Resources for migrant English learners in Australia

ESL Easy Read Book Club Books

ESL Easy Read Book Club Books are easy-read stories with book club questions at the end of each chapter. They're  available as library paperbacks, as photocopiable versions (through the Payhip store), or as e-books (without the questions). Why not download sample chapters on Payhip, so you can see if the level works for your learners?

Outback Australia

Read about Australia: An ESL Easy Read
outback australia reading book for EAL learners

What is a road train? What is a station? (Hint: they are not what you think!)

For adult migrant English learners in Australia – or anywhere – an easy-read illustrated book about the Australian outback.

The link below will go to the Amazon site in your country...or read more at The Book Next Door site!

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A Lady’s Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53

by Mrs Charles (Ellen) Clacy (non-fiction: abridged)
New cover of a Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia - an easy read version

Twenty-year old Ellen Clacy and her brother travelled from England to the Australian goldfields at the start of the ‘gold rush’ in 1852, when thousands of people from around the world were arriving at the gold ‘diggings’.

This is a short, Easy-Read adaptation of Ellen Clacy’s best-selling book about her Australian adventures.

The English Chip

Original fiction, intermediate level, Australian/British English
Cover of The English Chip easy-read novel

Charlie’s in Australia, studying English, but English is so hard. He just wants to have fun, not to study all day! Then he sees a notice: INSTANT ENGLISH! VOLUNTEER NEEDED.

Instant English? It all sounds so easy.

Soon Charlie is part of an experiment—but experiments can go wrong…

Blood Kind

Original fiction, intermediate level, Australian/British English
Blood Kind cover

His name is Josh – or is that Ben? When you make fake passports and ID cards for a living, you need a few different names, right?

Ben doesn’t like people much, and he certainly doesn’t believe in kindness. Then he has an accident, gets a blood transfusion – and things begin to change.

Ben starts to feel kind, but that creates big problems in his life…

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