Level 2 Reading Resources 

Practice for the communicative skill of reading, subskills:
  • Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts 
  • Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text  
  • Understanding the main points of short written texts
  • Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the PTE General test.

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Read All About It 2 Young adults and adults

Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

People, Places, and Things: Reading 2 Teenagers and young adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Well Read 2: Skills and Strategies for Reading Young adults and adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Cover to Cover 1 Young adults and adults

Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Adventures Pre Intermediate Young teenagers

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Adventures Intermediate Young teenagers

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

New Matrix Pre Intermediate Older teenagers

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Ready to Read Now Young adults and adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Activate! B1 Teenagers

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Activate! B1+ Teenagers

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Premium B1 Level Young adults and adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Top Notch 3 Young adults and adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

New Cutting Edge Intermediate Older teenagers, young adults and adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Total English Pre Intermediate Young adults and adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Total English Intermediate Young adults and adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Side by Side 3 Older teenagers, young adults and adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Side by Side 4 Older teenagers, young adults and adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Language Leader Pre Intermediate Young adults and adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Straightforward Pre Intermediate Young adults and adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Straightforward Intermediate Young adults and adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

face2face Pre Intermediate Young adults and adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

face2face Intermediate Young adults and adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Cambridge English Skills: Real Reading 2 Young adults and adults

Understanding the purpose, structure and main idea of short written texts, Understanding the main ideas in an extended written text, Understanding the main points of short written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text