136 | Intermediate - Short Story: The Boy Who...

Title: The Girl Who Borrowed TomorrowLevel: Intermediate (B1-B2)DescriptionMira Fenwick is fifteen years old, and she is always worried about tomorrow. One cold Thursday, at the end of the market in the small town of Hollin's Bridge, she meets Tamra, a mysterious woman with white ...  Show more

Title: The Boy Who Argued with the RiverLevel: Advanced (C1-C2)DescriptionIn the valley of Redwater, every child learns three lessons before their seventh birthday: how to swim, how to mend a net, and how to look away when the river takes somebody. Seven-year-old Pell has learned ...  Show more

From A Dream To A Reality

A listening comprehension task, written and produced exclusively for one2one Academy. A story about the aspirations of a young man who ventures into a career in politics. Challenge your listening skills in prepa ...

In this wonderful parable, we return to ethereal Japan! I found this story really interesting from the first read several months ago and it stayed in my mind. The tale tells us of a poor man who quite literally buys a dream from his friend, hoping it will bring him his fortune. T ...  Show more

Sometimes we just dream weird things! Indeed we have a weird dialogue today about a weird dream, all in the hope to make it more entertaining to listen to. Tune in and also learn plenty of useful vocabulary.... For the transcript, exercise and other learning tools visit ArabicPod ...  Show more