Let ´s play with words / reading:
1. Stop and think – do not read the ending of the story – brainstorm
2. Find 10 adjectives and write their antonyms or synonyms
3. Write 10 key words and their definitions and let your partner guess
4. Make a spider diagram of some words used in the text + add some more
5. Spelling dictation - spell the keywords, your partner will write them down
6. Mirror dictation – Mind Reader - think about 1 word and dictate the antonym
7. Find 5 irregular verbs and write sentences in past simple / present perfect /
passive – present - past
8. Memory Game - make cards - word + definition / picture.
9. What’s missing? - Read your key words, cover 2 of them, S2 guesses
10. Play hangman - alphabet shark - burst balloons - catch the fish
11. Write words with one semantic root - act - action - active - actively
12. Cloze task - take out some words (sentences) and ask your partner to place
13. Jumble words in 5 sentences and ask your partner to unscramble them.
14. Choose one longer word - make new words - ANAGRAMS
15. Expanding 1 short word - "in" - tin - win - intelligent ... or hat-cat-car-bar...
16. Double Dollars - make pairs beginning with same letter - angry adult, big bag
17. Rhyming Dictation - Write a few words from 1st paragraph and think of
rhyming words. Eg. cat - hat. Dictate hat, S2 tries to find the original word - cat...
18. Rhyming Words - Write a short poem. Advanced SS - poem summarizing txt
19. Word Duels – SS in circle write a summarising sentence - one word at a time
20. Cut paragraphs, shuffle, rearrange in order to make sense.
21. Logic sequence - write a sequence + S2 guess the missing part - Mo-Tue-__Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun
22. Correct Me Please - misspell 5 words (/wrong tense), your partner corrects
23. Scanning - circle/find the given key words in the text as fast as possible
24. Silence Please - whisper 3 key words very quietly. Others write down. Each
group must agree on the correct answer. (It must have been... It can't have been...
It might have been...)
Question tasks:
1. Write 5 questions to the
story. Answer your partner ´s
questions.
2. What is the text about? Do
you like it?
3. What is the text type newspaper article, short-story,
letter, (in)formal email,
description, diary, note...?
4. What would your title of the
text be?
5. Jeopardy -Guess the Q- write
questions and answers about the
text. Say answers and your
partner has to create an
appropriate question.
6. Indirect questions - Report
the most interesting questions He wanted to know..., She asked
me if/whether...,
7. Embedded questions Report what you didn't know - I
didn’t remember what time it
had started. I didn’t know who ...
8. Which questions would you
ask the main character? S2
makes up the possible answers.
9. Write true / false statements.
Ask: “Is it correct?” Your
partner nods or shakes his head.
10. Question words - make 1
question with how, who/se, how,
when, why, which, where, what.
11. Play a Jeopardy / Who
Wants to be a Millionaire game.
Use ss’ questions.
Games:
1. Magic Pics - cloze activity - erase 5 words and draw pictures
instead of them. S2 guesses.
2. Flash Pics - draw pics of key words, show one quickly, OR show
only a part, others guess
3. Chinese Whispers - against a teacher, if the word correct, the
teacher loses a point
4. Mime it! - mime 1 key word-from each paragr. Others guess.
5. Mime opposites / 1 paragraph - 2 ss mime.
6. Scanning race reading – S1 reads question, S2 runs to board, finds
answer, runs back and dictate the answer.
7. Group reading – divide text into x parts, the group of x Ss must
answer the questions.
Speaking tasks:
1) Team Story-telling - Work in pairs and re-tell the text. You can
say only one sentence at a time and your partner continues. Task 2 :
Whole class - work in a circle and retell the story.
2) Magic Word - Think about one "secret magic word" from the text
and say a word connected to the magic word. Your partner will
guess... Eg: Day is the magic word. You say: sun. S2: Is it a noun?
You nod. S2: Is it heat? Don’t nod.
3) Shuffle - Divide and cut the story in 6-10 parts and ask your
partner to read/number the parts of the story in the right order.
4) Discussion - dis/agreement - Think of a topic/statement that is
closely related to the text. You agree and your partner disagrees.
Brainstorm ideas why you agree. Third student is a jury and s/he
decides whether S1 or S2 is right.
5) Compare with another story
6) Tell a similar situation that happened to you / your friend
7) Describe character’s moral characteristics + give your opinion
8) Draw an illustration to each paragraph. Read a story, S2 match
pics + paragraphs.
9) Mistakes Please - shout “stop!” if a mistake. Correct it
10) Who said that? Pick one sentence. (direct speech)
11) Famous Film Scene – mute the film and ss make dialogues
Writing tasks:
1. Write a summary in 4-10 short sentences.
2. What is the gist?--Write a 10 word summary.
3. Create a timeline of the action. Rewrite in Past
Perfect.
4. Imagine a story with the same title.
5. Imagine a sequel to the story / or a prequel.
6. Rewrite the story from the perspective of a baddie.
Write his/her diary.
7. Write a different ending to the story. Draw a
picture of it and comment it!
8. Comment 1 sentence - choose 1 sentence that ___
(beautiful, interesting, surprising, contains the main
idea, I didn’t understand, I agree/disagree with...)
9. Create new sentences with the new vocabulary
10. Imagine additional dialogues that may fit in the
story. Act as the main character or a reporter. Write
reported speech. (or dialogues – direct speech)
11. Find verbs in ___ tense and explain why used
12. Rewrite or retell the story from the point of view of
one of the characters (in the 1st person)
13. "The Most" List - write the longest list of ... the
funniest event in the book, the saddest, the most
surprising
14. Mixed-up Stories - take 2 summaries, cut the lines
in the middle and jumble the strips + recreate 2 stories
15. Make a comics from the story. Erase some speech
clouds and S2 guesses. Or jumble.
16. Make titles to all paragraphs. Mix them. S2 match
titles + paragraphs.
17. Underline some pronouns in the text (them, it,
her...) and ask what / who do they refer to?
18. Underline words you are not familiar with and look
them up in a dictionary. Write definitions in English.
19. Write a letter to the main character of the story
20. Design a nice poster with a few of the suggestions
that came up. Draw a story map!
Creative Tasks on reading a book:
1. A time line of the story
2. Picture book rewritten for younger kids
3. Panel debates
4. A new ending for the book.
5. A new character for the book.
6. Report on the author's life
7. Posters advertising the book.
8. Readers theatre performances.
9. Performances of a "lost scene" from the bk.
10. Act a sequel to the story.
11. Read-aloud key passages (with comments)
12. Videotaped dramatizations
13. Reader-on-the-street interview
14. A puppet show about the book.
15. A song or a dance about the book.
16. An original skit based on the book.
17. A new cover for the book.
18. Collages representing different characters.
19. An artwork-painting, sculpture, poem,
mobile, collage, diorama- interpreting the book.
20. Diorama of a key scene.
21. An advertising campaign for the book.
22. Diary of a character.
23. Interview with the author (real /fiction.)
24. Interview with a character.
25. News broadcast reporting events from book.
26. Letters to (or from ) a character.
27. Impersonation of a character (in costume,
with props).
28. Letter recommending the book for the
library to buy for the school.
29. Plans for a party for all the characters in bk.
30. Family tree of a key character.
31. Gravestone and eulogy for a character.
32. Background/research on the setting or
period.
33. Draw a plot or a chart of an argument.
34. Sing the text (to a well known tunes)
100 copy-paste activities to go with any text (to go with virtually any text)
Let ´s play with words / reading:
1. Stop and think – do not read the ending of the story – brainstorm possible endings
2. Find 10 adjectives and write their antonyms or synonyms
3. Mirror dictation – Mind reader - think about 1 word and dictate the antonym (think: black, dictate: white,
S2 writes BLACK)
4. Find 5 irregular verbs and write sentences in past simple / present perfect / passive
5. Write 10 key words from the story and their definitions and let your partner guess
6. Memory Game - make cards - word + definition / picture.
7. What’s missing? - Read your key words, cover 2 of them, S2 guesses which are missing
8. Play hangman - alphabet shark - burst balloons - catch the fish - melt the snowman
9. Make a spider diagram of some words used in the text + add some more
10. Write words with one semantic root - act - action - active - actively
11. Cloze task - take out some words (sentences) and ask your partner to place them back in the correct place
12. Jumble words in 5 sentences and ask your partner to unscramble them.
13. Spelling dictation - spell the keywords, your partner will write them down
14. Choose one longer word - make new words - ANAGRAMS
15. Expanding 1 short word - "in" - tin - win - intelligent ... or hat-cat-car-bar-bat...
16. Double Dollars - make pairs beginning with same letter - angry adult, beautiful butterfly etc...
17. Rhyming Dictation - Write a few words from 1st paragraph and think of rhyming words. Eg. cat - hat.
Dictate hat, S2 reads the paragraph and tries to find the original word - cat...
18. Rhyming Words - Write a short poem. Advanced SS - poem summarizing the text.
19. Word Duels - SS make a circle and write a summarising sentence(s) - one word at a time
20. Cut paragraphs, shuffle, rearrange in order to make sense.
21. Logic sequence - write a sequence + partner guess the missing part - Mo-Tue-___-Thu
22. Correct Me Please - misspell 5 words (/wrong tense), your partner corrects
23. Scanning - circle/find the given key words in the text as fast as possible
24. Silence Please - whisper 3 key words very quietly. Others write down. Each group must agree on the
correct answer. (It must have been... It can't have been... It might have been...) - for advanced ss.
Games:
1. Magic Pics - cloze activity - erase 5 words and draw pictures instead of them. S2 guesses.
2. Flash Pics - draw pics of key words, show one quickly, OR show only a part, others guess
3. Chinese Whispers - against a teacher, if the word correct, the teacher loses a point
4. Mime it! - mime 1 key word (from each paragraph). Others guess.
5. Mime opposites / 1 paragraph - 2 ss mime opposites / 1 paragraph. Others guess.
6. Scanning race reading – S1 reads question, S2 runs to board, finds answer, runs back and dictate the
answer. Ss can swap when a half of the questions answered.
7. Group reading – divide text into x parts, the group of x Ss must answer the questions.
Writing tasks:
1. Write a summary in 4-10 short sentences.
2. What is the gist?--Write a 10 word summary of what happened.
3. Create a timeline of the action. Rewrite with Past Perfect.
4. Imagine a story with the same title.
5. Imagine a sequel to the story (what happened after). Imagine a prequel.
6. Rewrite the story from the side of a baddie. Write his/her diary. (The Wolf’s Story about Little Red Riding
Hood) For example: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0333.html#lang
7. Write a different ending to the story. Draw a picture of it and comment it!
8. Comment 1 sentence - choose 1 sentence that ___ (a sentence that is beautiful, interesting, surprising, ,
shocking, contains the main idea, I didn’t understand, I agree/disagree with...)
9. Create new sentences with the words you have just learnt
10. Imagine additional dialogues that may fit in the story. Act as the main character or a reporter. Write
reported speech. (or dialogues – direct speech)
11. Find verbs in ___ tense and explain why they are used
12. Rewrite or retell the story from the point of view of one of the characters (in the 1st person)
13. "The Most" List - write the longest list of ... the funniest event in the book, the saddest event, the most
surprising moment, the most dangerous sports, funniest presents, silliest mistakes...
14. Mixed-up Stories - take 2 summaries, cut the lines in the middle and jumble the strips + recreate 2 stories
15. Make a comics from the story. Erase some speech clouds and S2 guesses. Or jumble.
16. Make titles to all paragraphs. Mix them. S2 match titles + paragraphs.
17. Underline some pronouns in the text (them, it, her...) and ask what / who do they refer to?
18. Underline words you are not familiar with and look them up in a dictionary. Write definitions in English.
19. Write a letter to the main character of the story
20. Design a nice poster with a few of the suggestions that came up. Draw a story map.
Question tasks:
1. Write 5 questions to the story. Answer your partner ´s questions.
2. What is the text about? Do you like it?
3. What is the text type - newspaper article, short-story, letter, (in)formal email, description, diary, note...?
4. What would your title of the text be?
5. Jeopardy -Guess the Q- write questions and answers about the text. Say answers and your partner has to
create an appropriate question.
6. Indirect questions - Report the most interesting questions - He wanted to know..., She asked them
if/whether...,
7. Embedded questions - Report what you didn't know - I didn’t remember what time it had started. I didn’t
know who had won the race
8. Which questions would you ask the main character? S2 makes up the possible answers.
9. Write true / false statements. Ask: “Is it correct?” Your partner nods or shakes his head.
10. Question words - make 1 question with how, who/se, how, when, why, which, where + what.
11. Play a Jeopardy / Who Wants to be a Millionaire game. Use ss’ questions.
Speaking tasks:
1) Team Story-telling - Work in pairs and re-tell the text. You can say only one sentence at a time and your
partner continues. Task 2 : Whole class - work in a circle and retell the story. 1 sentence per 1 student.
2) Magic Word - Think about one "secret magic word" from the text and say a word connected to the magic
word. Your partner will guess... Eg: Day is the magic word. You say: sun. S2: Is it a noun? You nod. S2: Is
it heat? Don’t nod.
3) Shuffle - Divide and cut the story in 6-10 parts and ask your partner to read/number the parts of the story
in the right order.
4) Discussion - dis/agreement - Think of a topic/statement that is closely related to the text. You agree and
your partner disagrees. Brainstorm ideas why you agree. Third student is a jury and s/he decides whether
SA or SB is right.
5) Compare with another story
6) Tell a similar situation that happened to you / your friend (or make it up)
7) Describe character’s moral characteristics + give your opinion
8) Draw an illustration to each paragraph. Read a story, S2 match pics + paragraphs.
9) Mistakes Please - shout “stop!” every time you hear a mistake and correct it
10) Who said that? Pick one sentence.
11) Famous Film Scene – mute the film and ss guess / make dialogues
Creative tasks on reading a book:
1. A time line of the story
2. The story rewritten for younger kids as a picture book.
3. Panel debates
4. A new ending for the book.
5. A new character for the book.
6. Report on the author's life
7. Posters advertising the book.
8. Readers theatre performances.
9. Performances of a "lost scene" from the book.
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Act a sequel to the story.
Read-aloud key passages (with discussion and commentaries)
Videotaped dramatizations
Reader-on-the-street interview (live or videotaped).
A puppet show about the book.
A song or a dance about the book.
An original skit based on the book.
A new cover for the book.
Collages representing different characters.
An artwork-painting, sculpture, poem, mobile, collage, diorama- interpreting the book.
Diorama of a key scene.
An advertising campaign for the book.
Diary of a character.
Interview with the author (real or fictionalized).
Interview with a character.
News broadcast reporting events from the book.
Letters to (or from ) a character.
Impersonation of a character (in costume, with props).
Letter recommending the book for the library to buy for the school.
Plans for a party for all the characters in the book.
Family tree of a key character.
Gravestone and eulogy for a character.
Background/research on the setting or period.
Draw a plot or a chart of argument.
Sing the text to a well known tune
Possible questions (pre-reading, after reading)
What is going to happen? Guess.
Where / when will the story take place? Guess.
What does the name tell?
Can you predict the ending of the story?
Where / when did the story take place?
Who were the main characters?
What did they look like?
How did the story begin?
What was the problem?
How was problem resolved?
What was the theme / message of the writer?
Did you like the story?
Why did you (dis)like the book?
Which part did you like best?
What is your favourite sentence / paragraph?
What were your feelings while reading the story?
How many pages does it have?
What is the chemistry in the story?
How many characters are there?
What are the key words on the main character?
Would you like to be his/her bro / sister?
Who woud be the best actor/actress for the main
character?
Which animal would describe the “hero” best?
What dreams could the main character have?
How many times did you read it?
What are the main parts of the story?
What are the strenghts and weeknesses?´
Have you ever read a similar story?
Who is the author of the text?
What do you know about the author’s time/ period?
How often do you read this kind of stories?
Who is the best reader in your family / class?
What time do you usually read?
What makes a good reader?
Have you ever heard a similar story?
Can you compare this story to... (contrast)?
What music would suit this story best?
Whom would your read this story?
Who would be the best film-director /actor of this
story?
Let ´s play with words / reading:
1. Stop and think – do not read the ending of the story – brainstorm possible endings
2. Find 10 adjectives and write their antonyms or synonyms
3. Mirror dictation – Mind Reader - think about 1 word and dictate the antonym
(think: black, dictate: white, S2 writes BLACK)
4. Find 5 irregular verbs and write sentences in past simple / present perfect / passive
5. Write 10 key words from the story and their definitions and let your partner guess
6. Memory Game - make cards - word + definition / picture.
7. What’s missing? - Read your key words, cover 2 of them, S2 guesses the missing
8. Play hangman - alphabet shark - burst balloons - catch the fish - melt snowman
9. Make a spider diagram of some words used in the text + add some more
10. Write words with one semantic root - act - action - active - actively
11. Cloze task - take out some words (sentences) and ask your partner to place them
back in the correct place
12. Jumble words in 5 sentences and ask your partner to unscramble them.
13. Spelling dictation - spell the keywords, your partner will write them down
14. Choose one longer word - make new words - ANAGRAMS
15. Expanding 1 short word - "in" - tin - win - intelligent ... or hat-cat-car-bar-bat...
16. Double Dollars - make pairs beginning with same letter - angry adult, big bag...
17. Rhyming Dictation - Write a few words from 1st paragraph and think of rhyming
words. Eg. cat - hat. Dictate hat, S2 reads the paragraph and tries to find the original
word - cat...
18. Rhyming Words - Write a short poem. Advanced SS - poem summarizing the text.
19. Word Duels - SS make a circle and write a summarising sentence(s) - one word at
a time
20. Cut paragraphs, shuffle, rearrange in order to make sense.
21. Logic sequence - write a sequence + S2 guess the missing part - Mo-Tue-__-Thu
22. Correct Me Please - misspell 5 words (/wrong tense), your partner corrects
23. Scanning - circle/find the given key words in the text as fast as possible
24. Silence Please - whisper 3 key words very quietly. Others write down. Each group
must agree on the correct answer. (It must have been... It can't have been... It might
have been...) - for advanced ss.
Question tasks:
1) Write 5 questions to the
story. Answer your partner ´s
questions.
2) What is the text about? Do
you like it?
3) What is the text type newspaper article, short-story,
letter, (in)formal email,
description, diary, note...?
4) What would your title of the
text be?
5) Jeopardy -Guess the Q- write
questions and answers about the
text. Say answers and your
partner has to create an
appropriate question.
6) Indirect questions - Report
the most interesting questions He wanted to know..., She asked
me if/whether...,
7) Embedded questions Report what you didn't know - I
didn’t remember what time it
had started. I didn’t know who ...
8) Which questions would you
ask the main character? S2
makes up the possible answers.
9) Write true / false statements.
Ask: “Is it correct?” Your
partner nods or shakes his head.
10) Question words - make 1
question with how, who/se, how,
when, why, which, where, what.
11) Play a Jeopardy / Who
Wants to be a Millionaire game.
Use ss’ questions.
Games:
1. Magic Pics - cloze activity - erase 5 words and draw pictures
instead of them. S2 guesses.
2. Flash Pics - draw pics of key words, show one quickly, OR show
only a part, others guess
3. Chinese Whispers - against a teacher, if the word correct, the
teacher loses a point
4. Mime it! - mime 1 key word-from each paragr. Others guess.
5. Mime opposites / 1 paragraph - 2 ss mime.
6. Scanning race reading – S1 reads question, S2 runs to board,
finds answer, runs back and dictate the answer.
7. Group reading – divide text into x parts, the group of x Ss must
answer the questions.
Speaking tasks:
1) Team Story-telling - Work in pairs and re-tell the text. You can
say only one sentence at a time and your partner continues. Task 2 :
Whole class - work in a circle and retell the story.
2) Magic Word - Think about one "secret magic word" from the text
and say a word connected to the magic word. Your partner will
guess... Eg: Day is the magic word. You say: sun. S2: Is it a noun?
You nod. S2: Is it heat? Don’t nod.
3) Shuffle - Divide and cut the story in 6-10 parts and ask your
partner to read/number the parts of the story in the right order.
4) Discussion - dis/agreement - Think of a topic/statement that is
closely related to the text. You agree and your partner disagrees.
Brainstorm ideas why you agree. Third student is a jury and s/he
decides whether S1 or S2 is right.
5) Compare with another story
6) Tell a similar situation that happened to you / your friend
7) Describe character’s moral characteristics + give your opinion
8) Draw an illustration to each paragraph. Read a story, S2 match
pics + paragraphs.
9) Mistakes Please - shout “stop!” if a mistake. Correct it
10) Who said that? Pick one sentence. (direct speech)
11) Famous Film Scene – mute and ss make dialogues
Writing tasks:
1.. Write a summary in 4-10 short sentences.
2.. What is the gist?--Write a 10 word summary.
3.. Create a timeline of the action. Rewrite in Past
Perfect.
4.. Imagine a story with the same title.
5.. Imagine a sequel to the story / or a prequel.
6.. Rewrite the story from the perspective of a baddie.
Write his/her diary.
7.. Write a different ending to the story. Draw a
picture of it and comment it!
8.. Comment 1 sentence - choose 1 sentence that ___
(beautiful, interesting, surprising, contains the main
idea, I didn’t understand, I agree/disagree with...)
9.. Create new sentences with the new vocabulary
10.. Imagine additional dialogues that may fit in the
story. Act as the main character or a reporter. Write
reported speech. (or dialogues – direct speech)
11.. Find verbs in ___ tense and explain why used
12.. Rewrite or retell the story from the point of view of
one of the characters (in the 1st person)
13.. "The Most" List - write the longest list of ... the
funniest event in the book, the saddest, the most
surprising
14.. Mixed-up Stories - take 2 summaries, cut the lines
in the middle and jumble the strips + recreate 2 stories
15.. Make a comics from the story. Erase some speech
clouds and S2 guesses. Or jumble.
16.. Make titles to all paragraphs. Mix them. S2 match
titles + paragraphs.
17.. Underline some pronouns in the text (them, it,
her...) and ask what / who do they refer to?
18.. Underline words you are not familiar with and look
them up in a dictionary. Write definitions in English.
19.. Write a letter to the main character of the story
20.. Design a nice poster with a few of the suggestions
that came up. Draw a story map!
Creative Tasks on reading a book:
1.. A time line of the story
2.. Picture book rewritten for younger kids
3.. Panel debates
4.. A new ending for the book.
5.. A new character for the book.
6.. Report on the author's life
7.. Posters advertising the book.
8.. Readers theatre performances.
9.. Performances of a "lost scene" from the bk.
10.. Act a sequel to the story.
11.. Read-aloud key passages (with comments)
12.. Videotaped dramatizations
13.. Reader-on-the-street interview
14.. A puppet show about the book.
15.. A song or a dance about the book.
16.. An original skit based on the book.
17.. A new cover for the book.
18.. Collages representing different characters.
19.. An artwork-painting, sculpture, poem,
mobile, collage, diorama- interpreting the book.
20.. Diorama of a key scene.
21.. An advertising campaign for the book.
22.. Diary of a character.
23.. Interview with the author (real /fiction.)
24.. Interview with a character.
25.. News broadcast reporting events from book.
26.. Letters to (or from ) a character.
27.. Impersonation of a character (in costume,
with props).
28.. Letter recommending the book for the
library to buy for the school.
29.. Plans for a party for all the characters in bk.
30.. Family tree of a key character.
31.. Gravestone and eulogy for a character.
32.. Background/research on the setting or
period.
33.. Draw a plot or a chart of an argument.
34.. Sing the text to a well known tune
UNIVERSAL QUESTIONS: how, what, which, where, when, who, whose, why, who
HOW
are standards set for____
can __ be identified, measured, changed
can I __
can it be broken, fixed, made better
can it be increased, decreased
can it be secured, increased, decreased, moved
can it help or hurt
can we distinguish between __ and __
can you become a __
can you control, maintain, constrain it
can you predict __
did it start, end
do __ and __ compare in size, shape, form
do __ live, survive, grow, increase,
do __ work best
do different __ affect __
do they work, operate, function, perform
do we know __ is true
do you __
do you avoid __
do you classify __
do you handle __
do you protect __
do you tell the difference between __ and __
do you use __
does __ affect __
does __ grow in __
does __ prevent __
does a __ work, function, operated, live
does it happen
does it work
does it work, live, grow, function,
has __ changed over time
has __ changed, not changed
has __ evolved, changed, stayed the same
has __ influenced __
how can it be increased
how do __ and __ communicate
is __ possible, not possible
far do __ travel, go,
is formed, destroyed, transformed,
is it made, used, fixed, measured
is the rate of __ affected by __
long have __ existed
long will __ last
long will it take __ to grow, increase, change
long, high, wide, deep, thick, big, small is it
many friends, members, rooms, chapters
many kinds of __ are there
many products are made from __
much __ does it take to __
much can affect __
old is __
often did (does) __
reliable is __
should you respond to __
strong or weak is it
will adding __ affect __
was she / he __ing when sth happened
would you measure __
WHEN
did he, she, it, they do it
did it happen. start, end, die, occur, change
is it used, not used, helpful, harmful
is it best to __
is it best, worst,
is it dangerous, safe, important, useful
is it used or not used
shouldn't you or should you __
was he,she, it born, made, created
was it made, started, changed, developed
was it written, performed,used, developed
WHY
are __ able to __
are __ opposed to __
are there different types of __
are they happy, sad, feeling the way they do
can't it be done or can it be done
could it happen again, not happen again
did - he, she, they, do - it
did it happen
did it succeed or fail, hurt or help,
didn't it work, change, make a difference
do __ have __
do __ support __
do some __ and others __
do we __ or don't we __
do we need __
do____ need __
does __ happen, not happen
does a __ use __
does it change or not change
does it help or hinder
does it work or not work
has __ changed, moved,
is __ best or worst
is it made, developed, changed, used
is __ important today
is __ necessary for __
is it good, bad. beautiful, strong, weak
is it important, not important
is it regulated, controlled, guarded,
is it safe to __
is it so difficult to __
is there __
should it concern you
should we be concerned about __
was __ important in the past
was it destroyed, injured, broken, fixed,
was it invented, used, developed, made
was it successful, unsuccessful
was it written , said, done, developed
WHO (WHOSE) (WHOM)
are the contributors, distracters, antagonists
are the opposing forces
are they
can help
caused it to happen
could have __
designed or discovered it
developed , destroyed __
did it
has the power to __
helped, assisted, cooperated
invented or created __
is he, she
is important, not important
is in charge of __
is right or wrong about __
is the author of __
is the best, worst
made a contribution
made the difference
monitors the safety of __
set the record
started it..stopped it
wanted to __
was he, she , it,
was involved in or not involved in
was involved, in charge, main character
was missing, left, changed
who is the leader or ruler of __
wrote, sang, performed __
WHAT
affects the strength of __
are some alternatives
are some examples of __
are the benefits of __
are the best and worst of
are the best type of
are the chain of events that led to __
are the chemical reactions that produce __
are the details of __
are the duties and responsibilities of __
are the facts and figures of __
are the laws the govern __
are the major sources of __
are the measurements of __
are the most popular __
are the parts of
are the practical applications of __
are the Procedures Involved
are the pro's and con's
are the requirements for __
are the safety rules for __
are the scientific principles behind it
are the secrets of __
are the sources of __
are the special concerns, considerations for
are the standards for __
are the uses of
are the variables
are they feeling, hearing, seeing, doing
brand of __ is best
can it do, hear, see, feel, make,
can't it do, hear see, feel, make
causes it
causes the change
codes apply to __
considerations determine __
design features were incorporated
determines the size of __
did he, she it, they do
do __ prefer, like, need, want
do you think about __
does __ say about __
does __ stand for
does it - eat, like, use, mean, do, matter
does it look like, not look like
does it resemble, not resemble
does it, did it
evaluation instruments are used
ever happened to __
factors affect __
factors affect the rate and size of __
facts prove or disprove the theory of __
governs it
happened in __
happened, developed, changed
happens to __ in __
happens when __
if he __
is the object
is the opposite, same
is __ like
is a __
is it, was it
is missing, needed, necessary
is the advantage, disadvantage of __
is the biography of
is the chemistry of __
is the conflict, argument,
is the correct way to __
is the current condition of __
is the cycle of __
is the description of __
is the difference between __ and __
is the effect of __ on __
is the engineering behind __
is the evidence for __
is the explanation of
is the function of __
is the general theory of operation of __
is the history of
is the meaning of __
is the mechanism responsible for __
is the most common, least common __
is the point of __
is the proof of it
is the purpose for __
is the reason for __
is the relationship of __ and __
is the same, opposite. reverse,contrary
is the setting, location, time period,
is the treatment for __
is your favorite __
is your idea for the perfect __
kind is better, faster, bigger, heavier, etc.
kinds of __ can be found in __
major advances have been mad in __
modifications have been considered
more is there
prior knowledge is necessary
protective equipment is needed for __
research is being done in __
safety procedures should be followed for __
shape, texture, size, color , form is it
size is it
type of __ are found in __
was the event
what are the results
will be used in __
Are __ different from __
Are __ in existence
Are __ safe, dangerous, useful, necessary
Are __ valid, true, in esistance
Are there different viewpoints for __
Are there questions that should be asked about it
Are there unanswered questions about it
Are you sure about it
Can __ be used to __
Can __ live without __
Can __ work without __
Can you describe, justify, measure __
Can you determine the effect of __ on __
Can you explain __
Can you explain the reasons for__
Can you put it in perspective
Can you state the consequences of __
Did you know that __
Do __ serve any purpose
Do all use or have the same__
Does __ react to __
Does it cause a reaction
Does it influence the behavior of __
Does it make a difference
Does it make sense to __
Does it matter
Does the amount of __ affect __
Has there been any change in __
If it happened once, can it happen again
If there wasn't __ could it still live, work
If you could__ would you
Is it enough, not enough
Is it found in __
Is it necessary
Is it safe, un safe
Is it significant, not significant
Is it true that __
Is it worth it, not worth it
Is it worth it, not worth it
Is there an answer for __
WHERE
are the most or least found
can it be
can it happen, can't happen
can you find information on __
can you find more information
did it go, come from,
did it happen, occur, develop, change
did it start, end, go, live, change
does it come from
does __ come from
does he, she, it, live
does it - work, help, happen, live, fit in, go
does it happen most often, least often
has it gone
in reference to other things is it located
in the world is __
is it found, not found
is it headed
is it located - world, universe, time, space
is it used, found, kept
is it, was it
is the evidence found
was it
was it made, discovered, developed,
Is there any news about __
Is there any reason, use or justification for __
Is there any research supporting __
Is there any thing that __
Is there any value in __
Is there anyone who __
Is there anything else
Is there such a thing as __
Is three a relationship between __ and __
Was there __ in the past
Which has the most or least __
Which is most or least economical
Which is the best or worst __
Which is the Fastest or slowest __
Which type of __ produces the most __
Will __ effect it
Will __ ever change, stay the same, move
Will __ ever happen again
Will __ help, hurt, increase, decrease
Will there be__ in the future
Book
Author
Illustrator
Main Character
glue
Place
glue
Hippo Report Book
5 adjectives about the main character, how s/he changed, write summary, settings, problem, how solved,
facts, could happen?, did you like/dislike the story + 3 reasons, whom would you recommend this book,
about the author / illustrations, answer – Who, What, Where, When, Why :-)
write the new ending (or comparison) at the back + stick the tail at the back
Hippo-Head Report Book
glue
glue
TEACHER’S NOTES:
These activities can be used in elementary classes as well as advanced. Suitable for individuals, one-to-one
lessons, pair work as well as group lectures. Nice ice-breakers, motivators, energizing games etc... Good
for revision of vocabulary and grammar topics...
You may change almost all writing tasks to speaking tasks (suitable for beginners) and vice versa. :-D
Most of the tasks are suitable for stories, tales, but you can adapt the tasks to go with newspaper articles,
descriptions, explanations ( science, history ), manuals, argumentative texts....
Adapt to suit your needs, please.
It took me quite a long time to collect them. Enjoy and give feedback. I would be happy to know your
suggestions and your versatile / universal tasks...
I suggest you pin the “poster of reading games” on the notice-board and let your students choose the activity...
Please PM me, if you use any other “universal” tasks with texts... I would love to have / use them...
useful links – ideas can be adapted to suit various stories...
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/britlit/wolfs-tale - + MP3 wonderful WOLF’S TALE !!!
http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/20387
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/britlit/little-red-riding-hood
BOOK REPORTS – 66 A*M*A*Z*I*N*G Book Report Templates (great for KIDS) FUNNNY
http://www.eslthemes.com/book_reports/a_index_bookreports.htm
STORIES – READINGS for little kids – teens and adults – elementary – upper-intermediate level:
Links to Short stories (links provided by Gilorit)
http://beeoasis.com
http://hca.gilead.org.il/
http://kids.nypl.org/reading/Childrensebooks.cfm
http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/arctic_animal_stories.html
http://thestoryhome.com/tag/fairytale/
http://wetellstories.co.uk/
http://www.4to40.com/fables/list.asp
http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/index.html
http://www.americanfolklore.net/animal-stories.html
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/childrenindex.html
http://www.electricscotland.com/kids/childrens_stories.htm
http://www.electricscotland.com/kids/stories/animals.htm
http://www.humor.freeuk.com/
http://www.humor-short-stories.com/
http://www.indianchild.com/short_stories.htm
http://www.infinite-story.com/
http://www.ivyjoy.com/
http://www.kidsfables.com/
http://www.kidsites.com/sites-fun/stories.htm
http://www.kids-pages.com/folders/stories/Aesops_Fables/page1.htm
http://www.longlongtimeago.com/
http://www.magickeys.com/books/
http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html#books
http://www.magickeys.com/books/links.html
http://www.mkm-haifa.co.il/schools/habonim/lemida/animals_sviva/animals_%20in_danger.htm
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/
http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/
http://www.pocanticohills.org/5thgrade99/animals.htm
http://www.popularchildrenstories.com/
http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/
http://www.short-stories.co.uk/
http://www.storyarts.org
http://www.storyit.com/Classics/Stories/aesop.htm
http://www.storylineonline.net/
http://www.thecolor.com/Category/Coloring/Alphabet.aspx
http://www.vtaide.com/png/stories.htm
http://www.world-english.org/stories.htm
PODCASTS or mp3 STORIES):
http://a4esl.org/podcasts/
http://elt-heaven.com/
http://esl.about.com/labels.htm?TopNode=999&terms=listening
http://esl.about.com/od/listening/Beginning_Level_English_Listening_Comprehension_Exercises.htm
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/elementary-podcasts easy listenings + activities
http://librivox.org/newcatalog/ advanced listenings, old books read by native speakers
http://speakaboos.com(intermediate listening videos cartoons fables tales...)*****
http://thestoryhome.com/tag/fairytale/ fairy-tales podcasts
http://www.123listening.com (beginner listening materials to download)****
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/listening.htm5-minute English
http://www.audioenglish.net/ tests
http://www.audio-lingua.eu/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/directory/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ (advanced listening with tapscripts)****
http://www.booksshouldbefree.com (audio books)
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-news-current.htm link to elem podcasts for adults
http://www.china232.com/081-lance-armstrong-esl-podcast.php advanced
http://www.dailyesl.com/
http://www.elllo.org/index.htm video intermediate) ****
http://www.eltpodcast.com/
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/index.html***
http://www.english-online.org.uk/
http://www.esl-lab.com/
http://www.eslpod.com/website/
http://www.eslpodcards.com/
http://www.eslthemes.com/book_reports/a_index_bookreports.htm (book reports)*
http://www.eslthemes.com/index.htm (flashcards music funny stories)***
http://www.eslvideo.com/quiz_int2.php?id=146&pagenum=2(advanced video and questions- youtube)****
http://www.headsupenglish.com
http://www.headsupenglish.com(beginner, intermediate and advanced listening download with tapescript)*****
http://www.hrexam.com/englishsongs1.htm
http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/allsongs.html (songs and lyrics for kids) **
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/index.html short videos (shrek) to listen and answer)*****
http://www.listenaminute.com/ intermediate 1-minute listenings + activities
http://www.manythings.org/jokes/ Jokes
http://www.naruhodo-eigo.com/English-blog.html
http://www.npr.org/ radio, transcripts
http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/pages/level1.shtml good
http://teacherluke.podomatic.com/ This is interesting
http://www.listen-to-english.com/index.php?cat=podcasts Another great podcast site
http://www.roythezebra.com/index.html cute video story about Zebra + many exercises – really cute
http://www.sinemafilmizle.com/
http://www.songsforteaching.com/grammarspelling.htm songs
http://www.songsthatteachusa.com/ songs
http://www.storylineonline.net/ actors reading stories + activies + pics
http://www.thebobandrobshow.com/website/index.php
http://www.uni.edu/becker/TESOL_ESL2.html
http://www.usyd.edu.au/cet/students/elearning/index.shtml*****
http://www.voanews.com/english/index.cfm
http://www.ziepod.com/ downloading software for podcasts
Grammar
http://en.yappr.com/welcome/Welcome.action?gclid=CJK0sbDmkJgCFUsI3wodSkGNmg
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modals_can_1.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/index.html
http://www.english-test.net/lessons/16/index.html
http://www.learn-english-online.org/
http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/#
Acknowledgement:
Most of the activities were written by me, some tasks were invented by my ss and colleagues.
Source of the last 35 creative tasks : http://www.tooter4kids.com/Literature_Circles/what_is_it.htm
Source of universal questions: http://clipart4projects.tripod.com/page16.html
If anyone finds them inappropriate, please feel free to delete the adopted section. Thanks for understanding.
Sincere thanks to all eslprintables friends for giving their opinions and brainstorming
anitarobi
zailda
Samantha.esl
kmtr baiba anaisabel001 Anneclaire
Special thanks to anitarobi for letting me adapt some of her ideas from her
Games Collections 1-2-3
http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=270176#thetop
http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=270693#thetop
http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=270697#thetop
Yours sincerely,
Moravc at eslprintables.
Worksheet for classroom use only. Do not publish by any means, please. Thanks!
PS: I have just discovered Aftab’s Reading Timesavers, very generous; there are lots of links... ‘njoy!
http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=319784#thetop
http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=319790#thetop