Reading: A Short Story The Lost Letter
A short story the lost letter is a B1 fictional-narrative reading text. The story follows a protagonist who finds an old letter and embarks on a journey to deliver it to its rightful recipient — through detective work, family history exploration, and a quiet emotional resolution. The narrative uses the standard short-story structure (situation, complication, resolution) and B1-level Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect throughout.
This worksheet builds B1 reading comprehension through a short-story narrative.
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What’s inside:
- A B1 short story (~600 words) on a found letter and a journey
- Pre-reading vocabulary box with narrative and emotional terms
- Comprehension items: plot-tracking, character-recognition, attitude-inference
- Vocabulary-in-context: narrative vocabulary
- Writing follow-up: write a short alternative ending or a sequel scene
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes
Common challenges: Narrative-tense layering is the central B1 reading skill — Past Simple for main events, Past Continuous for background, Past Perfect for earlier action. Implied emotion: the text shows feeling through detail rather than stating it. Character motivation: why the protagonist acts as they do.
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1, in intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps onto Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) Reading. Part of the Stories, History & Biographies collection — the natural next step is A Short Story: A Stranger on the Train, which extends short-story reading at B2 register.
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