Monday, March 30, 2009

Reading activities?

Does anyone have any suggestions for reading materials I can find online? I'm looking for all different types of writing: historical, natural science, economics, on culture, music, sports, etc. I'm specifically looking for articles about a page in length. Of all kinds.

Resources I'm currently using include:
the British Council podcasts
suggested by Isabel in an earlier entry
Time: Your Body. A User's Guide. This is a great resource. (It's being sold on amazon for $28.00, but I bought it in an airport for $11.99, the price stated by the UPC symbol.) How each body system (respiratory, digestive, circulatory, nervous, etc.) functions is described in a page. Some are explained in half a page. Most of my students find this book interesting.
Boggle's Worlds two article downloads
The Onion
The New York Times -- these articles are generally a bit too long, often 2-3-4 pages. However there are usually several interesting articles to read.

Update: Here's another great reading resource at Hannah's suggestion: the BBC's Words in the News. Thanks ;)

Here is some great advice on EFL reading activities.

If you have any suggestions, please comments. Perhaps someone knows of other English teaching sites like he British Council.
Thanks. ;)

2 comments:

  1. I love the Onion! I'm not quite sure of what you are looking for, but have you tried BBC's Words in the News? These little articles are great for intermediate learners: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/

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  2. Sweet, thanks Hannah. They look useful.

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