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Improve English Reading | Real EFL Comprehension Practice | Superstar Students

25/9/2019

Reading is an important skill to have for EFL students. Some students are preparing exams, some need to improve reading for their jobs, and some learners just enjoy reading in English and want to get better.

Whatever their reason is, comprehension and learning new expressions is always essential if you want to build your language fluency.

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With this worksheet...

You or your students will have guided practice for their reading even on their own! They will:

Be guided through comprehension questions
Note new and old vocabulary and expressions to improve fluency

This will give students direction and motivation to read more in English with some guidance. Use this as a part of your private lessons or classes to give the students extra value!

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Worksheet

Name: ________________________ Date: _______________
I’m reading _________________________________

Pre-Reading: Know what you're reading.

What type of reading is it? (novel, news/sports article, biography, etc.)

How long did you spend reading?

Reading: Know what you're learning.

CONTENT

Write one sentence answering what this text was about?

Write 1-3 sentences details from the text. (What did you understand?)

a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________

LANGUAGE

Write 1-3 OLD expressions that are familiar. (Ones you’ve heard before.)
1. __________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________

Write 1-6 NEW words or expressions (then ask a teacher to confirm.)
1. ______________________ d. ______________________________
2. ______________________ e. ______________________________
3. ______________________ f. _______________________________

Post-Listening: Know what you've read.

Did it accomplish its objective? Why or why not?

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English Reading Lesson|Kahoot! (Smart Phones Changing Our Skulls)

19/6/2019

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Breaking News English is a fantastic resource for simple reading articles. This article is titled Smart Phones Could Be Changing Shape Of Our Skulls.

Lesson Objectives: (a) Practice reading comprehension (b) Learn vocabulary in context

Level: Upper beginner or Lower Intermediate (White or Blue Belt)

Pre-Teach

Survey the students and open a discussion with the following questions:

How often do you use a smart phone?

How many hours in a day would you say you're on your smart phone?

(Calculate estimates with WhatsApp timestamps)

What do you typically use your phone for?

Pre-teach certain vocabulary from the text. Along with the Vocabulary Match from the PDF, there are plenty of vocabulary words to review that will show up on the Kahoot!

A bump
A skull
Decade
Mostly
To bend (our necks)
To hunch (over)
An angle
An unnatural angle

Kahoot!

If you've never used Kahoot before:

1. Go here to play the Kahoot! with your students!
2. Have your kids take out their phones or classroom computers and go to Kahoot.it
3. Enter the game ID
4. Create a Name

An Extra Touch

Bring a scale.
Put things on the scale and review numbers and weights.
Choose something in the class or bring something in that weighs 4.5 kg to show how much the head weighs.
Time our how long some students can hold that in an unnatural position.
(Ex. Hold a heavy book out to the side.)

This will give a didactic touch to the article.

Raise the Stakes

Let's face it, sometimes our classes can see a Kahoot lesson as a free class. (Especially teens)

To keep your students honest and giving effort PLUS an extra reward for the winners, give a small assignment to everybody except the top three teams as a prize.

Assignment Ideas:

Define or write examples of vocabulary words
Write answers for a 3 to 5 Discussion Questions from the article
Choose an activity from the Breaking News English mini lesson

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Easter Egg Lessons:

- Learn about some of the dangers of using mobile phones too much
- What else can you find?

Extra Material and Lessons

If you're interested in other classes like this or getting worksheets and PDFs to take to your classes, support Jesse on Patreon, and he will help you in the classroom.

To print out the article, go to BreakingNewsEnglish.com or go here to print it out. Thanks!

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Improve English Reading | Real EFL Comprehension Practice | Superstar Students

With this worksheet...

Worksheet

Pre-Reading: Know what you're reading.

Reading: Know what you're learning.

Post-Listening: Know what you've read.

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English Reading Lesson|Kahoot! (Smart Phones Changing Our Skulls)

Pre-Teach

Kahoot!

An Extra Touch

Raise the Stakes

Easter Egg Lessons:

Extra Material and Lessons

Have more time.
Make a difference.
Enjoy teaching.

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Improve English Reading | Real EFL Comprehension Practice | Superstar Students

With this worksheet...

Worksheet

Pre-Reading: Know what you're reading.

Reading: Know what you're learning.

Post-Listening: ​Know what you've read.

Want more?

English Reading Lesson|Kahoot! (Smart Phones Changing Our Skulls)

Pre-Teach

Kahoot!

An Extra Touch

Raise the Stakes

Easter Egg Lessons:

Extra Material and Lessons

Have more time.Make a difference.​Enjoy teaching.

Thanks for Your Support, but

Archives

Categories

Teaching is MORE THAN about just improvingENGLISH

Teachers' Room
Creative English Lessons & Teacher Support

Post-Listening: Know what you've read.

Have more time.
Make a difference.
Enjoy teaching.

Teaching is
MORE THAN
about just improving
ENGLISH