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Electricity Comes to a Village in China--Power Changes
An intermediate level reading particularly appropriate for Chinese learners of English. Ask students to read the text, then put the students in pairs, and give them the questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 6
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Bike (A Chinese boy�s father sells enough rice to buy a bike for his son)
A boy�s father carries two big bags of rice to a distant market every day to sell to pay of debts. Then he puts six bags on a cart and pulls it to market, not using the family�s water buffalo because it would make the animal too tired. In the end, the boy�s father buys his son a new red bike, which he learns to ride.
Suggestions for teacher: ask...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 7
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CHINA�S TULOU �EARTH BUILDINGS� IN FUJIAN: TIMED READING
This is a timed reading at the upper elementary level with one comprehension exercise featuring 10 multiple choice sentences. It is particularly appropriate when teaching in China.
The Fujian Tulou �earth building� is a special type of home in the countryside. They were made by special groups of Han people called Hakka and Minnan. They live in ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 31
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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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THE LAST PHOTO. Questions.
THE LAST PHOTO. Penguin Reader Level 1. Comprehension questions. Students are assigned to read this story. In class, students are placed in pairs or small groups. Questions are divided so each student has the same number of different questions. Students ask and answer the questions. Toward the end of class, the teacher calls on students to answer t...
Level: elementary
Age: 5-100
Type:
Downloads: 5
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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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A CULTURALLY CHINESE VERSION OF THE WEDDING GIFT (text and questions)
I rewrote this story with the purpose of making it culturally relevant for Chinese English majors. I also tried to make it interactive, with instructions for students to write a title and an ending. I also explained many words in English in footnotes to try to wean students from the attitude/ habit of looking up every unfamiliar word and writing a ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 4
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THE LAST PHOTO (comprehension questions)
Useful for comprehension and oral practice after putting students in pairs.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-100
Type:
Downloads: 3
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China�s Tujia Ethnic Minority
China�s Tujia ethnic group is introduced in a timed reading with exercise.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 16
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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:
Downloads: 5
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