A1 English Reading Practice for Beginners
A1 texts are short and use the most common words in English. Sentences are simple and mostly in the present simple, so you can read a whole text, understand it, and feel the progress.
At A1 you can read: Familiar names, everyday words and very simple sentences: signs, labels, short notes and basic personal details.
A1 texts with questions
Get more from each text
- Read the text once without stopping. Then tap the highlighted words and read it again.
- Press Listen and follow the highlighted sentence with your eyes. Listening while you read connects the spelling with the sound.
- Answer the questions. If you miss one, find the sentence in the text that gives the answer.
A1 grammar to go with your reading
Other levels and real books
A1 reading: questions and answers
What can I read at A1 level?
At A1 you can read short, simple texts about familiar topics such as people, homes, food and daily routines, written with very common words and short sentences.
How long are the A1 texts?
The A1 texts here have 130 to 170 words, two to three minutes of careful reading for a beginner.
What should I read after these texts?
Move on to the A2 texts, and try short A1 books in the Okuzeka library, where you can tap any word to see its meaning in the sentence.
Keep going with a real book
Open a book or your own PDF in the Okuzeka Reader, tap any word you don't know and see what it means in that sentence. Save new words as flashcards while you read.