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Reading Comprehension
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Main idea practice for beginners:
www.softschools.com/quizzes/language_arts/main_idea/quiz1510.html
Identify main ideas:
www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/main_idea_language_arts_sixth_6th_grade.htm
Topic and stated main idea practice by Janet Elder:
highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073123587/student_view0/chapter8/topic_and_stated_main_idea_multiple-choice_exercise.html
Implied main ideas Exercise 1:
highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073123587/student_view0/chapter10/implied_main_idea__exercise_1.html
Implied main ideas Exercise 2:
highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073123587/student_view0/chapter10/implied_main_idea__exercise_2.html
Paste any online story in ESL Reader. It will link each word to a dictionary definition. Select a dictionary from the pull-down menu after you paste the text (yourdictionary.com has simpler definitions):
www.esldesk.com/reading/esl-reader
Hundreds of free short stories with vocabulary exercises and more – you can listen to the stories as you read (beginner/low intermediate):
www.eslfast.com
100 + short stories you can read and listen to with vocabulary and comprehension exercises (beginner/low intermediate):
http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2
Easy stories with vocabulary exercises and comprehension questions:
http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/stories/stories.html
Read about the history of Plymouth, the first Pilgrim colony in the United States (intermediate):
http://www.plimoth.org/learn/MRL/interact/thanksgiving-interactive-you-are-historian
Information and some games about the first Thanksgiving (intermediate-advanced):
http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving
Comprehension dialogues with quizzes (from beginner to advanced levels):
http://esl.about.com/od/readingcomprehensionquiz/a/d_list.htm
Readings with exercises – you can also listen to some of the stories as you read (beginner to advanced):
http://legacy.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/reading.html
Read about famous scientists, writers, entertainers, and more:
http://www.manythings.org/voa/people
Aesop's fables (advanced):
http://www.umass.edu/aesop/index.php
Challenging short stories about American folklore:
http://www.americanfolklore.net/esl-reading.html#1
Free books with audio for advanced readers:
http://www.okey-dokey.co.uk/listening/listen_and_read/audio_books.php
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Breaking news in easy English:
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com
If you are interested in the history of the United States, go to this website from the Library of Congress (high intermediate):
http://www.americaslibrary.gov
Interesting information about the culture of the United States (advanced):
http://www.answers.com/topic/culture-of-the-united-states
Citizenship exam preparation (high intermediate-advanced):
https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test
Information about preparing for a job interview (intermediate):
http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/call/jobs.html
U.S. state facts, state symbols, and maps (intermediate-advanced):
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states
Important topics such as work, housing, school, and more ( high intermediate-advanced):
http://www.cdlponline.org
Interesting facts about science ( high intermediate-advanced):
http://www.hightechscience.org/funfacts.htm
Interesting museums you can visit on your next trip to San Francisco:
http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/call/museumssf.html
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