Colder than Manila

A short love story, a graded reader for adult learners of English at A2 ("false beginner").

Read the complete story, plus two pages of grammar practice taken from the story.

It's the coldest day of Paolo's first Canadian winter, and number one on his list is: skate. He falls. A girl in a red hat helps him up, and they start to compare everything: his city and hers. A short, warm love story in clear English.

Want to hear it too? Get the audiobook, narrated in British English.

One of six Passport Hearts short stories. Six cities, six grammar points: read them all, in any order.

A2 · stage 2 of 3 · British English · Ebook + grammar practice