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Unread Mar 10th, 2010, 12:35 pm
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hey everyone,
I was reading an article about how to improve our English and it talked alot about "reading" as an important activity to improve the four skills of learning.I'm teaching a class of low intermediate and I'm really in need of some texts for them.Can anyone help me with this matter?
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Unread Mar 19th, 2010, 10:39 pm
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Have you tried some graded readers? They are books that are written with easier language.
You can find any of the classic novels like this.

In general, I like to keep the readings I give ESL students short because I find it is so much work that they become tired or distracted and give up. So I use things like the newspaper, Internet, and magazines. Magazines are great because they have pictures and students can find ones that are written about topics they enjoy.
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What ages are your students? Does the school have a computer lab?
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about 14 to 19.yes, it does.but we can use it once a week.
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Look at this website and see if it will be useful.

Adult Learning Activities | California Distance Learning Project

This is the California Distance Learning Prroject, and the site is maintained by the Sacramento County Office of Education (in California). The stories are based on real news articles. For every story, there are activities for students to do. For adult students, this is a terrific website.
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Ya, I have used that site with my students before. It is real good.
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