READING / Level 16 — Advanced Reading Comprehension

Main idea and supporting details

Use Listen when you are ready.

Audio help

Sound and word clips use a synthesized English model. Accents vary. Device voices read longer text where available. Sound clips keep their normal rate. Ask a teacher or helper if a sound is unclear.

Main idea and supporting details

The paragraph explains why the tree project is useful. Details about shade and a pleasant street support that idea.

A neighbourhood group planted trees beside a busy road. The trees provide shade in summer. Their leaves also make the street more pleasant to walk along. Volunteers water the young trees each week.

Reading focus

Short multi-clause passage; one main strategy; evidence-based reasoning

Helpful earlier practice: Level 15 — Real-World Reading. This is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Practice Writing From This Reading → One Main Idea

Try · check · learn

A wrong choice brings a hint. Listen to the choices if reading them is difficult.