OnestopEnglish is a popular website with thousands of resources including lesson plans, worksheets etc. All the materials can be found in different levels from Elementary to Advanced. I love these plans because all the articles come from Guardian Weekly. There are provoking, engaging and authentic materials and along with the texts you can find comprehension questions, vocabulary check and discussion points. These plans are for
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I participated in a workshop of Paul Seligson ,the writer of English File, last year. The workshop was about how to use texts in coursebooks effectively in classes. I took some notes which may give you ideas about the usage of texts during class time.
Here is the list of suggestions for you;
- On arrival to class or when moving into reading, sing/play/loop connected lines from a song, movie clip, short ad which
It’s been quite much time since I shared my last post due to my schedule at work. In this post, I’ll share my favourite post reading activities. As you know, readers are pretty important for language learners. However, at the end of the reading, it will not be appropriate to give stereotypical comprehension questions. Suppose that your students read one book weekly, it would be boring to use the same type to evaluate them. Thus, I prefer engaging post activities.
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ReadTheory is an online reading comprehension website which evalutes learners’ reading ability and recommends suitable passages according to their levels. More than 1000 passages are available in different grades. It diagnoses students’ needs and sends texts accordingly. As students read and answer questions, ReadTheory presents new passages either more difficult or easier. You can use it both desktop and
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