[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":515},["ShallowReactive",2],{"-content-reading-a-saturday-in-the-city":3,"-reading-index-for-related":298},{"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":93,"exercises":134,"faq":269,"available_locales":279,"course":281},"a-saturday-in-the-city","city","A Saturday in the City",[10],"A2",true,"2026-10-09",false,"City Visit: Reading Comprehension | FluencyRoad","Read a short story about a visitor's Saturday in a big city, then check your comprehension with free exercises and listening tasks.","Read about a visitor's Saturday in a big city, then do the exercises. You can listen to the sentences, too.",{"format":18,"paragraphs":19},"prose",[20,47,66],{"id":21,"sentences":22},"p1",[23,27,31,35,39,43],{"id":24,"text":25,"audio":26},"s1","Last Saturday, I visited a big city for the first time.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F331f48b7b803b6096ccb3f0c9f644549ccfc57cc.mp3",{"id":28,"text":29,"audio":30},"s2","I had breakfast at my hotel, and then I looked at my map.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Fd1c4dba0764fc377bc933d7505ddf0f3ced9fbd7.mp3",{"id":32,"text":33,"audio":34},"s3","I did not know the way to the museum, so I asked a woman at the bus stop.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Fbe7da9112f96d4450ecd40fe4dd91e3392d3d557.mp3",{"id":36,"text":37,"audio":38},"s4","She was very kind.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F99f25fa9549f5a512d7f5cfab3442b7e8b668487.mp3",{"id":40,"text":41,"audio":42},"s5","First I went straight, and then I turned left at the bank.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F7ca228f7327b144c9887675336a8858c3200dc9f.mp3",{"id":44,"text":45,"audio":46},"s6","The museum was next to the library.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Fcb0a62847e26f8434bc382748f77bd697566aa68.mp3",{"id":48,"sentences":49},"p2",[50,54,58,62],{"id":51,"text":52,"audio":53},"s7","I stayed there for two hours because I liked the old pictures.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Fadb7ecd2570f2d8e1021528061857be983a7f07c.mp3",{"id":55,"text":56,"audio":57},"s8","After that, I walked to the park and sat under a big tree.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F13a3617feccb4604197daee6226722d32d1312ab.mp3",{"id":59,"text":60,"audio":61},"s9","It was warm, but there were a lot of people.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F3c5ee16cd86a8e79632ebb70d232d9b77b9b8c7a.mp3",{"id":63,"text":64,"audio":65},"s10","At one o'clock, I was hungry.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Fd2c94ce924c2cde3831a5851fd19b3e3aecfffd7.mp3",{"id":67,"sentences":68},"p3",[69,73,77,81,85,89],{"id":70,"text":71,"audio":72},"s11","I went into a small café near the park.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Fd8241ce470899e5ca9714df1e12253797d09e795.mp3",{"id":74,"text":75,"audio":76},"s12","I wanted a sandwich, but they did not have any, so I ordered a bowl of soup and some bread.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Fa60662eddbaa49f20dd2a9ec86b394cfdd6a728b.mp3",{"id":78,"text":79,"audio":80},"s13","The soup was hot and tasty, and the waiter was friendly.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Fd9098bf47aab05693d58e6753e52462631c8bbda.mp3",{"id":82,"text":83,"audio":84},"s14","After lunch, I bought a postcard for my mother and took a bus back to the hotel.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F4e57a7af4d847717cda0974e2f3889d85dfcc1ef.mp3",{"id":86,"text":87,"audio":88},"s15","At the end of the day, I was tired.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Ffb67dba0c78997e96fe366afc4ab9d42621679f9.mp3",{"id":90,"text":91,"audio":92},"s16","However, I was happy.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Ff71f71d0dde87ac015728b9344ee6f97cece3263.mp3",[94,98,102,106,110,114,118,122,126,130],{"id":95,"word":96,"gloss":97},"g1","museum","a building where you can see old or interesting things",{"id":99,"word":100,"gloss":101},"g2","map","a picture of a town or a country that shows the streets",{"id":103,"word":104,"gloss":105},"g3","bus stop","a place where a bus stops for people",{"id":107,"word":108,"gloss":109},"g4","straight","in one line, with no turn",{"id":111,"word":112,"gloss":113},"g5","library","a building with a lot of books that you can read or borrow",{"id":115,"word":116,"gloss":117},"g6","soup","hot food that you eat with a spoon",{"id":119,"word":120,"gloss":121},"g7","tasty","with a very good taste",{"id":123,"word":124,"gloss":125},"g8","waiter","a man who brings food to the tables in a restaurant",{"id":127,"word":128,"gloss":129},"g9","postcard","a card with a picture that you send to a friend",{"id":131,"word":132,"gloss":133},"g10","ordered","asked for food in a restaurant",[135,176,194,225,255],{"id":136,"type":137,"title":138,"instructions":139,"questions":140},"mc","multiple_choice","Choose the correct answer","Select the option that answers the question.",[141,150,159,168],{"id":142,"prompt":143,"options":144,"answer":148,"explanation":149},"mc1","Why did the visitor ask a woman at the bus stop for help?",[145,146,147],"To buy a bus ticket","To find the museum","To find a café",1,"The text says: I did not know the way to the museum, so I asked a woman at the bus stop.",{"id":151,"prompt":152,"options":153,"answer":157,"explanation":158},"mc2","Where was the museum?",[154,155,156],"Next to the bank","Near the park","Next to the library",2,"The text says: The museum was next to the library.",{"id":160,"prompt":161,"options":162,"answer":166,"explanation":167},"mc3","Why did the visitor stay at the museum for two hours?",[163,164,165],"The visitor liked the old pictures","The café was closed","The bus was late",0,"The text says: I stayed there for two hours because I liked the old pictures.",{"id":169,"prompt":170,"options":171,"answer":157,"explanation":175},"mc4","What did the visitor eat for lunch?",[172,173,174],"A sandwich","Pasta and salad","Soup and some bread","The text says: I ordered a bowl of soup and some bread.",{"id":177,"type":178,"title":179,"instructions":180,"questions":181},"tf","true_false","Right or wrong?","Decide whether each sentence is correct.",[182,186,190],{"id":183,"prompt":184,"answer":13,"explanation":185},"tf1","The visitor had breakfast at a café.","The text says: I had breakfast at my hotel.",{"id":187,"prompt":188,"answer":11,"explanation":189},"tf2","After the museum, the visitor walked to the park.","The text says: After that, I walked to the park and sat under a big tree.",{"id":191,"prompt":192,"answer":13,"explanation":193},"tf3","The café had sandwiches.","The text says: I wanted a sandwich, but they did not have any.",{"id":195,"type":196,"title":197,"instructions":198,"questions":199},"gap","gap_fill","Fill the gaps","Type the missing word.",[200,208,216],{"id":201,"prompt":202,"answers":203,"explanation":207,"audio":42},"gap1","First I went straight, and ___ I turned left at the bank.",[204,205,206],"then","next","later","Then, next and later can all show a following step in the directions.",{"id":209,"prompt":210,"hint":211,"answers":212,"explanation":214,"audio":215},"gap2","I wanted a sandwich, ___ they did not have any.","a different idea",[213],"but","The word but joins two different ideas: I wanted a sandwich, and the café did not have one.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002Fe5b8f4dbb9db6c58b7672f5f6b0e36e13cc33de7.mp3",{"id":217,"prompt":218,"answers":219,"explanation":223,"audio":224},"gap3","I stayed at the museum for two hours ___ I liked the old pictures.",[220,221,222],"because","as","since","Because, as and since can all give the reason.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-9bc3804d2fc84f728ffff73ea1816889.r2.dev\u002Faudio\u002Fen-US-Chirp3-HD-Kore\u002F91176f4c47225515ecb5f16bae20fc7d4fa7645d.mp3",{"id":226,"type":227,"title":228,"instructions":229,"questions":230},"listening","listen_choice","Listen and choose","Listen once or twice, then choose what you hear.",[231,239,247],{"id":232,"say":33,"prompt":233,"options":234,"answer":236,"explanation":238,"audio":34},"lc1","Who did the visitor ask?",[235,236,237],"A teacher","A woman","A waiter","The speaker says, “I did not know the way to the museum, so I asked a woman at the bus stop.”",{"id":240,"say":41,"prompt":241,"options":242,"answer":245,"explanation":246,"audio":42},"lc2","Where did the visitor turn left?",[243,244,245],"At the park","At the hotel","At the bank","The speaker says, “First I went straight, and then I turned left at the bank.”",{"id":248,"say":79,"prompt":249,"options":250,"answer":251,"explanation":254,"audio":80},"lc3","How was the soup?",[251,252,253],"Hot and tasty","Cold and small","Cheap and old","The speaker says, “The soup was hot and tasty, and the waiter was friendly.”",{"id":256,"type":256,"title":257,"instructions":258,"questions":259},"dictation","Listen and write","Listen to the sentence, then type what you hear.",[260,263,266],{"id":261,"say":25,"explanation":262,"audio":26},"d1","The sentence starts the story with a simple past verb: visited.",{"id":264,"say":45,"explanation":265,"audio":46},"d2","The sentence says where the museum was.",{"id":267,"say":83,"explanation":268,"audio":84},"d3","The sentence uses the past forms bought and took.",[270,273,276],{"question":271,"answer":272},"What level is this reading text?","It is written for A2 learners. It uses the past simple, simple directions and linking words such as and, but, so, because, then and however.",{"question":274,"answer":275},"How can I use this page to learn English?","Read the story, check the glossary, answer the questions, then listen and write three sentences from the text.",{"question":277,"answer":278},"Can I listen to the text?","Yes. Press the play button on a sentence to hear it, or use the listening exercises to practise what you hear.",{"es":280},"un-sabado-en-la-ciudad",{"unit":282,"units_total":286,"hub_url":287,"prev":288,"next":293},{"id":283,"number":284,"title":285},"around-town",20,"Around town",30,"\u002Fcourse",{"type":289,"slug":290,"title":291,"url":292,"question_count":284},"vocabulary","functional-ordering-food","Ordering Food in English: Restaurant and Café Phrases","\u002Fvocabulary\u002Ffunctional-ordering-food",{"type":226,"slug":294,"title":295,"url":296,"question_count":297},"asking-the-way-to-the-station","Asking the Way to the Station","\u002Flistening\u002Fasking-the-way-to-the-station",15,[299,311,321,333,344,355,360,370,380,390,399,409,419,428,438,447,456,466,475,485,495,505],{"slug":300,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":302,"title":303,"levels":304,"tags":305,"meta_description":306,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":307,"question_count":309,"word_count":310},"a-day-in-a-bakery",null,"work","A Day in a Bakery",[10],[],"Read a text about a baker's day, with daily routines and what is happening now, then answer questions and practise listening.",{"es":308},"un-dia-en-una-panaderia",16,151,{"slug":312,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":302,"title":313,"levels":314,"tags":316,"meta_description":317,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":318,"question_count":309,"word_count":320},"a-new-job-in-london","A New Job in London",[315],"B1",[],"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":319},"un-nuevo-trabajo-en-londres",334,{"slug":322,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":323,"title":324,"levels":325,"tags":327,"meta_description":328,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":329,"question_count":331,"word_count":332},"a-photo-of-my-family","family","A Photo of My Family",[326],"A1",[],"Read a short dialogue about a family photo, learn family words and check your comprehension with free exercises and listening practice.",{"es":330},"una-foto-de-mi-familia",14,86,{"slug":334,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":335,"title":336,"levels":337,"tags":338,"meta_description":339,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":340,"question_count":342,"word_count":343},"a-quick-interview","questions","A Quick Interview",[326],[],"Read a short school interview with simple questions and answers, then check your comprehension with free exercises and a listening task.",{"es":341},"una-entrevista-rapida",13,85,{"slug":345,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":346,"title":347,"levels":348,"tags":349,"meta_description":350,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":351,"question_count":353,"word_count":354},"a-rainy-day-at-the-park","clothes","A Rainy Day at the Park",[326],[],"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":352},"un-dia-de-lluvia-en-el-parque",12,97,{"slug":6,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":7,"title":8,"levels":356,"tags":357,"meta_description":15,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":358,"question_count":309,"word_count":359},[10],[],{"es":280},176,{"slug":361,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":362,"title":363,"levels":364,"tags":365,"meta_description":366,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":367,"question_count":309,"word_count":369},"a-storm-at-the-lake","weather","A Storm at the Lake",[10],[],"Read a short story about a family camping trip and a summer storm, then check your comprehension with free exercises and listening tasks.",{"es":368},"una-tormenta-en-el-lago",173,{"slug":371,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":372,"title":373,"levels":374,"tags":375,"meta_description":376,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":377,"question_count":309,"word_count":379},"a-trip-to-the-market","shopping","A Trip to the Market",[10],[],"Read a short text about shopping at a market with only twenty dollars, then check your comprehension and practise listening and writing.",{"es":378},"una-visita-al-mercado",180,{"slug":381,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":382,"title":383,"levels":384,"tags":385,"meta_description":386,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":387,"question_count":297,"word_count":389},"a-visit-to-the-doctor","health","A Visit to the Doctor",[10],[],"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":388},"una-visita-al-medico",156,{"slug":391,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":392,"title":393,"levels":394,"tags":395,"meta_description":396,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":397,"question_count":309,"word_count":389},"a-weekend-in-the-mountains","plans","A Weekend in the Mountains",[10],[],"Read an email about weekend plans in the mountains, then check your comprehension with free exercises and listening tasks.",{"es":398},"un-fin-de-semana-en-las-montanas",{"slug":400,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":401,"title":402,"levels":403,"tags":404,"meta_description":405,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":406,"question_count":331,"word_count":408},"bens-busy-week","daily-life","Ben's Busy Week",[326],[],"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":407},"la-semana-ocupada-de-ben",89,{"slug":410,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":411,"title":412,"levels":413,"tags":414,"meta_description":415,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":416,"question_count":342,"word_count":418},"how-to-make-a-sandwich","instructions","A Cheese and Tomato Sandwich",[326],[],"Read a short dialogue about a cheese and tomato sandwich, learn food words and check your comprehension with a listening task.",{"es":417},"sandwich-de-queso-y-tomate",82,{"slug":420,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":421,"title":422,"levels":423,"tags":424,"meta_description":425,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":426,"question_count":342,"word_count":332},"last-weekend","past","Last Weekend",[326],[],"Read a short text about a weekend with family and friends, then check your comprehension with simple questions and a listening task.",{"es":427},"el-fin-de-semana-pasado",{"slug":429,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":430,"title":431,"levels":432,"tags":433,"meta_description":434,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":435,"question_count":342,"word_count":437},"meeting-a-new-classmate","greetings","Meeting a New Classmate",[326],[],"Read a short A1 dialogue about two new classmates saying hello, then practise with free comprehension, vocabulary and listening questions.",{"es":436},"conociendo-a-un-companero-nuevo",88,{"slug":439,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":440,"title":441,"levels":442,"tags":443,"meta_description":444,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":445,"question_count":309,"word_count":369},"meeting-my-neighbours","people","Meeting My Neighbours",[10],[],"Read a friendly dialogue between two neighbours who talk about their families, then check your comprehension and practise listening.",{"es":446},"conociendo-a-mis-vecinos",{"slug":448,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":440,"title":449,"levels":450,"tags":451,"meta_description":452,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":453,"question_count":331,"word_count":455},"my-best-friend-sara","My Best Friend Sara",[326],[],"Read a short text about a best friend and practise colours, parts of the body and have got with free questions and listening.",{"es":454},"mi-mejor-amiga-sara",98,{"slug":457,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":458,"title":459,"levels":460,"tags":461,"meta_description":462,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":463,"question_count":309,"word_count":465},"my-first-trip-abroad","travel","My First Trip Abroad",[10],[],"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":464},"mi-primer-viaje-al-extranjero",166,{"slug":467,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":468,"title":469,"levels":470,"tags":471,"meta_description":472,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":473,"question_count":353,"word_count":455},"my-new-flat","home","My New Flat",[326],[],"Read a short text about a new flat and its rooms, then check your comprehension with simple questions and a listening task.",{"es":474},"mi-nuevo-apartamento",{"slug":476,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":477,"title":478,"levels":479,"tags":480,"meta_description":481,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":482,"question_count":331,"word_count":484},"sunday-lunch-at-grandmas","food","Sunday Lunch at Grandma's",[326],[],"Read a short text about Sunday lunch with the family, then check your comprehension with simple questions and a listening task.",{"es":483},"almuerzo-de-domingo-en-casa-de-la-abuela",83,{"slug":486,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":487,"title":488,"levels":489,"tags":490,"meta_description":491,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":492,"question_count":309,"word_count":494},"the-night-the-lights-went-out","stories","The Night the Lights Went Out",[315],[],"Read a story about a power cut at a library, then practise narrative tenses and comprehension with free questions, audio and dictation.",{"es":493},"la-noche-que-se-apagaron-las-luces",306,{"slug":496,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":497,"title":498,"levels":499,"tags":500,"meta_description":501,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":502,"question_count":331,"word_count":504},"tims-school-bag","school","Tim and the School Bag",[326],[],"Read a short text about a school bag and things in a classroom. Then answer easy questions. Free A1 practice.",{"es":503},"la-mochila-de-tim",92,{"slug":506,"slug_localized":301,"skill":4,"topic":507,"title":508,"levels":509,"tags":510,"meta_description":511,"updated_at":12,"available_locales":512,"question_count":297,"word_count":514},"two-pets-two-personalities","animals","Two Pets, Two Personalities",[10],[],"Read a text that compares a cat and a dog, then check your comprehension with questions, a vocabulary task, listening and dictation.",{"es":513},"dos-mascotas-dos-personalidades",174,1791592231829]