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Breaking News English: Schwarzenegger Allows Execution
In this ESL reading comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to a journalistic passage, complete warm-up activities and a wide variety of before, during, after, homework and discussion activities.
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Intermediate Short Stories - "A New Cat"
Learners will read a short story in a basic and advanced version. They then answer 3 comprehension questions and 5 vocabulary questions.
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Intermediate Short Stories - "Making Dinner"
Primary learners read the basic and advanced version of the story "Making Dinner." They then answer 3 comprehension and 5 vocabulary questions.
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Beginning Short Stories w/ Questions - An Adventure
This activity, which could be used in the lower grades for reading comprehension practice or with older students as part of an ESL lesson, has learners read a short story and answer six comprehension and vocabulary questions. As part of...
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The Learning Network: Alligators Everywhere Fill-In
Meant to be used with the article, "In Florida, the Natives Are Restless" (included here), this is a great source of high-interest, nonfiction reading. A fill in the blank vocabulary activity and an activity focusing on reading...
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Colds: Reading Comprehension
In this colds reading comprehension practice worksheet, students read a 2 paragraph selection and respond to 11 short answer questions.
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Reading Skills: One Family and the American Dream
In this ESL reading skills worksheet, students compete 2 pre-reading questions, read a short text, answer 9 comprehension questions and write about the life of a famous person when they were young.
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Columbus Day
Use this Columbus day learning exercise with your EL class. They will read or listen to a passage about Christopher Columbus, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct words, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences...
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First-Aid Day
The second Saturday of September is recognized annually as World First Aid Day. In this First Aid Day worksheet, learners read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, unscramble words and...
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Reading Comprehension
In this ESL worksheet, students read a paragraph about a character named Bob and his wife, Linda. Students answer 20 questions about the paragraph.
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Advanced Dialogues- "Glasses"
In this ESL instructional activity, students collaborate with classmates to read an advanced dialogue about getting a new pair of glasses. Students then answer 8 multiple choice questions about the dialogue.
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Reading Comprehension 9-- First Day in Class
In this reading worksheet, students practice comprehension skills by reading a passage describing a young Portuguese woman's first lesson in her new English class. Students answer 20 questions about the story. This is intended for ESL...
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Breaking News English - No Hip-hop Fashion for Basketball Players
For this ESL/ELL reading comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to an article entitled, "No Hip-hop Fashion for Basketball Players." They participate in both pre-reading and post-reading activities which include fill-in the...
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Ana Finds an Apartment
Because of the topic of this reading comprehension and vocabulary activity, it would probably be best used with adults in an ESL class. The 10 question reading activity, which focuses on vocabulary involving renting an apartment, could...
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Changes In Town
In this ESL reading activity, students read a passage about the changes and improvements that have been made in a fictitious town. Students answer 8 true/false questions about the passage.
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International Day of Peace
To recognize the International Day of Peace, pupils complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill-in-the-blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling sequencing, scrambled sentences, asking questions, take a...
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Flag Day
Here are some activities based on Flag Day. Activities include reading a passage, phrase matching, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing questions, survey, and writing. There is a total...
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ESL Comprehension Activity
In this ESL comprehension instructional activity, students watch a video, then complete the text of the video, filling in blanks with the appropriate words.
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ESL Activity: "Is Anybody Home?"
In this ESL comprehension worksheet, students click on buttons to listen, then write what they hear described about a picture shown, complete multiple choice questions about "home" and a crossword puzzle.
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Cloze Exercise - Email Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension quiz worksheet, students respond to 7 fill in the blank cloze questions regarding a passage. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Cloze Exercise
In this online interactive reading comprehension quiz worksheet, students respond to 5 fill in the blank cloze questions regarding a passage. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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ESL Health Unit: Describing Pain and Symptoms
Designed for advanced beginning English language learners, this 21-page packet includes listening, speaking, and writing practice exercises related to the theme of visits to the doctor's office.
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ESL: World Suicide Prevention Day
Help to educate your ESL students about World Suicide Prevention Day with this series of activities. Matching key phrases, completing CLOZE paragraphs, and choosing appropriate words based on context clues are just a few of the many ways...
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Listening Skills
In this writing learning exercise, students fill in six blanks with the prepositions on or in and then listen to fifteen sentences read and circle the words that they hear.