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AMANDA, FRANK AND LAURA -READING AND COMPREHENSION + 5 EXERCISES- TWO PAGES (B&W VERSION INCLUDED)
Students read the texts about the three children and do five different exercises. 1�-They say if some statements are true or false. You can ask them to correct the false ones. 2�-They fill in the blanks in some sentences with the right name (Amanda, Frank or Laura). 3�-They answer some questions about the text.4�- They fill in the blanks in a lette...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
Tense Review - Australia: Your New Home - All Tenses: Past/Present/Future
An article about Australia from the perspective of a new migrant, with a focus on some of Australia�s problems. Students fill in the gaps with the correct tense. Great for FCE and CAE students, or for testing yourself;) This is what I start most new courses off with, along with my rules worksheet. Leads to interesting discussions about the student�...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Weather Report - Reading Comprehension
Students read the text and do 2 tasks: True/false exercise and answering questions. They may roleplay the dialogue afterwards. If you want some vocabulary work on weather, you may want to check these: "What�s the weather like today?" http://www.eslprinta bles.com/printable.a sp?id=247522#thetop and weather fun: http://www.eslprinta bles.com/printab...
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
Newspaper Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension with three types questions: wh-q, figures reference and matching. Model answer provided.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: reading

 


 
A collection of tests on different themes, reading, vocab, grammar amd writing. The tests were set by a number of teachers in the Western Educational Zone, supervised by Mr. Adel Abkal and Mr. M Mukhaimar.
A collection of 20 complete tests about different topics. Including reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and more. This test bank was designed by a group of teachers in the Western Educational Zone. The test bank was distributed for free to all teachers in 2007-2008. Names of teachers who took part in this contribution are included including...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading

 


 
SAINT PATRICK�S DAY - STORY
Ss read St. Patrick�s story, answer comprehension questions, work with vocabulary from the text, make a word search and read an Irish blessing. Have a lovely day :)
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
BACK TO SCHOOL- READING AND COMPREHENSION + PRESENT SIMPLE (B&W + KEY INCLUDED)
1�-Students read the text and fill in the blanks with the present simple of the verbs in brackets. 2�-They have to look at a list of words and find their opposites in the text. 3�-They read some statements and say if they are true or false according to the information they have read. They also have to correct the false ones. 4�- They answer some qu...
Level: elementary
Age: 11-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
MEET REBECCA
SS READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS - READING AND COMPREHENSION.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
English Test(3 parts):(7th form End of Term 3Test ) Reading Comprehension/ Grammar+ Vocabulary/ Writing(+ Key)
A reading passage describing a friend with some related questions/ Some grammar and vocabulary tasks/ A reordering task to have coherent sentences and to make a dialogue./ A writing task to describe a friend.(+ Key)
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-14
Type: flash-card

 


 
The 1st 45-minute-lesson (of 2) on the topic New Year�s Resolutions -- Reading Comprehension for Upper Elementary and Lower intermediate students
This is the first of 2 lessons on New Year�s resolutions(2 Pages). Reading tasks: After speculating about the text they are going to read (images, key words, parts of the speech, ..., students scan the tex to find information to complete the table. Then, they do a multiple choice, find the opposites for the given words in the text and, finally, fin...
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
I LOVE MY MOM! (Reading comprehension activities + word search + poem)
Mother�s Day is celebrated in the USA and many other countries next Sunday (2nd Sunday in May). A reading comprehension worksheet that includes:re-order pictures,answer questions, True/False activity, a word search and a small poem. Answer key included! Fully editable! Have a nice week!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Martin Luther King�s Day - January 18 - Reading comprehension for Upper Elementary and Intermediate students
Celebrating Martin Luther king�s Day - Students speculate about King (who he was, what he did...) and read the text to find out. Then they do a multiple choice exercise, answer some questions, and find references and equivalents. I think it�s important kids become aware of this American Human Rights activist and of the way he fought - non-violence,...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Halloween theme with Present Simple (grammar guide + vocabulary + reading comprehension + boardgame + lesson plan) - fully editable
Ws with Halloween theme including: Page 1: grammar guide and exercises on Present Simple; page 2: Halloween vocabulary and exercises; page 3: reading comprehension with questions and writing exercises; page 4: boardgame on Present Simple; page 5: lesson plan with step-by-step explanation on the use of the ws. It�s completely editable and after dow...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Bullying at school. Reading comprehension
Students read the definition and different types of bullying. There are also 6 examples of bullied people who tell their problems or their children�s problems at school. There are 3 activities: answering questions, true/false and giving advice. With KEY. The texts are taken from http://en.wikipedi a.org/wiki/Bullying and http://www.direc...
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
LISA�S BEST FRIEND- READING AND COMPREHENSION (TWO PAGES)
Students read the text and do five different exercises. 1�-They say if some statements are true or false and correct the false ones. 2�- They answer some questions with the information they have in the text. 3�-They change some positive statements to the negative or question form. 4�- They find synonyms for some words in the text. 5�- They answer s...
Level: elementary
Age: 11-12
Type: worksheet

 

 


Describe some objects
In this power point there are some descriptions about different objects, and students have to think and guess the objects. The title "Our Computer" is the original one from the topic I was teaching to my students; if you don�t like it, you can change it. Hope you find it useful!
Level: elementary
Age: 9-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Home alone
A story reading comprehension
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


The opera house

Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Mini Test
Mini Test for revision of past simple and sports
Level: elementary
Age: 7-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Reading Comprehension: Buster the Dog
A short story about BUster the dog and things he likes to do. Pre Reading, reading and after reading activities with nice graphics to entertain the students. Students will enjoy true/false activity. Enjoy. Happy Teaching.
Level: elementary
Age: 4-11
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Reading and Comprehension game
Whole class activity/game. Focus - to test pupils ability to read and comprehend simple sentences and to give simple answers to them. The powerpoint template can be adapted to individual classes.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Types of reading questions
A must-have tool for any english teacher surfing english reading areas.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Australia (Reading Comprehension)
Short text about Australia and questions for reading comprehension check.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Unusual Homes part 2/2
Continuation of the previous ppt. Prediction-pre-readi ng ex. Reading two different texts and comparing them in the chart.Answering the questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Non-Fiction Story
A short Non-Fiction story about how the Wright Brothers dreamt and then invented airplane.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


reading and comprehension, comic
It is very useful.The pupils have to read a comic and then they must make some comprehension exercises...WONDERFU L!!!!!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Non-Fiction Story
A non fiction story about a man who had a dream and planted apples all over America. Help develop students reading comprehension as well as build their vocabulary.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Mapuches
Information about indigenous people of Chile
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Context Clues for Reading Comprehension
This PowerPoint explains context clues and provides some guided practice.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Editorial Cartoon reading Comprehension
This PPT presentation can be used with young people to teach visual literacy by: (1) training the right hemisphere of the brain; (2) training for familiarity of conventions; (3) teaching abstractness and symbolism, decoding strategies, ridicule, satire, and parody; (4) helping children learn to glean abstract meaning from visual literacy; (5) trai...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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