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Reading ComprehensionThe level of language difficulty is in parentheses.
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 gives simpler definitions): www.esldesk.com/reading/esl-reader Reading tips and charts at EnglishLearnSite.com (all levels): www.englishlearnsite.com/category/reading/ Comprehension dialogues with quizzes (all 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 (all levels): http://legacy.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/reading.html Main idea practice (beginners): www.softschools.com/quizzes/language_arts/main_idea/quiz1510.html 200 easy short stories that you can read and listen to (beginners): eslyes.com/easyread/ Easy readings with audio, vocabulary exercises, and comprehension questions (beginners): www.rong-chang.com/nnse/ Short stories with audio, vocabulary exercises, and comprehension questions (intermediate): http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2 Hundreds of free short stories with audio, vocabulary exercises and more (beginners to high intermediate): www.eslfast.com Identify main ideas (intermediate): www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/main_idea_language_arts_sixth_6th_grade.htm Topic and stated main idea practice by Janet Elder (high intermediate): highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073123587/student_view0/chapter8/topic_and_stated_main_idea_multiple-choice_exercise.html Read about the history of Plymouth, the first Pilgrim colony in the United States (high intermediate): http://www.plimoth.org/learn/MRL/interact/thanksgiving-interactive-you-are-historian Information and some games about the first Thanksgiving (high intermediate): http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving Implied main ideas Exercise 1 (low advanced): highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073123587/student_view0/chapter10/implied_main_idea__exercise_1.html Implied main ideas Exercise 2 (low advanced): highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073123587/student_view0/chapter10/implied_main_idea__exercise_2.html Read and listen to stories about famous scientists, writers, entertainers, and more (low advanced to advanced): http://www.manythings.org/voa/people Aesop's fables (advanced): http://www.umass.edu/aesop/index.php Challenging short stories about American folklore (advanced): http://www.americanfolklore.net/esl-reading.html#1 Free books with audio (advanced): http://www.okey-dokey.co.uk/listening/listen_and_read/audio_books.php |
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News and InformationBreaking news in easy English (beginners to intermediate):
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com The history of the United States at the Library of Congress website (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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Reading FasterFind out how fast you read:
http://www.teacherjoe.us/TimedReadings.html A speed reading test for more advanced readers: http://www.readingsoft.com Tips about reading faster (advanced): http://www.spreeder.com Timed readings with comprehension questions (high intermediate-advanced): https://college.cengage.com/collegesurvival/watkins/learning_companion/1e/students/timed_reading.html Practice speed reading (intermediate to advanced): http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/methods.html Eye Movement Practice helps to increase your reading rate (intermediate-advanced): http://www.eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/SPDREAD/1/INTRO1.HTM |
