Ghost Stories: CEFR level B1 (ELT Graded Reader)

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“I’m sure you are very lonely in this place,” I said. As I talked, I watched him but he stayed silent. There was something strange about him and he made me nervous.

I suddenly had a horrible thought: Is he a man or a ghost?

Here are four ghost stories by the famous British writer Charles Dickens, adapted for learners of English (CEFR level B1).

We meet a signalman working on a lonely railway line, who has a terrible secret … Two men, who are the only guests in a hotel where strange things keep happening … A painter, who meets a mysterious young woman on a train and is asked to paint her portrait … An old professor with many sad memories, who is given a choice – does he want to forget his past?

This audiobook:


- includes four exciting ghost stories: ‘The Signalman’, ‘The Ghost in the Bride’s Bedroom’, ‘The Portrait Painter’s Story’ and ‘The Haunted Man’
- is adapted for learners of English from the classic Charles Dickens stories
- uses grammar and vocabulary for learners at CEFR level B1 (strong Pre-intermediate level or Intermediate level)

Stories at this level have a word count of 15,000–18,000 words and 1,600 headwords.

You will find language-learning exercises for these stories on my website.

Warning: The stories may not suitable for young children.