ESL : Reading
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* Kenmei Internet Reading Lab - Readings from 'America- Today and Tomorrow' (William M. Balsamo)Readings with Comprehension Questions23 Ways to Prrvent Colds and the Flu (Reader's Digest)For advanced ESL students and maybe lower-levels who are looking for a challengeA Midsummer's Night's Dream - Simplified for EFL Students (Nada AbiSamra)By William ShakespeareAdvice and Tips for Improving Your English (Johnnie Finnis)Try watching movies and TV, practice introducing yourself, read newspapers, ...Aesop's Fables - Online Collection - Over 650 Fables (John R. Long)Try the easier-to-read selected fables first. Some have RealAudio Files, Some Lesson PlansAesop's Fables - Traditional & Modern (Requires the Flash Plugin)Illustrated and retold by art students at the University of MassachusettsAlex Catalogue of Electronic Texts (Eric Lease Morgan)For native English readers. Abbot, Alcott, Alger, Aristotle, Austen, Browning, and many other authorsAn Online Reader with English Dictionary (Bruce Zhang)Look up words and idioms for ESL learners while reading on the Web. Didn't work on a Macintosh when we tested it. (Jan. 2004)Bad Human Factor Designs (Michael J. Darnell)Short, interesting readings. It's aimed at native English speakers, not ESL.BBC - Tweenies Favorite StoriesListen the the stories and read along. Requires Flash.BBC News OnlineRead news: World, UK, Business, Sci/Tech, Health, Education, ...Comenius English Language Center - Fluency Through Fables6 fables: The Donky and the Goat, The Father and His Son, ...Country and Western Singer Roger Miller Had Many Hit Songs (Paul Thompson)An interesting story about this American. You can listen to the story and music.East of the Web - Collection of Short Fiction StoriesFree short story eBooks for native English speakers. (For advanced students.)Emmett Scott's Spicy MeatballsAn on-line picture-story book. For native English speaking children.Emmett Scott's The Beast and MeAn on-line picture-story book. For native English speaking children.English Daily - Chinese Stories & Songs in English (Hon Long)Fables: Ivory Chopsticks, Frog in the well; Songs: Memory, Lady in Red, ...English on the Run - Reading Techniques (Ana Clara Sanchez and Gabriel Oband)Skimming, Scanning, Using ContextEnglish on the Run - Writing Techniques (Ana Clara Sanchez and Gabriel Oband)The Paragraph, Transitional Signals, Punctuation Rules, Capitalization Rules, ..English Works - ESL Reading ExercisesReadings, Vocabulary and Comprehension Questions; Topics: Thomas Edison, etc.english.00freehost.com - How to Learn English! (tesol@wp.pl)Here are some tips which may help you to master the English LanguageESL Reading: The Beatles StoryA short history of The Beatles for English language learners. With quiz & poll.ESLcomics.blogspot.com (Sterling Daniels)Comic strips, with vocabulary lists and comprehension questions.ET People (Kathryn A. Craft)Free magazine for English students. Contents are all online, too.exchanges.state.gov - All That Jazz (Smoak)Feature article from English Teaching Forum Online (April 2003)Fact of the Day (Bob Drudge)Last updated in Nov. 2001. This page gives you something interesting to read. For native English speakers.Fiction Channel - Texts for ESL StudentsFunny readingsflesl.net - Forrest Lunn's English as a Second Langauge (Forrest Lunn)Intermediate Readings: Paired Stories, Grammar Area, ...Free Love Test - Love and Compatibility Test (www.lovetest.com)A test you can take for fun. Good reading practice.Gander Academy - Myths & Legends (Jim Cornish)Easy-to-read and interesting; Made for upper elementary school native speakers.Ghost Story By Abracad (Johnnie Finnis) (Johnnie Finnis)Read this story and then take an 8-question true-or-false quiz.Graded Reading - EFL Reading History (Kieran McGovern)Football history for EFL/ESL teachers & students. Includes glossary & quizGraded Reading - EFL Reading Library (Kieran McGovern)Free graded reading materials for EFL/ESL teachers and students.HELP Read - Text-to-Speech Freeware (Hawaii Education Literacy Project)Requires Windows 3.1 or later, 4Mb RAM 2Mb Hard Disk Space, Sound Card & SpeakersHolidays in the USAWritten for ESL students.How Many Words Are in English and How Many Does Any One Person Know (Michael Quinion)Written for native English speakers, but advanced students may enjoy reading it.Insightin - English Reading - Beginning Level (Bruce Zhang)A 3000 word level lets you read 90% of the pages that are linked from here.Insightin - English Reading - Intermediate Level (Bruce Zhang)A 3000 word level lets you read 80% of the pages that are linked from here.Interesting Facts About AntsA reading about ants.Interlink On-Line Lessons - Reading Skills (Mark Feder)Mini-stories with cloze exercises, Speed reading exercises, Extensive reading,..Internet Movie Script Database (IMSDb)You can read the scripts of movies you like and look up words you don't know.Job Hunting: It's Like a Job, Only Harder (Johnnie Finnis)Read this ARA article and then take a 7-question true-or-false quiz.John Finley's English Jokes (John Finley)One joke per page.John Finley's Free English Newsletter Online [FRAME] (John Finley)Read a newsletter designed for English learners.John`s ESL Community - Reading (John Erskin)Reading strategies for the classroom, Julius the Dragon, Story of Tangun, ...June the Prune (Short Story with Illustrations)For native-speaker children, but you might enjoy it, too.keynews.org - The Key Newspaper for New Readers [FRAME]News stories written in easier-than-usual English.KidsHealth.orgInteresting reading about health in easy-to-read English.Lauri's ESL Website--Reading with Quizzes (Lauri Fried-Lee)Various Reading Activities for ESL studentsLearn English - British Council - MagazineVarious short readings. 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