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WRONG CHOICES: Not Learning English
Ask students to read this outside class. In class, pair students and ask them to retell the contents. Next, give the students a new partner, then give them the questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 27
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China�s Tu (Monguor) Minority
The Tu are one of China�s fifty-six officially recognized ethnic groups. China�s total Tu or Monguor population is about 240,000. Most Tu live in Qinghai Province and in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province. Most Tu are farmers and also have a few livestock. Today, many Monguor leave their homes to work in cities to do construction wor...
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 3
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Hit-and-Run Tragedy in China
Have students read the text outside class. In class, take text from students, pair the students, and then ask them to retell the text. After about 10 minutes, re-pair the students, and give the questions. Allow plenty of time for students� comments. My second year English majors had plenty to say about the topic.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 1
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AUGUST HEAT IN XI�AN CITY, CHINA: text plus questions
I took the story AUGUST HEAT and rewrote it, making it relevant for Chinese college English majors. Suggestions: have students read it as homework, students retell in pairs in class, and then students are paired with new people and ask and answer the questions. Good for developing reading, listening, and speaking. The teacher can also dictate sente...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 1
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Shou Mountain Stones in China: Beautiful Carvings and Seals
Shou Mountain stones in China - a timed reading with exercise.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 17
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PYRAMID SCHEMES IN CHINA
I took a text from Wikipedia and short texts from the Chinese media. I edited them all and then wrote questions. The topic is �pyramid schemes�. I became interested in this topic after several of my former students got hoodwinked into joining such schemes.
Students should read the texts outside class. In class, the students should ask and answe...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 6
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Reading, speaking, and listening exercises for "COMPREHENSION," a short story by Andr� Alexis
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS FOR "COMPREHENSION," A SHORT STORY BY Andr� Alexis. This short story was published by the New Yorker Magazine in May 2024. Here are the steps you might consider following. (a) Assign the story to your students for reading https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/20/consolation-fiction-andre-alexis, (b) put the students in ...
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type:
Downloads: 11
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Questions on the Introduction and Epilogue of Love Letters from Golok: A Tantric Couple in Modern Tibet by Holly Gayley
Questions on the Introduction and Epilogue of Love Letters from Golok: A Tantric Couple in Modern Tibet by Holly Gayley to be used for class discussion.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 3
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THE TROUBADOUR level 1 Penguin Reader: 97 questions
Here are 97 questions for the Penguin level 1 short story THE TROUBADOUR. These questions can be given to students as homework. During class, they can be dictated. They can also be divided into parts, and students ask and answer.
This story is in the reader THE GIFT OF THE MAGI.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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