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Intermediate – Upper Intermediate level ⭐⭐
http://telegra.ph/Information-Please-06-07

When I was quite young, my family had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember well the polished oak case fastened to the wall on the lower stair landing. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box. I even remembered the number — 105.…

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Advanced ⭐⭐⭐ (with audio)
http://telegra.ph/Temptation-of-Harringay-06-07

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Temptation of Harringay

It is quite impossible to say whether this thing really happened. It depends entirely on the word of R.M. Harringay, who is an artist. Following his version of the affair, the narrative deposes that Harringay went into his studio about ten o’clock to see…

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Wells, H.G. - The Temptation of Harringay

Voices in the Dark

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Humor time 😂
Boss (to employee): Experts say that humor on the job relieves tension in this time of down-sizing! Knock, knock.
Employee: Who's there?
Boss: Not you anymore.

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http://telegra.ph/What-marketing-is-06-07

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What marketing is...

Now I understand what marketing is: You are at a party and you see a very pretty girl. You approach her and tell her: "I am very good in bed". That is Direct Marketing. You are at a party with a group of friends and you see a very pretty girl. One of your…

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http://telegra.ph/Do-you-have-an-email-address-06-08

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Do you have an email address?

An unemployed man is desperate to support his family of a wife and three kids. He applies for a janitor's job at a large firm and easily passes an aptitude test. The human resources manager tells him, "You will be hired at minimum wage of $5.35 an hour. Let…

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Humour time 😁
The woman's secret

At a dinner party, several of the guests were arguing whether men or women were more trustworthy. "No woman," said one man, scornfully, "can keep a secret."
"I don't know about that," huffily answered a woman guest. "I have kept my age a secret since I was twenty-one."
"You'll let it out some day," the man insisted.
"I hardly think so!" responded the lady. "When a woman has kept a secret for twenty-seven years, she can keep it forever."

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Elementary - Pre-Intermediate level ⭐
http://telegra.ph/The-Pack-of-Biscuits-06-08

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The Pack of Biscuits

One night there was a woman at the airport who had to wait for several hours before catching her next flight. While she waited she bought a book and a pack of biscuits to spend the time. She looked for a place to sit and waited. She was deep into her book…

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Intermediate – Upper Intermediate level ⭐⭐ (with audio)
http://telegra.ph/The-Blue-Cross-06-08

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The Blue Cross

The man who got off the boat at Harwich had a short black beard. There was nothing to show that he had a gun in his coat pocket, and nothing to show that he was one of the cleverest men in Europe. He was Valentin, the chief of the Paris police, and the most…