Level 3 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 and extended written texts
  • Extracting specific information from an extended written text

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

Click on the link below for more information on the resource Age group Subskills practiced
People, Places and Things Reading 3 Teenagers and young adults

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

Well Read 3: 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 and extended written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Cover to cover 2 Young adults and adults

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

New Matrix 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 and extended written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Ready to Read More 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 and extended written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Summit 1 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 and extended written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Activate! B2 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 and extended written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Premium B2 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 and extended written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

New Cutting Edge Upper 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 and extended 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 and extended written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Total English Upper 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 and extended written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Language Leader 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 and extended written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Straightforward Upper 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 and extended written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

face2face Upper 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 and extended written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text

Cambridge English Skills: Real Reading 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 and extended written texts, Extracting specific information from an extended written text