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THE ELEPHANT VANISHES, Discussion questions for a Haruki Murakami short story.
Discussion questions for the short story: THE ELEPHANT VANISHES by Haruki Murakami (published in THE NEW YORKER, November 10, 1991). The teacher assigns students the story (search on the Internet for a copy) to read. In class, students are divided into pairs and given these questions to ask and answer. Toward the end of class, individual students a...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type:
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A MAN LIKE HIM (short story by Li Yiyun): Comprehension Questions
This story may be downloaded for free at
http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2008/05/12/080512fi_fiction_li
Li Yiyun is an important contemporary write-about-China. She now lives and teaches in the USA.
These are comprehension questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
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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DEB MAKES WRONG CHOICES: Version 2
This is another version of another worksheet. I�ve had very good luck using this story and, this term, asked students to write and give me new chapters. I don�t teach writing but, if I did, I would invite students to add more material. Lots of activities accompany this text at the end. Hope it works for you as well as it did for me!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 22
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CULTURAL MEMORY - text + comprehension questions
CULTURAL MEMORY. This is an annotated version of /Cultural Memory/ at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_memory.
1] Ask students to read the text that follows these comprehension questions and then answer the questions.
2] The questions may be dictated first.
3] For speaking and listening practice, questions might be divided and given to s...
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type:
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Ben�s Song - Oxford Story lines 400 word vocabulary _ about 100 questions
I have prepared about 100 questions about BEN�S SONG, for those learning English at the beginning level, or for people with a bit more English who need some speaking and listening practice.
Suggestions: Tell students to read this story and write answers before class. At the beginning of the class, pronounce some words, e.g., ransom, studio, etc...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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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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THE BIG BAG MISTAKE comprehension questions
Questions for pair work for THE BIG BAG MISTAKE Penguin. Elementary level.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-100
Type:
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From N� Guo to N��er Guo: Negotiating Desire in the Land of the Mosuo
From N� Guo to N��er Guo: Negotiating Desire in the Land of the Mosuo. Eileen Rose Walsh Modern China 2005; 31; 448 DOI: 10.1177/0097700405279243. The online version of this article can be found at: http://mcx.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/31/4/448
Students should read the text, which is online at the above link. In class, students should be ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type:
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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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