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ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets - Century Eggs

Century eggs, the preserved Chinese food, are explained in a nonfiction ESL article; students answer questions on the article, then write essays giving their opinion of century eggs or comparing them with other foods.
Grades
Grades 7–12, Middle School, High School
Pages
3
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PDF
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Updated Oct 13, 2026

Subject
ELA, Language Development, ESL, Vocabulary, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Creative Writing, Formal Writing
Topic
ESL, English Second Language
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets, Writing Prompts
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This ESL - EFL Teaching Resource on "Century Eggs" (3 PDF Worksheets Slides - Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity) can be ideal to improve Language skills in English. Ideal students for this ESL EFL TESOL Reading + Writing Activity are Foreign Students at middle and High School (7th - 12th Grade; teens). Newcomers or any ESL Learner is also more than suitable for this ESL - EFL - TESOL - TEFL (English as a Second or Foreign Language) Activity on "Century Eggs" (origins, background, history and evolution + culinary uses + methods + nutrition + legacy in Chinese society). This Teaching Educational Resource Product can also be ideal for ESL EFL TESOL Centers worldwide or any English second language tutor.

Intermediate Advanced English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL - EFL - TESOL - TEFL) learners are suitable for this ESL - EFL - TESOL - TEFL Teaching Resource on "Century Eggs" (Worksheet; 3 PDF Printable slides)

In this English Second or Foreign Language (ESL - EFL - TESOL - TEFL) Reading Comprehension + Essay Writing Activity Worksheet on "Century Eggs" (origins, background, history and evolution + culinary uses + methods + nutrition + legacy in Chinese society), the following ESL - EFL - TESOL - TEFL (English Second or Foreign Language) activities are included:

  • 1 text on "Century Eggs" (origins, background, history and evolution + culinary uses + methods + nutrition + legacy in Chinese society)

  • 24 Comprehension Questions related to the previous text on "Century Eggs" (with related space where students can answer to this text's comprehension questions)

  • 2 essay prompts for a writing activity on "Century Eggs" (writing an essay on whether you have tried a century's egg or not and whether you liked it or not and whether you would ever like it + writing an essay on another weird food; describing it and comparing it to century eggs)

This ESL - EFL - TESOL - TEFL ( English Second or Foreign Language ) Teaching Resource Reading + Writing Activity (essay prompts) on "Century Eggs" (origins, background, history and evolution + culinary uses + methods + nutrition + legacy in Chinese society) is great for Intermediate Advanced English as a second or foreign language learners (ESL- EFL - TESOL - TEFL). This English Second Language Worksheet on "Century Eggs" (origins, background, history and evolution + culinary uses + methods + nutrition + legacy in Chinese society) aims to train and Reading Comprehension + Writing Skills.

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Learning objectives

  • Describe what century eggs are using information from the article
  • Evaluate true/false statements and support the answer from the text
  • Write an essay that compares foods or states a personal opinion

Skills covered

  • Text-based answers — responding to questions about century eggs in complete sentences
  • Word study — giving synonyms for vocabulary in the passage
  • Comparison writing — relating the topic to other foods in an essay

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Core concepts

  • Century eggs
  • Preserved food
  • Chinese food culture
  • Synonyms
  • Comparison essay

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