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> Reading Comprehension Questions on a Commencement Address on Success Most have quizzes to check your understanding. They have a great variety of interesting articles, recent and older. > Newsela- the same news report at different reading levels. (It tests either reading- if you read the transcript- or listening/watching.) Reading Comprehension Exercises > A Comprehension Test on a TED talk on motivation. > This ESL Listening Worksheet pdf has comprehension and discussion questions for an exceptional TED talk on 'the Danger of a Single Story.' This will help you understand his classic commencement address. > Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Gradation Speech explains the idioms and less-common vocabulary he uses. > Lesson Plan on the Columbian Exchange includes a listening comprehension exercise. > A Comprehension Worksheet on a TED talk about cancer > Listening and Reading Comprehension Practice for the 2 TED Talks on Nature’s Genius and Clean Energy policy (As noted, these also can be used to practice your reading.) You can find comprehension and discussion questions for several very interesting A2 level (easy) TED talks on hope at English Listening Practice (and Answers.) Intermediate Listeniing Many selections also have exercises or quizzes for extra practice. They even offer lesson plans, folktales, and an article on the greatest children's stories ever.

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They have a lot of TED talks plus songs, interviews, and science and history articles. The recordings are arranged by level (A1- C2- basically beginner to very fluent.)

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This free service of the European Commission makes it possible to read slightly harder texts on subjects you're interested in, since you can click on any unknown word and learn its meaning(s) in your language. (Be sure to select English if that's what you want to practice!- They offer reading and listening materials to learn a number of different languages.) > The Clilstore has videos or audio recordings with transcripts linked to dictionaries in many languages. Use their interactive exercises to practice what you have just heard.

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> The British Council has several series of Elementary Podcasts. I used this site and their videos with several classes and loved it! The ongoing stories are easy to follow, and provide lots of repeat exposure to vocabulary and some grammar points. Teachers may sign up a class, and the site will report individual student activities and quiz results. They follow several families through different everyday experiences (working and job hunting, renting an apartment, getting phone service, resolving family problems.), Each lesson also has practice activities.

> USA Learns has a number of entertaining videos. A related site, Daily ESL, has short readings on daily life topics with listen-along audio. These are mostly about everyday life and include quizzes and related grammar exercises. > ESL Lab: Lots of different subjects at several levels. Listening Comprehension Exercises Beginning or Multi-level Listening Each section starts with beginning levels, then more advanced.Īt the bottom of the page, the same videos and exercises are listed by topic: health and psychology, the environment, and society & social change. The videos, articles, and their exercises are in the Listening or Reading Comprehension sections below. Then, if you want, you can listen or read in your own language to check your understanding. Some of the TED talks have subtitles or translation into several common languages. Your will also get better at speaking and writing, as the rhythms of English become more familiar. (It helps because you can both see and hear the words- often more than once.) This means that you can also use them to practice your reading and increase your vocabulary. Many of the videos also have a transcript- a written version of what you heard. There are several kinds of exercises on different subjects and at different levels. Try some of the comprehension exercises on this page!

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Short texts for reading comprehension beginners