Archive for 'Reading & Writing'

American English versus British English

American English versus British English

If you are teaching your students the difference between British and American English these might be useful. Check out these different resources when teaching and learning, or researching about the difference between AE and BE.

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How to read faster and get more out of it!

How to read faster and get more out of it!

We read for information. A housewife looks up a recipe in the cookbook. A student learns a particular subject of study. A business man obtains facts to make a decision. Here some tips to read faster.

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Riddles – Printable Worksheet

Read these riddles with your students. They will have fun while learning new words and teasing their brains.

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The Long Road: Graded Reader

The Long Road: Graded Reader

erry Fox was just eighteen when he was diagnosed with cancer and his leg had to be amputated. But he decided to run the Marathon of Hope, his dream of running across Canada to raise money for cancer research. A true story of courage and determination.

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About a Boy: Penguin Active Reader

About a Boy: Penguin Active Reader

Story: Will is thirty-six but acts like a teenager. Single, child-free and still feeling cool, he reads the right magazines, goes to the right clubs and knows which trainers to wear…

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The Three Little Pigs – ESL Lesson

The Three Little Pigs – ESL Lesson

A series of activities to be done with ESL learners, young learners of English. Read the story of The Three Little Pigs, sing along Disney Silly Symphony song. Have a fun lesson with the Three Little Pigs story. Your students wil have fun watching the video, listening to a version of the story and finding words at a wordsearch.

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Language Practice Outside the Classroom – Pikifriends

Language Practice Outside the Classroom – Pikifriends

Piki Friends is a innovative education tool in which students communicate with each other by asking questions, sending notes, or posting a blog.

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Environment On-Line Quiz

Environment On-Line Quiz

What is harmful to the environment, saving electricity, using fuels, recycling and all these issues on this environmental quiz you can use in your EFL/ESL classroom.

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Fun Reading – Jokes

Fun Reading – Jokes

Read, practice, vocabulary and have tons of fun reading these jokes.You may celebrate April Fool’s Day.

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Effective Study Tips

Effective Study Tips

This reading material will make your students reflect upon their study habits and learn better ones.

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Writing Activity – Things I love

Writing Activity – Things I love

A fun writing activity to tell what students love about life.

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Reading and Adapting Texts

Reading and Adapting Texts

Adaptations….You can use this idea with your students. Students read an article, summarize it, get the most important parts and adapt them to form a smaller article.

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