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PRISON (a short story): Questions
Li Yiyun is an important Chinese-American writer, especially for foreigners teaching English in China. One of many challenges for English teachers in China is locating English-language materials that students can understand culturally--without having to decode unfamiliar cultural references about the West. Li Yiyun thus provides short stories about...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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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
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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
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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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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
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TITANIC! Penguin Reader 4.
TITANIC! Penguin Reader 4. Assign TITANIC! to the students to read. Also, assign the movie. In class, divide the students into pairs or small groups. Divide the questions equally among students in each pair/group. Students will ask and answer the questions. Toward the end of the class, the teacher will call on individual students to answer the ques...
Level: intermediate
Age: 6-100
Type:
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KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Penguin Reader Level 2
Penguin Reader: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Level 2. These are comprehension questions. First, assign the story to your students. In class, divide the students into pairs or small groups. Divide the questions among the students, ensuring that each student in the pair or small group has different questions. Students ask and answe...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
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THE UMBREALLA MAN: questions about the short story by Roald Dahl
Questions about THE UMBRELLA MAN by Roald Dahl. It compliments the material on this site that can be found using the link below.
http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=395350#thetop
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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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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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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