This research aimed to analyze the EFL teacher’s strategies in teaching reading using blended learning and to explain the students’ responses towards the EFL teacher’s strategies. This study employed qualitative and descriptive research design. The data collection technique used observation checklist, interview, questionnaire and documentation. The observation checklist and interview were distributed to the one EFL teacher, then questionnaire was distributed to 33 students of the 8th A Graders at SMP H. Isriati Semarang through Google Form. To analyze the data, the researcher used data reduction, data display, and conclusion or interpretation. The findings of this research showed that the EFL teacher used two strategies in teaching reading using blended learning at SMP H. Isriati Semarang, those were Reciprocal Teaching for offline learning and Question Answer Relationship (QARs) for online leraning. The students’ responses toward the EFL teacher’s strategies in teaching reading using blended learning are easier to understand, being able to convey and changing the opinions, getting the new ideas, being able to motivate them to think in the group, and the students can be accustomed to practice reading and speaking by giving question and answer it. Based on the findings, it hopes that this research can be useful for future researchers who wants to study on teaching strategies in English especially in reading.