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Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers & learners
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​Printable 60-minute Lesson Plan
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"Why do People Read?"
​​Level: Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate
​Multi-page lesson:

Vocabulary Preview
Grammar Practice

Reading Comprehension
​Discussion

​Writing Practice
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Answer Key attached
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Pair Work Discussion
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20 questions about reading - evenly divided into 'A' and 'B' handouts

Pair work

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 15 minutes

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Discussion Practice
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​16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity.

These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing.

Activity Notes on Page 2

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

​Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes
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​Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
​'Find Someone Who'
​Activity

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​Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity

​Whole class activity

Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity
​Version 1 and Version 2)

Level: Elementary to Intermediate

Approximate Time:  15 - 20 minutes
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​Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
Board Game
READING
30 questions about reading

For groups of two to three players

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 to 25 minutes

Dice require
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Worksheet
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Brainstorming and dictionary practice

Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below.  All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given.  Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer.

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 minutes


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ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit.

Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework.
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Word Bank
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63 vocabulary items about reading

Question: Which 7 words below are kinds of people?  Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced


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63 Words about Reading
abbreviation
appendix
anthology
article
author
autobiography
bibliography
biography
bold print
book
bookmark
book report
book review

bookshelf
book store
bookworm
chapter
comic book
contents
copyright
cover
dictionary
edition
editor
email
​encyclopedia
fiction
glossary
hard cover
headline
index
italics
journal
letter
library
literature
magazine
​main idea
newspaper

nonfiction
novel
page
paper back
paragraph
poem
poet
poetry
publish
publisher
reader
reading speed
scan


sentence
short story
soft cover
skim
story
textbook
title
unit
volume
word
​writer

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Vocabulary Quiz
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14 vocabulary items about reading

Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 10 minutes

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Crossword
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Information-Gap (Pair Work); Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes


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Word Search
READING
16  vocabulary items about reading

Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 15 minutes


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Rank &
Discuss Opinions

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12 statements about reading

Students read, rank their opinions, and then discuss in pairs or small groups

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 minutes
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Advice Column
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Newspaper advice column with 3 problems about reading

Students read and then discuss or write about possible solutions

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 25 minutes
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Are you a student? Try the Advanced Level Listening exercise and learn about one of the most popular stories in the English language on my Learner Listening site - just click on the image below! ~Robert :)
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