Extensivereading Stories

A short story for learners of English! 英語学習者向けのショート・ストーリーです。 It's Monday morning. Saori has no classes today, so she decides to clean her apartment. It takes a long time and it is almost 11:30am when she is finished. Next to the door are bags of bottles and jars and a pile of old magazines. I take those to the recycling station, she thinks....

A short story for learners of English. 英語学習者向けのショート・ストーリーです。 Wanda graduated from cooking school and got a job in the kitchen of a new café in her town. She was very happy. She has been working in the café for 6 weeks. She likes her job. The café is new and very small. The café belongs to Gregor. He makes coffee and looks after the customers. Wanda does all the cooking. Wanda thinks Gregor is very nice, but he is also a tough boss. He wants everything to be perfect. Today Wanda is having a very bad day. She has been in the kitchen since 6am. Last night, she broke up with her boyfriend.....

A short story for learners of English. 英語学習者向けのショート・ストーリーです。 Max loves comics. He dreams of being a superhero. But Max knows he can never be a superhero. Or can he? When something bad happens at work, his dream comes true.

A short story for learners of English (EFL). 英語学習者向けのショート・ストーリーです。 A man is following Kylie. Who is he? What does he want?

A short story for learners of English. 英語学習者向けのショート・ストーリーです。 Simone's house is very old. Her grandfather built the house when he was a young man. When the house was finished, Simone's grandfather asked a girl from his village to marry him. Simone's father grew up in this house. Many years later, Simone came to live in this little old house. Simone has a wonderful tree in her garden. It is a camellia. Her grandfather planted it. So it is more than 60 years old. Every year, at the end of winter, it is covered in beautiful pink flowers. But one year, the weather is very bad. The wind is very strong. The old tree falls down. It is lying on the ground. Simone is very sad. She feels empty...

A short story for learners of English (EFL). 英語学習者向けのショート・ストーリーです。 Rowan is excited about her date with her new boyfriend. But just before the date she realizes she has forgotten something. When she tries to get it, the night starts to go wrong. Will it end happily?

A short story for learners of English! 英語学習者向けのショート・ストーリーです。 FOR HALLOWEEN! Malcolm has a new job in Bayerville. He will work as a mechanic in the gas station. It is a very small town. He has to find somewhere to live. It is very difficult, but he finds a small house about 2km outside Bayerville. The rent is very low. Malcolm is pleased. I can save money and buy myself a new motorbike, he thinks. The house is old and dirty, but I can clean it up. And it's next to the river. I like that. I am very lucky....

A short story for learners of English. 英語学習者向けのショート・ストーリーです。 Ann loves shoes. She sees that there is a sale in the local shoe shop. She goes into the shop to buy some shoes, and gets a big shock!

A short story for learners of English. 英語学習者向けのショート・ストーリーです。 Janey has moved to a new town. She is shy. Her boss is going to have a party at the weekend. Janey doesn't want to go. The other people in the office are not friendly to her. However, going to the party might change her life...

A short story for learners of English (EFL). 英語学習者向けのショート・ストーリーです。 Ted plans a surprise birthday party for his new girlfriend. But is it a good idea?