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THE PROPRIETRESS: Questions about the short story by Li Yiyun
The questions in this worksheet are for Li Yiyun�s short story THE PROPRIETRESS. A Shanghai reporter goes to Mrs. Jin�s (the main character) town to interview Susu, whose husband has been recently executed. Susu has sparked interest because, before her husband�s execution, she asked the court to allow her to have a child with her husband. Li explor...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 2
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Pyramid Schemes on the Plateau
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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THE ONE THOUSAND DOZEN EGGS (Oxford Progressive Reader Level 1)
Questions that I made for this story from Book 1 of Oxford Progressive Readers.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 5
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Marcel and the White Star -- PENGUIN LEVEL 1 -- 50 comprehension questions
50 questions over this story - MARCEL AND THE WHITE STAR. Divide the students in pairs. Give one student the even questions and the other student the odd questions. They should ask and answer. Good supplemental exercise to the downloadable activity worksheets available here https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uac...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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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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ESCAPE: CHRONICLES OF MODERN CHINESE CHILDHOOD
ESCAPE was written by one of my students as part of a large autobiographical exercise. It is at a lower intermediate level and should be good material for students anywhere in the world. The questions at the end are designed to encourage oral fluency (students should be put in pairs). There are questions specific to the story and also questions abo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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CHINA�S DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
The Dragon Boat Festival is important in China. The teacher first dictates the words at the bottom of the exercise. Students write these words. The teacher then gives the students the paper with the words they just read and asks them what words they do not understand after ensuring they can pronounce them correctly. Next, the teacher gives the stud...
Level: intermediate
Age: 6-100
Type:
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LOVE OF LIFE (Oxford Progressive Reader, Level 1): Questions
Questions about the story LOVE OF LIFE by Jack London in Oxford Progressive Reader Level 1.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 1
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Angie Chau: Quiet As They Come (a short story of Vietnamese-Americans)
Angie Chau is an important contemporary, Vietnamese-American writer. Her recent short story collection QUIET AS THEY COME contains one free downloadable story of the same name. This story may be downloaded here:
http://www.angiechau.com/Quiet20As20They20Come20Excerpt.pdf
from Chau�s official website.
My students in China responded positiv...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 4
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STEP AWAY FROM PARADISE - reading, speaking, and listening exercises
These questions are based on/relevant to: Konchok Gelek. 2018. REVIEW: A STEP AWAY FROM PARADISE. Asian Highlands Perspectives vol 51; and Thomas K. Shor. 2012.A Step Away from Paradise: A Tibetan Lama�s Extraordinary Journey to a Land of Immortality. [Kindle version].
Students are assigned to read the review and the book, or portions of the ...
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type:
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