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Liang - An Online Extensive Reading Lesson. The Internet TESL Journal Mei-Ya Liangmy_liang [at] yahoo.com.tw Introduction This online extensive reading lesson focuses on intermediate and advanced ESL/EFL students.

Liang - An Online Extensive Reading Lesson

The objectives of this lesson are to guide students to read authentic e-texts outside of the classroom and to improve their overall reading, writing and thinking skills by synthesizing and evaluating online materials with peers. This lesson aims at EFL high school or college students, but can also be modified and used in both native English and ESL/EFL reading courses for younger students. The Lesson Three activities are designed to help students choose books that meet their interests and reading levels, read and share books both on their own and in a group, and think critically with online texts, tools and resources. 1.

Goals This activity gives students the opportunity of selecting books that are interesting and appropriate for them to read. Procedures Study Guide 2. Procedures. Richard Blanco, You Moved Me–An Inaugural Poetry Review. Poet Richard Blanco It’s well past midnight here in Penn’s Woods.

Richard Blanco, You Moved Me–An Inaugural Poetry Review

Early Monday morning I had posted a preview of today’s reading by Richard Blanco along with a brief history of the inaugural poets who preceded him. So please don’t be afraid to jump back there for a little more history. Reading Quotes Page 2. Authors: AB C DE F GH I JK L M NO P QR S TU V WX Y Z Reading Quotes - Page 2 GridList I believe that writing is derivative.

Reading Quotes Page 2

I think good writing comes from good reading. Charles Kuralt Communication, Good, Derivative I know that books seem like the ultimate thing that's made by one person, but that's not true. John Green True, Between, Book Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life. Joseph Addison Life, Good, Living We are the children of a technological age. Lawrence Clark Powell Technology, Work, Age A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman is exact.

Marcus Garvey Woman, Ready, Exact The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries. Rene Descartes Good, Past, Books There are worse crimes than burning books. Ray Bradbury Books, Worse, Burning My Alma mater was books, a good library... Malcolm X Life, Good, Books. Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Worksheets. If you need nonfiction reading comprehension worksheets, then here they are!

Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Each comes with included pdfs for printing in the classroom or for personal use Reading Comprehension Worksheet 1Mastering reading comprehension takes practice - lots of it! Start here with my Reading Comprehension Worksheet 1, Escaping the Endless Adolescence. Level 410 Reading Topics. Free English Reading comprehension tests and exercises online. Reading comprehension is also an important part when you take an English test.

Free English Reading comprehension tests and exercises online

Reading comprehension test can help you to improve vocabulary, grammar, and logical thought ability. There are some tips for you to improve reading skills: - Practice reading every day. You should read different fields to improve your vocabulary. - Take note all new words and learn them. - Try to answer all the questions. - After answer all the questions. . - Practice reading techniques - scanning, skimming, intensive and extensive reading. + Scanning: You try to find a particular piece of information.

. + Skimming: You try to gather the most important information as quickly as possible. . + Intensive reading: You try to find the details of a specific information. Reading Skills. Reading Comprehension. Reading Comprehension Resources for EFL and ESL Learners. Graphic Organizers for Reading Comprehension. LinkClick. Free Reading Worksheets. ESL Reading Lessons: Good Health. Good Health Most people would agree with the definition of good health as being a state where you are free from sickness.

ESL Reading Lessons: Good Health

Despite this, there are many different opinions about how a person can actually have good health. People used to only think of their health when they were sick. But these days more and more people are taking measures to make sure that they don't get sick in the first place. In this article I will describe a few of the most common things that you can do to stay healthy. One of the best things you can do for your body is exercise. Along with exercise, having a healthy diet can help promote good health. In todays modern world, we all have some level of stress in our life. There are several ways to fight against stress in your life. The things Ive just mentioned are only some of the ways that people can have good health.