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THE PROPRIETRESS: Questions about the short story by Li Yiyun
The questions in this worksheet are for Li Yiyun�s short story THE PROPRIETRESS. A Shanghai reporter goes to Mrs. Jin�s (the main character) town to interview Susu, whose husband has been recently executed. Susu has sparked interest because, before her husband�s execution, she asked the court to allow her to have a child with her husband. Li explor...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 2
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NINE SUGGESTIONS FOR BETTER ENGLISH--ESPECIALLY FOR CHINESE COLLEGE STUDENTS
The text should be prepared outside class as homework.
Inside the classroom, the students should be paired and retell the contents.
Next, the students should be paired with new partners and the questions given. Students ask and answer the questions.
At the end, students sit in a circle and share ideas about how to improve their English.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 13
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Billy Elliot (graded reader) - comprehension questions
These comprehension questions should be given to students in pairs for them to ask and answer. It helps them recycle the vocabulary and ideas in the story.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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CHINA�S TULOU �EARTH BUILDINGS� IN FUJIAN: TIMED READING
This is a timed reading at the upper elementary level with one comprehension exercise featuring 10 multiple choice sentences. It is particularly appropriate when teaching in China.
The Fujian Tulou �earth building� is a special type of home in the countryside. They were made by special groups of Han people called Hakka and Minnan. They live in ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 31
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STEP AWAY FROM PARADISE - reading, speaking, and listening exercises
These questions are based on/relevant to: Konchok Gelek. 2018. REVIEW: A STEP AWAY FROM PARADISE. Asian Highlands Perspectives vol 51; and Thomas K. Shor. 2012.A Step Away from Paradise: A Tibetan Lama�s Extraordinary Journey to a Land of Immortality. [Kindle version].
Students are assigned to read the review and the book, or portions of the ...
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type:
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CHINA�S DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
The Dragon Boat Festival is important in China. The teacher first dictates the words at the bottom of the exercise. Students write these words. The teacher then gives the students the paper with the words they just read and asks them what words they do not understand after ensuring they can pronounce them correctly. Next, the teacher gives the stud...
Level: intermediate
Age: 6-100
Type:
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THE TROUBADOUR level 1 Penguin Reader: 97 questions
Here are 97 questions for the Penguin level 1 short story THE TROUBADOUR. These questions can be given to students as homework. During class, they can be dictated. They can also be divided into parts, and students ask and answer.
This story is in the reader THE GIFT OF THE MAGI.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Mr. Bean at the Laundry (Launderette)_Penguin Reader Level 2 (two)
Mr. Bean at the Laundry (Launderette)_Penguin Reader Level 2 (two.
Download the video at http://tinyurl.com/nkndun6
I changed /launderette/ to /laundry/. Easier to pronounce.
These comprehension questions can be used
for dictation
for students to write answers to
and especially to divide the questions into two parts - even and add. S...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25
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Angie Chau: Quiet As They Come (a short story of Vietnamese-Americans)
Angie Chau is an important contemporary, Vietnamese-American writer. Her recent short story collection QUIET AS THEY COME contains one free downloadable story of the same name. This story may be downloaded here:
http://www.angiechau.com/Quiet20As20They20Come20Excerpt.pdf
from Chau�s official website.
My students in China responded positiv...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 4
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KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Penguin Reader Level 2
Penguin Reader: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Level 2. These are comprehension questions. First, assign the story to your students. In class, divide the students into pairs or small groups. Divide the questions among the students, ensuring that each student in the pair or small group has different questions. Students ask and answe...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Type:
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