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An ESL/EFL reading-comprehension and writing-activity worksheet built around a single nonfiction passage about mascots (origins and use in sports, schools, events, and branding), used to practice reading comprehension, vocabulary, and English writing skills.
A one-page nonfiction reading passage about Oprah Winfrey, paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and true/false questions and one or more opinion/argumentative essay writing prompts, for ESL/EFL reading and writing practice.
A one-page nonfiction reading passage about the sport of padel, paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and true/false questions and one or more opinion/argumentative essay writing prompts, for ESL/EFL reading and writing practice.
A year-long Grade 9 financial literacy curriculum combining daily nonfiction reading passages with personal-finance concepts to build reading comprehension, vocabulary, and analytical writing.
A one-page nonfiction reading passage about the Eurovision Song Contest, paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and true/false questions and one or more opinion/argumentative essay writing prompts, for ESL/EFL reading and writing practice.
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the life and political career of Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about household chores and family attitudes toward them, illustrated through quoted families such as the Johnsons and Jessica, paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.
Build Grade 6 reading comprehension, vocabulary, text analysis and evidence-based writing skills through a year-long sequence of 180 daily fiction and nonfiction passages organized into thematic units (e.g. 'All About Me & My Family').
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about poke, the Hawaiian raw-fish dish, its cultural origins and modern popularity, paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about what an 'ideal classroom' looks like, framed through a fictional school scenario and a quoted education historian (Dr. Samuel Turner), paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about high-speed rail technology and history (Japan's Shinkansen, France's TGV, Germany's ICE, and other national systems), paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.
A full-year Grade 5 reading comprehension curriculum (Bright Classroom Ideas) providing 180 daily fiction/nonfiction reading passages across 36 weeks to build reading comprehension, vocabulary, text-evidence, and written-response skills.
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the His Dark Materials fantasy trilogy by British author Philip Pullman, paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the life and music career of pop singer Justin Bieber, paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about hedgehogs as wild animals and their history as exotic pets, paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about ice and snow sculpture traditions, from 17th-century Chinese ice lanterns to Russian ice palaces and modern festivals, paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.
Give ESL/EFL students at middle and high school level a nonfiction reading passage about capybaras and their behavior, habitat, and popularity in South America and worldwide, paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and true/false argument questions and personal or comparative essay writing prompts.
Build Grade 6 reading comprehension, vocabulary, text analysis and evidence-based writing skills through a year-long sequence of 72 original fiction and nonfiction passages (two per week) organized into thematic units (e.g. 'All About Me & My Family', 'Animals Around Us').
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the life and culinary legacy of American TV chef Julia Child, paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about kimbap, the Korean rice-and-seaweed dish, its history and relationship to Japanese maki sushi, paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about Helsinki, Finland, its history and character as a Nordic capital city, including a quoted visitor from the UK, paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about Hopak, the traditional Ukrainian folk dance, its Cossack origins and cultural symbolism, paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the Jujutsu Kaisen anime/manga series by Gege Akutami, its origins and premise, paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from the Harry Potter novels and its real-world inspirations (including British boarding schools), paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.