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THE ART GAME: Level 1 Penguin Reader (short story)
THE ART GAME: Level 1 Penguin Reader (short story)
Comprehension questions for students to ask and answer each other and to write answers for.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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QINGMING FESTIVAL, gap fill
Explain the words that have been deleted from the first text below. Then give the students the paper with blanks and ask them to fill in the missing words. After a few minutes, ask the students to discuss their answers in groups. Finally, call on individual students to read the sentences, including the missing words.
Level: intermediate
Age: 6-100
Type:
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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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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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Discussion questions for THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt.
Discussion questions for THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt. Students are assigned to read a summary of this book at https://jonathanhaidt.com/anxious-generation/ and, if possible, the introduction to the book itself. In class, the instructor divides the students into pairs or small groups and gives students an equal number of questions. Stud...
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type:
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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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Penguin Reader, Level 2. BLACK BEAUTY.
Penguin Reader, Level 2. BLACK BEAUTY. After students read this story, divide them into pairs or small groups. For example, if there are four students in a group, divide the questions into four parts and have them ask and answer.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
Type:
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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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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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