.75× or replay one sentence.",{"es":307},"una-pregunta-cortes",{"unit":309,"units_total":313,"hub_url":314,"prev":315,"next":320,"steps":327},{"id":310,"number":311,"title":312},"asking-politely",29,"Asking politely",30,"\u002Fcourse",{"type":316,"slug":317,"title":318,"url":319},"game","question-tags-game","Question Tags Game","\u002Fgames\u002Fquestion-tags-game",{"type":321,"slug":322,"title":323,"url":324,"question_count":325,"kind":326},"exercise","contrast-connectors-exercises","Contrast Connectors Exercises","\u002Fgrammar\u002Fcontrast-connectors-exercises",18,null,[328,332,336,340,341],{"type":321,"slug":329,"title":330,"url":331,"kind":326},"indirect-questions-exercises","Indirect Questions Exercises","\u002Fgrammar\u002Findirect-questions-exercises",{"type":316,"slug":333,"title":334,"url":335},"indirect-questions-game","Indirect Questions Game","\u002Fgames\u002Findirect-questions-game",{"type":321,"slug":337,"title":338,"url":339,"kind":326},"question-tags-exercises","Question Tags Exercises","\u002Fgrammar\u002Fquestion-tags-exercises",{"type":316,"slug":317,"title":318,"url":319},{"type":4,"slug":6,"title":8,"url":342,"kind":326},"\u002Freading\u002Fa-polite-question",[344,355,366,375,387,392,403,414,424,434,444,455,463,473,483,492,502,511,520,530,539,549,559,569,578,588,598,608,618,628],{"slug":345,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":346,"title":347,"levels":348,"tags":349,"meta_description":350,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":351,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":354},"a-cleaner-river","environment","A Cleaner River",[10],[],"Read a B1 story about protecting a town river. Practise the second conditional, wish and environment vocabulary with free reading and audio exercises.",{"es":352},"un-rio-mas-limpio",16,330,{"slug":356,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":357,"title":358,"levels":359,"tags":361,"meta_description":362,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":363,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":365},"a-day-in-a-bakery","work","A Day in a Bakery",[360],"A2",[],"Read a text about a baker's day, with daily routines and what is happening now, then answer questions and practise listening.",{"es":364},"un-dia-en-una-panaderia",151,{"slug":367,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":357,"title":368,"levels":369,"tags":370,"meta_description":371,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":372,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":374},"a-new-job-in-london","A New Job in London",[10],[],"Read about Ana starting a new job in London, then practise for, since and the present perfect continuous with free reading and listening exercises.",{"es":373},"un-nuevo-trabajo-en-londres",334,{"slug":376,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":377,"title":378,"levels":379,"tags":381,"meta_description":382,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":383,"question_count":385,"kind":326,"word_count":386},"a-photo-of-my-family","family","A Photo of My Family",[380],"A1",[],"Read a short dialogue about a family photo, learn family words and check your comprehension with free exercises and listening practice.",{"es":384},"una-foto-de-mi-familia",14,86,{"slug":6,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":7,"title":8,"levels":388,"tags":389,"meta_description":15,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":390,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":391},[10],[],{"es":307},287,{"slug":393,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":394,"title":395,"levels":396,"tags":397,"meta_description":398,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":399,"question_count":401,"kind":326,"word_count":402},"a-quick-interview","questions","A Quick Interview",[380],[],"Read a short school interview with simple questions and answers, then check your comprehension with free exercises and a listening task.",{"es":400},"una-entrevista-rapida",13,85,{"slug":404,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":405,"title":406,"levels":407,"tags":408,"meta_description":409,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":410,"question_count":412,"kind":326,"word_count":413},"a-rainy-day-at-the-park","clothes","A Rainy Day at the Park",[380],[],"Read a short text about people at a park on a rainy day, learn clothes words and check your comprehension with simple questions and a listening task.",{"es":411},"un-dia-de-lluvia-en-el-parque",12,97,{"slug":415,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":416,"title":417,"levels":418,"tags":419,"meta_description":420,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":421,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":423},"a-saturday-in-the-city","city","A Saturday in the City",[360],[],"Read a short story about a visitor's Saturday in a big city, then check your comprehension with free exercises and listening tasks.",{"es":422},"un-sabado-en-la-ciudad",176,{"slug":425,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":426,"title":427,"levels":428,"tags":429,"meta_description":430,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":431,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":433},"a-storm-at-the-lake","weather","A Storm at the Lake",[360],[],"Read a short story about a family camping trip and a summer storm, then check your comprehension with free exercises and listening tasks.",{"es":432},"una-tormenta-en-el-lago",173,{"slug":435,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":436,"title":437,"levels":438,"tags":439,"meta_description":440,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":441,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":443},"a-trip-to-the-market","shopping","A Trip to the Market",[360],[],"Read a short text about shopping at a market with only twenty dollars, then check your comprehension and practise listening and writing.",{"es":442},"una-visita-al-mercado",180,{"slug":445,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":446,"title":447,"levels":448,"tags":449,"meta_description":450,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":451,"question_count":453,"kind":326,"word_count":454},"a-visit-to-the-doctor","health","A Visit to the Doctor",[360],[],"Read a short talk between a doctor and a patient about a cold and good advice, then check your comprehension with free exercises and listening tasks.",{"es":452},"una-visita-al-medico",15,156,{"slug":456,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":7,"title":457,"levels":458,"tags":459,"meta_description":460,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":461,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":454},"a-weekend-in-the-mountains","A Weekend in the Mountains",[360],[],"Read an email about weekend plans in the mountains, then check your comprehension with free exercises and listening tasks.",{"es":462},"un-fin-de-semana-en-las-montanas",{"slug":464,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":465,"title":466,"levels":467,"tags":468,"meta_description":469,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":470,"question_count":385,"kind":326,"word_count":472},"bens-busy-week","daily-life","Ben's Busy Week",[380],[],"Read a short text about a busy week, with school, work and sport, then check your comprehension with simple questions and a listening task.",{"es":471},"la-semana-ocupada-de-ben",89,{"slug":474,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":475,"title":476,"levels":477,"tags":478,"meta_description":479,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":480,"question_count":401,"kind":326,"word_count":482},"how-to-make-a-sandwich","instructions","A Cheese and Tomato Sandwich",[380],[],"Read a short dialogue about a cheese and tomato sandwich, learn food words and check your comprehension with a listening task.",{"es":481},"sandwich-de-queso-y-tomate",82,{"slug":484,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":485,"title":486,"levels":487,"tags":488,"meta_description":489,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":490,"question_count":401,"kind":326,"word_count":386},"last-weekend","past","Last Weekend",[380],[],"Read a short text about a weekend with family and friends, then check your comprehension with simple questions and a listening task.",{"es":491},"el-fin-de-semana-pasado",{"slug":493,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":494,"title":495,"levels":496,"tags":497,"meta_description":498,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":499,"question_count":401,"kind":326,"word_count":501},"meeting-a-new-classmate","greetings","Meeting a New Classmate",[380],[],"Read a short A1 dialogue about two new classmates saying hello, then practise with free comprehension, vocabulary and listening questions.",{"es":500},"conociendo-a-un-companero-nuevo",88,{"slug":503,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":504,"title":505,"levels":506,"tags":507,"meta_description":508,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":509,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":433},"meeting-my-neighbours","people","Meeting My Neighbours",[360],[],"Read a friendly dialogue between two neighbours who talk about their families, then check your comprehension and practise listening.",{"es":510},"conociendo-a-mis-vecinos",{"slug":512,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":504,"title":513,"levels":514,"tags":515,"meta_description":516,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":517,"question_count":385,"kind":326,"word_count":519},"my-best-friend-sara","My Best Friend Sara",[380],[],"Read a short text about a best friend and practise colours, parts of the body and have got with free questions and listening.",{"es":518},"mi-mejor-amiga-sara",98,{"slug":521,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":522,"title":523,"levels":524,"tags":525,"meta_description":526,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":527,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":529},"my-first-trip-abroad","travel","My First Trip Abroad",[360],[],"Read a short text about places one person has and has not visited and a first trip abroad, then practise with free exercises and listening tasks.",{"es":528},"mi-primer-viaje-al-extranjero",166,{"slug":531,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":532,"title":533,"levels":534,"tags":535,"meta_description":536,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":537,"question_count":412,"kind":326,"word_count":519},"my-new-flat","home","My New Flat",[380],[],"Read a short text about a new flat and its rooms, then check your comprehension with simple questions and a listening task.",{"es":538},"mi-nuevo-apartamento",{"slug":540,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":541,"title":542,"levels":543,"tags":544,"meta_description":545,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":546,"question_count":385,"kind":326,"word_count":548},"sunday-lunch-at-grandmas","food","Sunday Lunch at Grandma's",[380],[],"Read a short text about Sunday lunch with the family, then check your comprehension with simple questions and a listening task.",{"es":547},"almuerzo-de-domingo-en-casa-de-la-abuela",83,{"slug":550,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":551,"title":552,"levels":553,"tags":554,"meta_description":555,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":556,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":558},"the-community-show","community","The Community Show",[10],[],"Read a B1 story about a community show and practise contrast connectors and so\u002Fsuch with free English reading, listening and dictation questions.",{"es":557},"el-espectaculo-del-barrio",313,{"slug":560,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":561,"title":562,"levels":563,"tags":564,"meta_description":565,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":566,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":568},"the-missing-painting","news","The Missing Painting",[10],[],"Read how a young reporter checks a rumour about a missing painting. Practise reported speech, say and tell with B1 reading questions and audio.",{"es":567},"el-cuadro-desaparecido",310,{"slug":570,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":504,"title":571,"levels":572,"tags":573,"meta_description":574,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":575,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":577},"the-neighbourhood-map","The Neighbourhood Map",[10],[],"Read a B1 story about helpful neighbours and practise relative clauses and personality words with free English questions and audio.",{"es":576},"el-mapa-del-barrio",307,{"slug":579,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":580,"title":581,"levels":582,"tags":583,"meta_description":584,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":585,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":587},"the-night-the-lights-went-out","stories","The Night the Lights Went Out",[10],[],"Read a story about a power cut at a library, then practise narrative tenses and comprehension with free questions, audio and dictation.",{"es":586},"la-noche-que-se-apagaron-las-luces",306,{"slug":589,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":590,"title":591,"levels":592,"tags":593,"meta_description":594,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":595,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":597},"the-repair-cafe","technology","The Repair Café",[10],[],"Read about a community repair café and practise passive sentences, technology words and English comprehension with free questions and audio.",{"es":596},"el-cafe-de-reparaciones",294,{"slug":599,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":600,"title":601,"levels":602,"tags":603,"meta_description":604,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":605,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":607},"the-school-newspaper","education","The School Newspaper",[10],[],"Read how Leo adjusted to a new school and joined its newspaper, then practise used to and get used to with free reading and listening exercises.",{"es":606},"el-periodico-escolar",318,{"slug":609,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":610,"title":611,"levels":612,"tags":613,"meta_description":614,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":615,"question_count":353,"kind":326,"word_count":617},"the-weather-station","science","The Weather Station",[10],[],"Read a B1 story about a school weather station and practise modals of deduction, future continuous and future perfect with free audio exercises.",{"es":616},"la-estacion-meteorologica",298,{"slug":619,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":620,"title":621,"levels":622,"tags":623,"meta_description":624,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":625,"question_count":385,"kind":326,"word_count":627},"tims-school-bag","school","Tim and the School Bag",[380],[],"Read a short text about a school bag and things in a classroom. Then answer easy questions. Free A1 practice.",{"es":626},"la-mochila-de-tim",92,{"slug":629,"slug_localized":326,"skill":4,"topic":630,"title":631,"levels":632,"tags":633,"meta_description":634,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":635,"question_count":453,"kind":326,"word_count":637},"two-pets-two-personalities","animals","Two Pets, Two Personalities",[360],[],"Read a text that compares a cat and a dog, then check your comprehension with questions, a vocabulary task, listening and dictation.",{"es":636},"dos-mascotas-dos-personalidades",174,1791764862246]