Reading and Writing

Reading and Writing Skills

READING

Easy Reading Exercises:(all computer-checked)

Environment:	Monarch butterflies \| Nature Sounds \| Animals Saved \|
Celebrations:	Simon's Birthday Present \| Christmas Present \|
Everyday Life:	Peter the Teacher \| Two Sisters and a Cat \| Kids Safety \|
Disasters:	Home Fires \| Boy Falls \| Bushfire \| Tire Fire \| Wind Worries \| Floods of '97 \|
Tales from the past:	5 stories about Nasreddin \|
Science & Technology:	Nuclear Scientists \| Computers in the Classroom \|
Crime:	Asian gangs \| Danger at car shows \| Girl dies \| Hate Crimes \| Home Invasion \| Murderer's Movie \| Neighbours Fight \| Police Arrests Parents \| Police Find Drugs \| Carjacking \| Air Rage \| Suspect Recognised \|
Society:	Crisis Nursery \| Poison \| Video Games \| Miracle Musician \| Pollution Fight \| Walking at Night \| Fast Car \| Bicycle Messenger \|
Work	Strike \| Old ranger \| Police Officers \| Team player \|
Entertainment:	Amusement Parks \| Crabs Cause Problems \| Fruit Flies \| Bison Problem \|
Health	Health Insurance \| AIDS \| Prevent Chocking \|
History:	9,000 years old man found \| T-Rex \|

Intermediate Reading Exercises: (all computer-checked)

Adventure Stories	Takako's Great Adventure, Hye-Jin's Tale
Fact Finders:	Japanese Schools , Great Canyon \|
Disasters	Earthquakes in Japanese schools \| Fire safety \| Volcano by the sea \|
Crime:	The Death Car \| The Choking Dog \| Hiker \| Trouble maker \| Gun control \| Red Light Runners \| Park Attack \| Police Find Drugs \|
That's Life:	The Carpet Fitter \| The American Pepper \|
History:	Depression
Work	Work Strike \| Work for government \| Kid's Cafe \| Looking for a Job \| E-mail answers \|
Environment	Biosphere \| Free Willy \| Timber or Trees \| Tuna & Dolphins \| Unwanted Chimps \|
Music:	Disc Jockey \|
Issues	Abortion Pill \| Assisted Suicide \| Marijuana \| Teen Drinking \| Teen Suicide \| Organ Donation \|
Health	Alzheimer's Disease \| Attention Deficit Disorder \| Healthy Baby \| Smoking Kills \| Video Games \|
Society:	Domestic Violence \| Holiday Traffic \|
Money	Banks Share Information \| Check Cashing \|

Various Topics:	English Works - reading texts and exercises Funny short stories

Advanced Reading Exercises: (all computer-checked)

Fact Finders:	Repression in Burma
Disasters	Earthquakes in Japan \| Volcanoes
History:	Dinosaurs \| Lawrence of Arabia \| The Great Depression \| Japanese History \| The Century of Changes
Tales from the past:	Wild Children
Famous People:	Einstein \| Dalai Lama
Science &Technology:	Computers and Girls\| Hackers Flood Websites \| The Internet \| Eye Charts \|The Future of Communications \| Internet Watchdog \| The View from Space\| New Ways to Fly?
Culture:	Christmas in the UK
Sport:	Sporting Fever
Society:	Divorce \| Lunar Real Estate \|
Environment:	Save the forest \|
News:	Words in the News: an audio file and transcript of a news story that changes three times a week.

Phrases and Sayings in English

TREASURE HUNTS, WEB ADVENTURES and LANGUAGE GAMES (all computer-checked) )

Web Adventures on many topics

IMPROVING YOUR READING TECHNIQUES
Speed Reading
Speed Reading Test Online

WRITING

Writing Argumentative Essays:
1. http://www.powa.org/argufrms.htm
2. http://www.eslplanet.com/teachertools/argueweb/frntpage.htm

Sentence Sense: online textbook in basic writing : how sentences work, common errors, developing ideas

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Acknowledgement: The links on this webpage take you to many different addresses.
These webpages are a result of the hard work of many ESL professionals around the world.
You can check the authors at the bottom of each page.

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