Short Stories
365 ESL Short Stories : A story every day. 57 American Stories for English Learners, sorted by author. Read and listen to these stories by popular American writers. Listen and read to these short stories for intermediate and advanced English learners. American Folklore : Practice reading English with these ESL short stories from American folklore. Some short stories have an ESL listening component. These classic stories are so short, you have no excuse not to read them. A Very Short Story by Ernest Hemingway. Annotated. Very Short Stories: Six-word stories in the tradition of Ernest Hemingway. The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories: A collection of 14 stories by O.Henry (pdf & mp3). American Stories: Read and listen to adaptations of short stories by famous American authors written and read at the intermediate level. Short stories ordered by length Awesome Stories High interest, authentic stories from literature and the news. Great place to research topics. Storybooks & Readers
Children's Storybooks Online: Illustrated stories for kids of all ages. Storyline Online: Practice listening with these charming children's stories. Great for ESL students who are parents and those who are still very young at heart. To turn on subtitles, click on the YouTube icon at the bottom of the screen, and then click on CC (Closed Captioning). Read.gov: Turn the pages of these classic books from the bookshelves of the Library of Congress to explore bygone eras, time-honored tales, and historical narratives. Includes The Aesop for Children interactive book with over 140 classic fables, accompanied by beautiful illustrations and interactive animations and adapted for use on touch-screen tablets and mobile phones. Public Bookshelf: The #1 place to read romance. If you like watching soap operas, you may be ready to step up to this challenge. |
News Stories
News for You: Our favorite newspaper -- online! The access code for the class is F85C20. Voice of America Learning English: Read and listen to the news. NPR News: News from National Public Radio CNN and CBS News Stories: Includes long and abridged stories and activities to practice vocabulary and check your understanding. Breaking News English: Read, listen to, and practice with a multitude of grammar, spelling and pronunciation exercises for ESL learners. Use this log sheet to keep a record of your practice time. Local News: Read the news from the San Diego Union Tribune. Science News for Students: A publication of the Society for Science and the Public. Science Daily: Latest research news from universities, journals, and organizations. Various Articles
English Online: Articles on a variety of topics in easy understandable English for learners. Selected Articles
Read the article Are We Approaching the End of Human History? Use these questions to guide your reading. Read up on glaciers and permafrost to get a better understanding of the article. Read this article contributed by Natalia Gerasimenko and watch a 9-minute documentary about How an Octogenarian Preserved an Endangered Native American Language. Use these questions to further discuss the story. Use the instructions on this worksheet to guide your reading of How to Take Professional Photographs. Then read another article about extraordinary pictures created by a 5-year-old autistic "Monet", contributed by Ruth Dahan. How does the child use color, light, and composition, which you learned about in the previous article, in her paintings? Do her paintings have any subject? Can you see any movement or gesture? To continue this artistic investigation, read What is Composition in Photography? and find out: What is composition? What makes good composition? What makes bad composition? Read this article about a man who lived 256 years. In groups, discuss the factors that contributed to his longevity. Do you believe the story is true and not exaggerated? Do you have people in your family who lived over 100 years? What is important to maintain a long life? Read about Nine Types of Printmaking. Then use this table to compare the materials, techniques, and appearance of the nine types of prints. Read Framing Political Messages with Grammar and Metaphor to think about the hidden messages we constantly receive. What does the term framing refer to? Find one example in the text of grammatical framing and one example of a metaphor commonly used in politics. Caffeine: The Silent Killer of Success Being a Better Online Reader Read the story of the 1915 Panama California Exposition and the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, which created Balboa Park as we know it today. |
Timed Reading
Reading Skills for Today's Adults from Marshal Adult Education: Timed leveled reading selections focused on topics such as civics, employment, housing, health, school, money, and government. The materials correspond to CASAS 200 - 235. Cengage Learning Timed Reading: Timed readings with follow-up questions. Use this log sheet to record your progress. Poetry
Poetry 180: A Library of Congress collection of 180 poems for American highs schools, started by Billy Collins, arguably America's most popular contemporary poet. Read, print, or subscribe to their poem-a-day email service. Everyday Moments, Caught in Time: A TED talk in which Billy Collins reads his poems turned to animated movies. TED allows you to simultaneously follow the transcript of the talk or read subtitles in several languages. The Favorite Poem Project: Watch, listen, and read along with the videos of Americans of all ages saying the poems they love. Metaphors are used in poetry more than in any other kind of writing. Read this article about the metaphor of life as a journey. Then find out 99 metaphors of love. Selected Poems
I Dream a World: Langston Hughes' 113th birthday google doodle. The Thinker by Williams Carlos Williams. |