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Resources : 
- PET Practice - Reading Comprehension and Test Preparation with interactive activities
"There are 5 Types of Exercises..."
(esl-bits.net)
- Reading - with exercises - 5 levels
(web2.uvcs.uvic.ca)
- Reading Comprehension and Test Preparation
"These interactive activities will help you read and understand English
and prepare for reading exams
There are 5 Types of Exercises:
1) “Signs” – you are shown 5 signs, one at a time and asked to choose the meaning.
2) “Details” – you are asked 10 true/false questions to see if you understand specific, detailed information from a reading.
3) “Matching” – you read descriptions of 5 different people and then try to match them to a thing or situation that is best for them.
4) “Gist” – you are asked questions to see if you have a generalized understanding of a reading.
5) “Gap” – you are given a reading with missing words. From a list of words, you choose and type in missing words."
(esl-bits.net)
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Study
Questions to help you get the most out of the Short Story
- Questions to help you analyze the PLOT
- Questions to help you analyze CHARACTERIZATION
- Questions to help you evaluate the story's NARRATIVE MANNER
- Questions to help you assess IDEA in the story
- Questions that may help you understand the story's BACKGROUND
(unl.edu)
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ESL
Reading (gradedreading.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk)
- Free English language learner reading materials
- Original stories & adaptations of classic texts.
- Graded by vocabulary, grammar & readability.
- Exercises & Glossary
- Links to full versions of source texts.
- Ghost, Adventure, Football, Children's,
- Cartoon, Horoscope & Today in History
Diary of a Nobody
The Mary Celeste
The Signalman
The Marble Finger
New:
Orwell: Shooting an Elephant
A perfect Language?
Irregular Verbs
Are there more words in English?
Using Stories in the ESL Classroom
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Audio
recordings of short texts 
A joke (a gorilla in a bar) / The meeting (business) / Daily
routine 
- with SCRIPTS
(British Council)
- 5 Minute
English (5minuteenglish.com)
" Free Short Self-Study English Lessons and Quick Tips
for ESL Students"
Grammar - Reading - Vocabulary - Listening - Pronunciation -
Writing - Slang, Idioms...
- Short
Stories + worksheets with excerpts
and questions (miguelmllop.com)
- Interactive
reading exercises (cla.univ-fcomte.fr) :
- Put the segments in order
- Put the sentences in order
- Put the paragraphs in order
ex : A Warning about Global Warming - Davy Crockett - Pocahontas
- Smoking - John. F. Kennedy...
- Easy
stories and activities : Reading
Comprehension - Sequence - Gap-Fill (eslbears.homestead)
Stories : 
Exercises : 
- PET Practice - Reading Comprehension and Test Preparation with interactive activities
"There are 5 Types of Exercises..."
(esl-bits.net)
- Free Reading Test - How fast can you read? Determine your reading speed & comprehension
13 levels of text complexity with themed stories to pick from
(freereadingtest.com)
- Stories
: CBS 5 Stories + CNN Stories
- with interactive activities
(literacynet.org)
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Reading
Comprehension Connection - interactive
(readingcomprehensionconnection.com)
"The lessons are divided into three categories:
Vocabulary in context, including commonly confused and misused
words,
Reading for Understanding, which helps students master specific
reading skills,
and Reading Strategy, for developing the ability to make
inferences.
Each of the lesson categories is available in two levels:
intermediate and advanced.
As students work through the lessons they receive constructive
feedback and at the end of the lesson a detailed report is
generated..."
(Education
World)
- Worksheets
for your ESL Classroom (eslmania.com)
An Eel Pet (elementary ESL)
Expensive Weddings (upper-elementary/pre-intermediate ESL)
Criss-crossed Lovers (intermediate ESL)
Pacific Island Sinking (upper intermediate/advanced ESL)
Music Sales Sinking (advanced ESL)
- Reading
Comprehensions - all levels (woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk)
- The
Copy By Paul Jennings (a
British humorist 1918 - 1989)
" Like most of Jenning's tales it centres on a hapless school
student
who, in this case, tries to find an ingenious way to shake off the bully
who has been tormenting him
and, at the same time, keep his girlfriend. His friendship with an eccentric
inventor leads him into an unexpected adventure."
- with pre-reading activities, reading activities and after
reading activities.
(British Council)
- Paragliding
- ANIMATION FLASH - Complete the sentences. - advanced
(getcha.com)
- Homophones
dominoes (activitice)
"What you have to do is to find pairs of words ( homophones ) thanks
to the definitions , pictures ...
For example , the first two homophones in the first series are : S U
N / S O N"
- Imagine
(John Lennon) - Compréhension écrite (Ghislaine Wulles)
- A job interview
- "Read the dialogue and then answer the questions." (a4esl)
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Date
Quest (free-english) 
"You want to go on a date. But what do you say? Date Quest gives
you three choices of what to say.
Some choices will get you the date - and some will not. It all depends
on you."
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Info
2000 (free-english) 
"You just got off the plane in a new city. You are at the airport
Information Terminal.
Will you be able to find a hotel? Get a taxi? Visit places of interest?
Read the city information, answer the questions, and find out what
your stay will be like."
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Reading Comprehension for Beginners - My
Friend Peter - (about.com)
"focusing on nationalities and countries.
This reading comprehension is followed by a 10 question 'multiple
choice' and 'true or false' quiz."
Animations :
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(wvup.edu)
