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Beating Death in The Andes Mountains, Reading and speaking activities
This reading comprehension deals with the true story of rugbymen who survived a plane crash in 1972. They stayed in the mountains for 72 days and had to feed on their partners� dead bodies to survive... The activities in this worksheet can be done orally as the text is a short one.The story may be considered as shocking but still it has an interest...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25
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Trapped: Aron Ralston�s story
This is a reading comprehension about Aron Ralston�s true story, which inspired Danny Boyle�s latest movie " 127 hours". The worksheet contains comprehension tasks such as right or wrong, answer the questions and a vocabulary matching activity. These activities are followed by speaking activities which can lead to discussion in class.These workshee...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 42
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In Cold Blood: Reading Comprehension about Capote�s book and the story which inspired it
Due to the violence of the topic, this reading comprehension is aimed at high school students or adult learners. The worksheet comprises reading activities for each text, followed by questions which tackle the topic of death penalty and crime. It can also lead to a discussion in class as this story is very shocking. I have added on the last page in...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 34
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The Black Dahlia Murder Case Reading Comprehension
This reading comprehension is about the most shocking unsolved crime committed in California. The worksheet is divided into separate activities with increasing difficulty. The last exercise is a summary of the case, in which students have to use the passive voice to sum up the story. This case is a bit shocking so it�s suitable for high school stud...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 51
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The King�s Speech Trailer : Listening / Writing activities
The trailer can be found here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzI4D6dyp_o, and if you want to download it on your computer, I suggest you use this great website : www.keepvid.com.
Hope you�ll enjoy my worksheets on the topic! Can�t wait to see the film!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 27
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A few facts about stuttering : Reading Comprehension
This is a text about stuttering in which are included FAQ about this topic. It is followed by a reading comprehension comprising 3 exercises : a cloze activity, a True or False activity and an activity in which students have to explain what the figures correspond to. Hope you�ll find this useful! Sorry by the way about the blank page at the end of ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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New Film could help people in fight to overcome speech problems Reading Comprehension + key
This is a reading comprehension about the film " The King�s speech". Students get to learn about George VI�s life, and more particularly about his speech problem : stammering / stuttering. The worksheets comprise comprehension activities, speaking activities and a quiz about other famous people who suffered from a stammer. As the film hasn�t been r...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 82
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Let�s learn about Compulsive behaviours with Monk!
These worksheets contain : a text about Monk, a text about OCD, reading and speaking activities for both texts. I have also included a quiz related to the topic of phobias ( the answers are on page 6), and tips from Monk when using airplane, subway or when going to the mall. Most of the documents included in these worksheets come from : http://www....
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 41
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A few facts about Freaks and Freak Shows : Reading Comprehension
These worksheets contain reading comprehension activities about the topic " freaks". I have divided the Reading activities into 4 separate sections so that students can learn different aspects of this topic in small groups.The class should be divided into 4 groups to complete the tasks on their activity card.The first activity card should be given...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 34
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Freaks! Reading comprehension + Key
This is a reading comprehension about Freaks ( history, characteristics,general facts). The worksheet comprises " regular" comprehension activities ( global and detailed) and the last activity consists in reflecting upon the word freak and its different meanings. There is also a speaking activity in which ss get to answer a few questions about frea...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35
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