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Reading Worksheets


Reading-Based Worksheets

Handouts Online has a selection of worksheets on topics which are bound to be successful in your classes.

The topics are great for any nationality - your students will love them!

Our reading lessons have a text, vocabulary exercises and discussion questions.

 

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Title: The Rosetta Stone
Target Structure: The Passive
Level: Pre-Intermediate
Time: 45 minutes
   
Description: Do your students need some additional 'Passive' practice? This worksheet could be just what you need as it helps build your students' familiarity and confidence with the target language.

The topic is the Rosetta Stone. There is a reasonably simple text, which shows examples of the passive, and has new vocabulary for students to learn. There are practice exercises followed by discussion questions.

It's great for lower-level students.
   
Alternative British English Version
   
     



 
Title: Escaping the Office
Target Structure: Reading Vocabulary and Discussion
Level: Upper Int / Adv
Time: 60 minutes
   
Description: The growth of cell phones and email technology means that it's almost impossible to escape from the office - even when you're on vacation.

This worksheet looks at how the communications revolution has become a double-edged sword. There's a reading, comprehension questions, collocation practice and lots of discussion.

This worksheet is designed for upper-level students. It will works well in both regular and business-English classes.

** This worksheet has been updated with a British-English and American-English version. **
   
Alternative British English Version
   
     



 
Title: The Pyramids of Egypt
Target Structure: Reading and Discussion
Level: Pre-Intermediate
Time: 45-60 minutes
   
Description: This worksheet makes a great instant lesson for your lower-level students.

There's a quick quiz on the pyramids, followed by a short reading. Your students can then build their vocabulary through an exercise that gets them guessing meaning from context.

The lesson rounds off with discussion questions, so that your class can talk about the pyramids, famous tourist spots in their countries, and where they would like to go in the world.
   
Alternative British English Version
   
     



 
Title: Business Update
Target Structure: Reading and Discussion
Level: Upper Intermediate / Advanced
Time: 60 minutes
   
Description: This worksheet is part of a series of handouts looking at different business-related topics.

This handout looks at tax rises and industrial relations.

Students have cut up strips for two different newspaper articles. They need to separate them and put them in order.

There are also vocabulary-building exercises, with your students learning phrases such as 'curb the deficit', 'rein in public sector pay', 'denounce the rise', 'ballot members' and more.

With lots of discussion questions, this is a great worksheet for advanced-level students who want to be able to talk fluently about the current business climate.
   
Alternative British English Version
   
     



 
Title: Alternative Energy
Target Structure: Theme Lesson - Reading and Discussion
Level: Advanced
Time: 60 minutes
   
Description: How are your students on environmental issues? This two-page worksheet is great for advanced-level students.

This handout provides a balance of activities, including vocabulary building, reading, retelling and discussion questions.

This worksheet has been updated for 2010 with new illustrations and a vocabulary quiz which you can use in the lesson, or the following week.

(Updated May 2010)

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