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Level 100 and
up
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 Adult
Learning Activities
(California Distance Learning Project) - Very practical
topics geared to an adult education audience. Includes
audio-enhanced reading, vocabulary, "pick an answer," and
definition matching game. Site has easy navigation and
lively animated graphics.
http://www.cdlponline.org/
Click here if you need to
download
RealAudio®.
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Level 100 and
up
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Culture
Capsules - Have a look at
web pages made by intermediate level ESL students at
Lewis & Clark College. Students wrote about and found
pictures of people, places and processes from their
country. They worked with partners from different
countries and then compared their cultures. This is an
easy and interesting way to both read about and see what
other cultures are like!
http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/ortesol98/home.html#master
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Level 100 and
up
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 Kindersite
- (Click the Directory
Link for the free stuff!) - The Kindersite is
designed for child-care, pre-school, kindergartens,
elementary and primary schools plus home school,
libraries and the home. In fact everywhere where young
children access computers. Games, stories, songs and more
for ages 2-8. Some great activities for beginning
readers. Can also be used by older students with limited
English if they don't mind the children's content. Sites
are organized alphabetically and are labeled by age
group.
http://www.kindersite.org/
Click here if you need to download
Shockwave®
or Flash®.
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Level 100 and
up
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 Reading
Exercises Using AES Student Compositions - Students
will enjoy reading essays by their classmates. These are
timed readings which have a variety of exercises. For
each story, begin with Reading Comprehension.
Enjoy!
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Level 100 and
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Story
Place - Welcome to Story
Place, the ultimate children's digital library. Explore
pages full of stories and activities for children, young
and old! This site has a Spanish
version too at
http://www.storyplace.org/storyplace.asp
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Level 100 and
up
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Study Zone (English Language Center, University of
Victoria) Martin Holmes provides excellent materials
which teach as well as test. Spend some time here and I
guarantee you will improve your reading and grammar! The
stories and exercises are *really* interesting and fun!
Choose from Beginning,
Intermediate,
Upper
Intermediate,
Advanced
1 or Advanced
2.
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/reading/index.htm
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Level 200 and
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Absolutely
Whootie (Blaine Lindy) -
These folktales from around the world were chosen because
they teach positive values. Each story is rated for age
group and time required for reading. Though written with
children in mind, the stories should be interesting to
all readers.
http://hazel.forest.net/whootie/default.html
 A
Good Lesson by Mohammed
Al-Muhairi, UAE
The
Peach Boy by Daisuke Jin,
Japan
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Level 200 and
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Castaway
- (created by Martin Holmes and Stewart Arneil using the
shareware program Quandary)
- You are on a shipwrecked on a desert island and have
only a rescue flare, a pistol and three bullets. Can you
escape? You must use your reading skills and also your
problem solving skills. Good luck!
http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/quandary/examples/castaway.htm
Students
who tried to escape! Daisuke
Jin, Ken Li, Suhail Al-Khaili, Atsumi
Terasaki
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Level 200 and
up
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Comics
(King Features Syndicate) - Do you like to read comics in
your country's newspapers? At this site, you'll find many
many comics to choose from. You can read just one, or you
can follow a comic story over a long period of time.
You'll learn a lot of English (some good slang too), and
also things about U.S. culture. If you can't understand a
comic, ask a friend and talk about it. That is good for
your English too!
http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/comics.htm
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Level 200 and
up
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Cultural
Profiles Project (ANMI
Centre, University of Toronto) - What a wonderful
resource! Would you like to know about the
geography/climate, history, family life, food, education,
holidays, sports, and more about 100 countries of the
world? And also see beautiful photos too? You can do that
at this site, sponsored by Citizen and Immigration
Canada. When people immigrate into Canada, a host is
chosen to welcome them and help them adjust to the
country. The Cultural Profiles Project helps the hosts to
learn about the immigrants so they can better help them
to adjust to life in Canada.
http://www.settlement.org/cp/english/.
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Level 200 and
up
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Culture
Shock - Duncan Mason has
written a very good article about culture shock. This is
especially useful for students who are studying away from
their home country now, or planning to do so in the
future. The article includes illustrations, vocabulary,
exercises and quizzes to help you understand culture
shock and improve your English.
http://international.ouc.bc.ca/cultureshock/
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Level 200 and
up
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Easy
Card Tricks - Do you like
to amaze your friends with card tricks? Here are over 50
card tricks you can do *if* your English is good enough
to read the directions. Give it a try!
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Level 200 and
up
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EnchantedLearning.com's
KinderCrafts - Make holiday
crafts by following simple written instructions. The
pictures will help you understand! You can find U.S.
holiday crafts and also crafts for holidays around the
world. Here's an example. Want to make a Chinese
Lantern?
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/crafts/holiday/index.shtml
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Level 200 and
up
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eHow
- This site offers "How To's" on everything from losing
weight to playing blackjack to heading a soccer ball. You
can choose a particular subject or enter a topic in the
search box. You'll have to register, but it's free.
http://www.ehow.com/home/home.jsp
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Level 200 and
up
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English-To-Go
- Every week there is a new newspaper story with language
exercises to complete. When you visit English-To-Go,
first check the top of the page to see the level of the
reading. If it matches you English level, use it! You can
read the article and lesson on your computer. The answers
are given at the end. Or you can print out the lesson and
answer key to work on whenever you like. These articles
come from Reuters News Service and are always very
interesting. Enjoy!
http://www.english-to-go.com/tolesson.htm
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Level 200 and
up
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ESL
Student Writing at Lewis & Clark
College - It's always
interesting for ESL students to read essays and stories
written by other ESL students. You'll find out what ESL
students think about their writing, what stories
are important in their lives, descriptions of important
people, places and things from their culture. . . and
more! Don't forget to read their introductions
and feel free to Email them
if you like.
http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/advwrf99/studentwork.html
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Level 200 and
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50states.com
- Practice your reading while you look at information on
your favorite U.S. state. You can easily become an expert
on any state in the U.S. by visiting this site at
http://www.50states.com/
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Level 200 and
up
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How
Stuff Works (Marshall
Brain) - Have you ever wondered how the air gets cold in
a refrigerator, why a toilet flushes or what makes a Web
page work? If so, you'll like reading these short,
illustrated articles on "How Stuff Works." Categories
covered include: Engines and Automotive, Around the
House, Electronics, Science and Technology, Computers and
the Internet, Machines, In the News, Body and Health, and
more! You can also enter a topic in the search box.
http://www.howstuffworks.com
 Review
by Mohamed Salem Review
by Emiko Imai Review
by Akiko Maeda
Review
by Makoto Takahashi
Review
by Cecilia Buch
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Level 200 and
up
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Imagination
Voyages (Doug Mills and
Carrie Melin-Univ of Illinois) - Plan a trip to the Grand
Canyon! It's fun, but you have limited money and time.
You have to choose your transportation, accommodations
(where to stay), and activities. If you are studying with
a friend, this activity will give you lots of speaking
practice. But you can also do it alone. At the end of the
activity, you will send a postcard from the Grand Canyon
to your teacher. You can send it to me if you like. I
will post your message to the Lab! My email is
krauss@lclark.edu
http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/travelsim/
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Level 200 and
up
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Monthly
Activity Calendar
(EnchantedLearning.com) - What's going on today? Visit
the Monthly Activity Calendar and find out! For each day
of the year, you'll have an Internet-based activity to
explore. This is a great way to add to your knowledge and
there is something of interest to everyone!
http://els1.enchantedlearning.com:80/activitycalendars/
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Level 200 and
up
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MysteryNet's
Kids Mysteries
(MysteryNet.com) - MysteryNet's Kids Mysteries features
mysteries to solve, scary stories, and magic tricks for
kids. There is also an archive of mysteries written by
kids. So, if you like mysteries (and you're a kid OR an
adult), you'll love this Web site at
http://kids.MysteryNet.com/
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Level 200 and
up
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News
Stories (CNN) - Read news
stories on many interesting topics. You can read the full
story, an abridges story (shorter) or a story outline.
You can also listen to the story and watch a video too!
There are learning activities to help you improve your
language skills (vocabulary, select-a-word, multiple
choice, sequencing, conclusions and show-and-tell). This
site will help your English and also help you learn what
is happening in the world around you!
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html
Click here if you need to
download
RealAudio®.
Click here if you need to download QuickTime®.
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Level 200 and
up
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On
This Day (NY Times) - Go to
this site on any day and find out what important world
events happened on this day in history! You can read
stories and see pictures of that important event. You can
also see famous people who have birthdays on that
day.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html
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Level 200 and
up
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Reader's
Theater (Aaron Shepard) -
Free, reproducible scripts of stories from various
cultures of the world, especially to be performed in a
Reader's Theater setting. Use these for reading practice,
but better yet, perform them!
http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/index.html
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Level 200 and
up
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Spiderman
in Amazing Adventures -
Fifteen reading/writing activities all dealing with the
amazing Spiderman. You can print the activities out
directly from the Web or download them in .pdf form. If
you need Adobe Acrobat for the .pdf files, click
here.
http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/spidey/spidey.html
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Level 200 and
up
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Tales
of Wonder (Richard Darsie)
This is a wonderful collection of folk tales from all
areas of the world. For example, you can read tales from
Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and more!
http://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/
Review
by Saeed Al-Mehairbi
A
Scorpion Punished Me by
Saeed Al-Mehairbi, UAE
Kind
Mind Touches God by
Chai-Tsun Li, Taiwan
Black
Duck by Abdulaziz Alusaimi,
Kuwait
Once
Upon a Time by Kulraj,
Nepal
Basil
Onions and Gresham Garlic
by Izzy Cohen, Israel
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Level 200 and
up
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Visiting
the Doctor (Western/Pacific
Literacy Network) - Practice the language you need to get
medical care. There are dialogues, readings, puzzles, and
more. Each part of the Web site has activities at
different language levels.
http://www.literacynet.org/vtd/index.html
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Level 200 and
up
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World
Population Statistics - If
there were 1000 people in the world: How many would be
able to read and write? How many would have clean water
to drink? What would the most common language be? Read
this short article and find the answers to these
questions and more.
http://users.aol.com/millsian/world_stats.html
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Level 200 and
up
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Zoom
School
(EnchantedLearning.com) - Zoom School is an on-line
elementary school classroom with lessons in geography,
biology, language arts, and early childhood activities.
Interested in whales?
How about rainforests?
Because it is designed for kids, the reading material at
Zoom School is simple and includes lots of illustrations.
This makes it an excellent reading resource for
non-native English speakers at
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/school/
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