Lecturas en inglés con preguntas y respuestas
Textos cortos en inglés para practicar la comprensión lectora, ordenados por nivel. Cada lectura tiene cuatro partes, una pregunta en cada una con su respuesta explicada, y el vocabulario traducido al español. Empieza por el nivel principiante si estás empezando.
Nivel principiante
Textos muy cortos con frases simples y palabras de todos los días.
Trees Help Each Other
Trees in a forest look alone.
English Words From Spanish
Many English words come from Spanish.
The Axolotl's Special Power
The axolotl is a small animal from Mexico.
Why Onions Make You Cry
Cutting an onion can make you cry.
Babies Have More Bones
An adult has 206 bones.
The City That Sinks
Mexico City is very big.
Honey Can Last for Years
Most food goes bad after a few days or weeks.
Why Cats Sleep So Much
Cats sleep a lot.
Young Sunflowers Follow the Sun
Young sunflowers move!
Chocolate Started in Mexico
Chocolate comes from cacao beans.
What Are Hiccups?
A hiccup starts under your lungs.
A Penguin's Gift
Many gentoo penguins live in cold, rocky places near Antarctica.
Your Body Needs Water
Your body is more than half water.
How a Rainbow Is Made
You see a rainbow when there is sun and rain at the same time.
Hello, Good Morning
In the morning, people say "Good morning." After lunch, they say "Good afternoon." At…
My Name Is Ana
Hello!
Three People, Three Jobs
Ana is a nurse.
My Favorite Room
Laura's favorite room is the kitchen.
Breakfast Around the World
In Mexico, many people eat chilaquiles for breakfast.
A Day with a Bus Driver
Carlos is a bus driver in Los Angeles.
The Butterflies' Long Trip
Every fall, millions of monarch butterflies fly south to Mexico.
The Secret in a Tortilla
Corn tortillas look simple, but there is a secret in them.
The Black and White Ball
Close your eyes and imagine a soccer ball.
How Your Phone Finds You
Open a map on your phone, and a blue dot shows where you are.
The Silent Language of Trees
For centuries, people pictured a forest as a crowd of strangers: every tree fighting its…
Why We Yawn
Everybody yawns.
Where Did I Put My Keys?
You come home, put your keys down, and five minutes later you cannot find them.
Why Planes Ask for Airplane Mode
Before a plane takes off, the crew asks everyone to turn on airplane mode.
The Orange Flower of Day of the Dead
In Mexico, the Day of the Dead is on November 1 and 2.
Elephants Remember
People say, "An elephant never forgets." That is not exactly true, because every animal…
Why Keyboards Are Not ABC
Look at a computer keyboard.
Sleep Helps You Remember
You might think your brain turns off when you sleep.
Can You See the Great Wall From Space?
The Great Wall of China is thousands of kilometers long.
A Dog's Super Nose
People have about 6 million smell sensors in their noses.
The Goats That Found Coffee
People tell an old story about how coffee was found.
Lightning Can Strike Twice
There is an old saying: "Lightning never strikes the same place twice." People use it to…
Tips Around the World
A tip is extra money you give for good service, like at a restaurant.
Nivel intermedio
Textos con ideas conectadas y vocabulario más variado.
The First Emoji
In 1999, a Japanese phone company wanted a way to send short messages with more feeling.
Why Cities Are Warmer
On a summer night, the center of a big city can be several degrees warmer than the…
The Four-Day Week
In 2022, about sixty companies in Britain tried something unusual.
Long Passwords Beat Hard Ones
Many people believe a good password has to look strange, full of numbers and symbols,…
Why Walking Helps You Think
For centuries, writers and thinkers have said they get their best ideas while walking.
Why Popcorn Pops
Popcorn is not the same as the corn you eat on the cob.
The Pyramid That Chirps
At Chichén Itzá, the old Maya city in Yucatán, Mexico, stands a great stepped pyramid…
Why You Float in the Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is not really a sea.
Every Banana Is a Twin
The yellow banana you find in most stores is a type called the Cavendish.
The Two-Minute Rule
Many people keep long lists of small jobs: answer an email, wash a cup, put a letter in…
The Volcano Born in a Cornfield
On February 20, 1943, a farmer named Dionisio Pulido was working in his cornfield near…
The Day the Trains Made Time
Before the railways, every town in Britain kept its own time.
An Octopus Thinks With Its Arms
An octopus has around five hundred million neurons, about as many as a dog.
The Case for Being Bored
Most of us can no longer stand in line without reaching for a phone.
Why Songs Get Stuck in Your Head
Almost everyone knows the feeling: a few seconds of a song start playing in your mind…
When More Choice Feels Worse
In a well-known experiment published in 2000, researchers set up a table in a California…
How Strangers Built an Encyclopedia
In 2001, a new website made an unusual offer: anyone could write or change its articles,…
The Color Old Books Forgot
In Homer's ancient Greek poems, the sea is often called 'wine-dark'.
Nivel avanzado
Textos con argumentos, matices y vocabulario avanzado.
The Placebo That Doesn't Hide
A placebo is a treatment with no active ingredient, usually a sugar pill, and its effect…
Why We Trust Strangers' Stars
Every day, millions of people hand over money to someone they will never meet, on the…
The Map on Your Wall Lies
Look at a common world map and Greenland appears roughly the size of Africa.
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