Mini-Stories
Improve your listening and build your Vocabulary
Pitching an App
- B1+
- Listening/Speaking
A tense investor meeting turns uncomfortable when a language app demo fails, exposing nerves, mistakes, and quiet judgment while students practice advanced storytelling and business English through a realistic, modern scenario.
Behind the Smile
- C1+
- Vocabulary
A detective uncovers the truth behind a fake public image. Students will learn advanced vocabulary for lies, judgment, and behavior through reading, gap fills, and discussion.
Yoga Intensity
- C1+
- Vocabulary
This ESL vocabulary lesson explores confidence, body image, and resilience through Marta’s yoga journey. Practice advanced English adjectives and expressions while improving reading comprehension.
A Vigil at Black Hollow
- C1+
- Vocabulary
In this gripping thriller lesson, advanced learners will practice vocabulary like “interrogate” and “vigil” through immersive reading, listening, and comprehension. A tense mystery unfolds at a restricted government site.
A Political Scandal
- C2
- Vocabulary
Improve your advanced English vocabulary with this C2 English reading lesson. Practice reading comprehension, discussion, and gap-fill activities while exploring political scandals and power struggles in this exciting English story.
The Missed train
- C2
- Vocabulary
In "The Missed Train," a young woman faces an unexpected delay on the way to a job interview. In this lesson, students explore advanced vocabulary through a realistic fiction story
Stormy Skies, Steady Hearts
- C2
- Vocabulary
In this realistic fiction lesson, students read and listen to a proposal story disrupted by stormy weather. The focus is on understanding and using advanced vocabulary in real-world, emotional contexts.
Signal Loss
- C2
- Vocabulary
In this dystopian tale, students explore themes of surveillance and resistance while practicing advanced vocabulary related to danger, distance, and disruption through matching, gap fills, and discussion.
The Perimeter
- C2
- Vocabulary
In this dystopian short story, learners will practice advanced vocabulary through immersive reading and listening, while engaging with themes of survival, resistance, and the harsh realities of a collapsed society.