Useful ideas for developing reading skills and other skills
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READINGS WITH ACTIVITIES
VIDEOS TO READ and COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES
En esta sección encontrarás:
En esta sección encontrarás:
- Lecturas cortas, con y sin sonido. Lecturas sobre temas muy diversos, y que cuentan con tests, quizzes u otras actividades para practicar tu comprensión lectora.
- Videos muy variados, con texto (scripts and subtitles) y actividades de comprensión.
- Literatura y textos clásicos (novelas, cuentos, leyendas, etc.), muchos con la opción de leer y escuchar.
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IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS:
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DICTIONARIES
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VIDEOS: Watch, read, listen and do activities
Elllo
British Council
Videos on interesting topics with transcripción (texto) and activities.
Videos on interesting topics with transcripción (texto) and activities.
ESLvideo--Videos with comprehension quizzes
English Exercises: listening (reading + video + actividades)
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LISTENING and READING
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Listening lessons with quizzes (ESOL Courses)
English Listening Lessons (+ quizzes)
Listening is an important part of communication. If you do not understand what the other person is saying, then you will not know how to respond. This section was created to give students daily practice on listening.
In this English listening section, students can constantly listen to the audio files provided here. There is also question and answers to allow students to gauge how they are doing.
English Listening Lessons
Basic Listening Lessons
Intermediate Listening Lessons
Advanced Listening Lessons
Listening is an important part of communication. If you do not understand what the other person is saying, then you will not know how to respond. This section was created to give students daily practice on listening.
In this English listening section, students can constantly listen to the audio files provided here. There is also question and answers to allow students to gauge how they are doing.
English Listening Lessons
Basic Listening Lessons
Intermediate Listening Lessons
Advanced Listening Lessons
Crime and Mistery readings and activities
One stop English Topics: Crime
True Life Stories (short and easy to read)
A collection of true crime stories from all corners of the world and both historical crimes and modern day crimes. True life crimes include serial killer profiles, true crime stories involving murder, kidnaps, crimes of passion and famous mugshots....
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Classical Tales and Stories to Listen and Read
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A Scary Night
Read this scary story and check how much you understood by answer the questions (Choose A, B, C or D. When you have finished you will see your score.) |
FREE audio stories for kids, including fairytales, original stories, myths, poems, music, history and audiobooks all read beautifully by professional actors.
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Reading activities on Mark Zuckerberg's bio.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and owner of Facebook is a true humanist, embodying science and the humanities. He is an enthusiactic prime mover of reading, learning other languages and cultures and leading a better future for the humanity. He is also a philantropists.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and owner of Facebook is a true humanist, embodying science and the humanities. He is an enthusiactic prime mover of reading, learning other languages and cultures and leading a better future for the humanity. He is also a philantropists.
Reading: A letter to our daughter
1. Read the letter to their daughter that Mark Zuckerberg, founder and owner of Facebook, and his wife have published on their social network.
2. Write your reaction to it. Brose his web "A Year of Books"
He explained the rationale for his initiative in a post, saying: "I'm excited for my reading challenge. I've found reading books very intellectually fulfilling. Books allow you to fully explore a topic and immerse yourself in a deeper way than most media today." More
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Short texts with questions and CLOZES (textos con huecos para rellenar)
Articles to read with comprehension questions
Reading comprehension - articles on life and issues taking place in the United States
http://linguapress.com/advanced.htm
http://linguapress.com/advanced.htm
Short articles with comprehension questions
Short readings with comprehension questions
English Reading Material
Develop your reading skills. Read texts and answer the comprehension questions. The texts cover a variety of topics, fulfilling every student's needs. It Includes a GLOSSARY.
Examples of readings are Biographies, Youth (juvenile Crime/Juvenile delinquency), Brain Drain, Help for students who want to study in the USA (AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM, The Educational system in the USA) etc.,etc.
Develop your reading skills. Read texts and answer the comprehension questions. The texts cover a variety of topics, fulfilling every student's needs. It Includes a GLOSSARY.
Examples of readings are Biographies, Youth (juvenile Crime/Juvenile delinquency), Brain Drain, Help for students who want to study in the USA (AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM, The Educational system in the USA) etc.,etc.
Articles on science, with vocabulary crosswords and comprehension questions
World Literature (literatura universal), American Literature, children classical tales.
Read and listen: audiobooks, short stories, songs, etc.
Literary readings and biographies
Audio books and bioraphies of authors
Books should be free
You can read and listen to classic novels, mystery short stories, and lots more.
Noticias para leer y escuchar a varias velocidades. Y actividades relacionadas con las lecturas.
Federico García Lorca, “Romance sonámbulo”
(from Romancero gitano, 1928) Literal Translation by Barbara F. McManus
http://www2.cnr.edu/home/araia/medstudiessem/SpanishWorksheet.pdf
(from Romancero gitano, 1928) Literal Translation by Barbara F. McManus
http://www2.cnr.edu/home/araia/medstudiessem/SpanishWorksheet.pdf
Ecology: Reading and listening comprehension