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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 

Level 

Time

Theme/Topic

   Materials   

 Any

 -  -  Weekly Reading Record

 Any

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 -  Vocabulary Notebooks

 Any

Book Report Template 

 

   

 

       

 
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

Breaking News English

Famous People Lessons

Biography.com

 

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

Level 

Time

Theme/Topic

   Materials   

       

Low Intermidiate

(high school/univ) 

 30 minutes + 

   

Low Intermidiate

(high school/univ) 

40 minutes +

 

 

Low Intermidiate

(high school/univ) 

 30 minutes +   

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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