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CHINA�S ISLAMIC HUI NATIONALITY: A TIMED READING
A timed reading about China�s Islamic Hui nationality/ ethnic group.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 15
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China�s Tu (Monguor) Minority
The Tu are one of China�s fifty-six officially recognized ethnic groups. China�s total Tu or Monguor population is about 240,000. Most Tu live in Qinghai Province and in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province. Most Tu are farmers and also have a few livestock. Today, many Monguor leave their homes to work in cities to do construction wor...
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 3
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China�s Tujia Ethnic Minority
China�s Tujia ethnic group is introduced in a timed reading with exercise.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 16
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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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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS - GIRL MEETS BOY
PUT STUDENTS IN GROUPS, DIVIDE THE QUESTIONS, STUDENTS ASK AND ANSWER.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Type:
Downloads: 5
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CULTURAL MEMORY - text + comprehension questions
CULTURAL MEMORY. This is an annotated version of /Cultural Memory/ at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_memory.
1] Ask students to read the text that follows these comprehension questions and then answer the questions.
2] The questions may be dictated first.
3] For speaking and listening practice, questions might be divided and given to s...
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type:
Downloads: 13
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DEB MAKES WRONG CHOICES: Version 2
This is another version of another worksheet. I�ve had very good luck using this story and, this term, asked students to write and give me new chapters. I don�t teach writing but, if I did, I would invite students to add more material. Lots of activities accompany this text at the end. Hope it works for you as well as it did for me!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 22
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Discussion questions for THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt.
Discussion questions for THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt. Students are assigned to read a summary of this book at https://jonathanhaidt.com/anxious-generation/ and, if possible, the introduction to the book itself. In class, the instructor divides the students into pairs or small groups and gives students an equal number of questions. Stud...
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type:
Downloads: 10
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Electricity Comes to a Village in China--Power Changes
An intermediate level reading particularly appropriate for Chinese learners of English. Ask students to read the text, then put the students in pairs, and give them the questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 6
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ESCAPE: CHRONICLES OF MODERN CHINESE CHILDHOOD
ESCAPE was written by one of my students as part of a large autobiographical exercise. It is at a lower intermediate level and should be good material for students anywhere in the world. The questions at the end are designed to encourage oral fluency (students should be put in pairs). There are questions specific to the story and also questions abo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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