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Companion Websites
for Textbooks and Instructors' Links |
| Active
Skills for Reading - Visit the companion web
site for Book 3. Select a chapter and then click Online
Activities. |
| Reading
and Vocabulary Activities for Active Skills
for Reading Book 3, first Edition. Prepared by K. Hanson
for ESL 323 students. |
| Issues
for Today Online activities to accompany the
textbook. Select a chapter and then practice with the glossary
(listen to words on the list), flashcards, and
crossword puzzle. Activity for Chapter
1 |
|
Reading Matters 2
Visit the companion web site for
Internet activities for Reading Matters 2. |
| Lupita
Maņana - Discussion questions and journal
assignments based on the novel |
| Online
Literature Library Read classic literature online.
In the ESL Lab, open Phrasebuilder Genie for an interactive
dictionary. |
| American
Roots Find additional readings to accompany the textbook, American Roots,
improve reading and vocabulary and
gain cultural and historical information. |
|
Sue Wilson's Page
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Activities for ESL 323 |
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Mysteries, Folktales,
Short Stories, History |
|
ESL Garden Stories
Read stories about American history and on 11
other interesting topics. |
|
Sherlock
Holmes Read Sherlock
Holmes Mystery Stories at this site. |
|
Folktales
Categorized by Theme Scroll down and select a theme and read many
folktales that relate to the theme. While in the ESL Lab, open Oxford
Genie on a Lab computer for help with vocabulary.
|
| Aesop's
Fables Scroll down to the table with Section 1,
Section 2, etc. Open the link for many fables within each
section. |
|
Krampus Read stories about Krampus,
the evil counterpart to St. Nicholas (Santa Claus), who inspires
fear in children in several European countries. |
|
Short Stories
Read short stories posted by the English Club.com. |
|
The
Gift of the Magi
Read this famous story by O. Henry. Click
hyperlinked words. The definition appears at the bottom of the
page. |
| America's
Story America's Story from America's Library.
Here you can find the following links: Meet Amazing
Americans, Jump Back in Time, Explore the States, Join America
at Play, and See, Hear, and Sing. |
| The
Underground Railroad
Click
the links above "A Story of the Underground
Railroad" to read about the courageous people who
helped slaves flee from servitude and events surrounding their
emancipation. |
|
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
This online book by Harriet Jacobs describes her life as a slave
in the south and her later life after escaping the bonds of
slavery. |
|
The University of Pennsylvania
Museum of Archeology and Anthropology Read an
interesting feature story of the home page or go to
Collections and read about archeological objects from
all over the world. |
|
America Today and Tomorrow
Scroll down to a list of topics on
American life and culture. |
|
Interactive Sites for Reading/vocabulary Improvement |
|
Learning Resources
Click story archives to read
more stories. Try the interactive exercises above each story. |
|
News
for You Online You can listen to
a story, read it, and complete vocabulary and comprehension
activities. The password for SJCC ESL students fall semester is
5F3861. |
|
English Reading
Pick a level you are comfortable with and learn new vocabulary
and test your comprehension. |
|
Short
Readings and Exercises A selection of readings
from America's Library offers vocabulary lists for readings,
interesting topics to read and comprehension questions. |
|
California Distance
Learning Project Select a
subject area to read about and then click a topic. Click
Activities to get a list of exercises or just click the Next
arrow at the bottom of each page. |
|
Cloze
Test Reading Exercises
This
is an excellent Interactive site with active dictionary.
|
|
Interactive
Exercises These exercises from the same
site will challenge your reading and thinking skills |
| Reading
Strategies This site
offers reading strategies to improve your reading
skills. |
| Reading
Exercises Traditional
Reading Practice (main idea, details, and inference) from
Gallaudet University. Next to
each reading passage you will find interactive exercises on reading
comprehension and vocabulary. |
English Zone
Choose a specific topic and then choose a page to read. Readings
marked [ =
For Guests and Members] are
available to all. |
|
Miscellaneous Sites |
| ESL
Podcast Blog This well written blog has a lot of
cultural information and current events. |
|
Latino
Adult Education Services Read a series of
instructional modules on immigrant issues entitled "Tierra de
Oportunidad." The lessons cover four areas: Advancing Work
and Career, Managing Family Life, Promoting Community
Participation, and Developing Lifelong Learning. |
|
Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes Learn the
meaning of roots, prefixes, and suffixes with examples of words
for each. |
|
Quotations Page
Over
2000 quotations are archived here. You will also find a quote
of the day. |
|
National Geographic Map Machine
The National Geographic Map
Machine for information on countries around the world. Read
profiles of 192 independent nations, U.S. states and Canadian
provinces. |
| Dear
Abby
Read Dear Abby letters often found in local
newspapers. |
|
English-Zone.com This is a good scanning
exercise that gives information about American
Presidents. |
|
Reading
Tips
Would you like to become a more efficient
reader? Read these tips from Glendale Community College. |
|
NEWS
SOURCES - SOME WITH AUDIO |
|
News
for You Online
You
can listen to a story, read it, and complete vocabulary and
comprehension activities. Don't miss this great site.
Password for week of March 17 is alley. |
| CNN
Student News An excellent
resource for reading the news for students and teachers. |
| News
from Japan Read articles from Japan's English
News Watch. |
| News
from Hong Kong Read short
summaries of the daily news from Hong Kong. |
| Read
News from Thailand
This
newspaper covers topics in politics, society, business, etc.
with a special focus on Thailand and Southeast Asia. Take a
few minutes to register for your subscription. It's free and
well worth the time it takes to register. |
| What's
in a News Story
Here you will find information on how news articles are
written and terms for the various parts of an article. |
| Christian
Science Monitor
Read
and listen to articles on Science
and technology. |
| The
Mercury News |
| The
San Francisco Chronicle |
| The
New York Times |
