Extensive Reading Ideas and Intensive Reading Lessons
The #1 Goal of this page is that READING SHOULD BE FUN! This page has various ideas and handouts for extensive reading projects so teachers can encourage students to read more outside of class. In addition to ideas for extensive reading, there are also a variety of reading lessons. Many of these lessons have themes and topics that raise students' awareness of global issues to foster a sense of global citizenship.
Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches
Level |
Time/Words |
Crosswords |
Word Search |
| Low Intermediate | 10 minutes+ / (18 words with clues) | Who is in the Family? | Who is in the family? |
| Low Intermediate | 20 minutes+ / (50 words with clues) | Jasmen's Kitchen | |
| Intermediate | 20 minutes+ / (32 words with clues) | A Happy House | A Happy House |
| Intermediate | 10 minutes+ / (14 words with clues) | Sinulog - A Cebuano Tradition | Sinulog - A Cebuano Tradition |
| Advanced | 21 words | Phobias | Phobias |
Extensive Reading Ideas and Worksheets
EFL Reading Websites
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Book Report Template |
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EFL Short Stories
American Stories for ESL (VOA)
365 Short Stories
Short Stories with Pronunciation Exercises
NPR Story Corps
Lonely Planet Travel Guide/Stories
Amnesty International Human Rights Stories
Free E-Books by Project Gutenberg
Vocabulary Games and Activities
Level |
Time |
Description |
| Any | 10 minutes+ | Beat the Clock |
| Any | 10 minutes+ | What's the Word |
| Intermediate | 10 minutes+ | The Teacher's Cat |
| Intermediate | 10 minutes+ | Going on a Picnic |
| Intermediate | ~20 min | A to Z Jobs |
| Intermediate | ~20 min | Jobs Quiz |
| Intermediate+ | 45 minutes+ | Write Me a Story |
Reading Lessons and Materials
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