THE CHRISTMAS THE LIGHTS WENT OUT

Would you like to read / listen to a Christmas story to practise your English?

Try this one:

THE CHRISTMAS THE LIGHTS WENT OUT
by Chris Rose

Five people, whose lives interrelate, live the build up to Christmas in different ways in different places. A sudden blackout changes their lives forever ...


You can read the story. If you don't understand any word, you double-click on it and you'll see its definition from Cambridge Online.

You can also listen to this story (Download mp3 file or listen on your own PC. You’re given instructions to download it.)

So you can see the text and listen at the same time.
Finally, you can do a comprehension activity, a vocabulary activity or do some writing.
You can also explore the British Council site. Superb!