Let ´s play with words / reading: Games:

Stop and think – do not read the ending of the story – brainstorm
Find 10 adjectives and write their antonyms or synonyms
Write 10 key words and their definitions and let your partner guess
Make a spider diagram of some words used in the text + add some more
Spelling dictation - spell the keywords, your partner will write them down
Mirror dictation – Mind Reader - think about 1 word and dictate the antonym
Find 5 irregular verbs and write sentences in past simple / present perfect / passive
– present - past
Memory Game - make cards - word + definition / picture.
What’s missing? - Read your key words, cover 2 of them, S2 guesses
Play hangman - alphabet shark - burst balloons - catch the fish
Write words with one semantic root - act - action - active - actively
Cloze task - take out some words (sentences) and ask your partner to place
Jumble words in 5 sentences and ask your partner to unscramble them.
Choose one longer word - make new words - ANAGRAMS
Expanding 1 short word - "in" - tin - win - intelligent ... or hat-cat-car-bar...
Double Dollars - make pairs beginning with same letter - angry adult, big bag
Rhyming Dictation - Write a few words from 1st paragraph and think of rhyming
words. Eg. cat - hat. Dictate hat, S2 tries to find the original word - cat...
Rhyming Words - Write a short poem. Advanced SS - poem summarizing txt
Word Duels – SS in circle write a summarising sentence - one word at a time
Cut paragraphs, shuffle, rearrange in order to make sense.
Logic sequence - write a sequence + S2 guess the missing part - Mo-Tue-__-Thu-
Fri-Sat-Sun
Correct Me Please - misspell 5 words (/wrong tense), your partner corrects
Scanning - circle/find the given key words in the text as fast as possible
Silence Please - whisper 3 key words very quietly. Others write down. Each group
must agree on the correct answer. (It must have been... It can't have been... It might
have been...)
1. Magic Pics - cloze activity - erase 5 words and draw pictures
instead of them. S2 guesses.
2. Flash Pics - draw pics of key words, show one quickly, OR show
only a part, others guess
3. Chinese Whispers - against a teacher, if the word correct, the
teacher loses a point
4. Mime it! - mime 1 key word-from each paragr. Others guess.
5. Mime opposites / 1 paragraph - 2 ss mime.
6. Scanning race reading – S1 reads question, S2 runs to board, finds
answer, runs back and dictate the answer.
7. Group reading – divide text into x parts, the group of x Ss must
answer the questions.
Speaking tasks:
Team Story-telling - Work in pairs and re-tell the text. You can say
only one sentence at a time and your partner continues. Task 2 :
Whole class - work in a circle and retell the story.
Magic Word - Think about one "secret magic word" from the text
and say a word connected to the magic word. Your partner will
guess... Eg: Day is the magic word. You say: sun. S2: Is it a noun?
You nod. S2: Is it heat? Don’t nod.
Shuffle - Divide and cut the story in 6-10 parts and ask your partner
to read/number the parts of the story in the right order.
Discussion - dis/agreement - Think of a topic/statement that is
closely related to the text. You agree and your partner disagrees.
Brainstorm ideas why you agree. Third student is a jury and s/he
decides whether S1 or S2 is right.
Compare with another story
Tell a similar situation that happened to you / your friend
Describe character’s moral characteristics + give your opinion
Draw an illustration to each paragraph. Read a story, S2 match pics +
paragraphs.
Mistakes Please - shout “stop!” if a mistake. Correct it
Who said that? Pick one sentence. (direct speech)
Famous Film Scene – mute the film and ss make dialogues

Question tasks: Writing tasks: Creative Tasks on reading a book:

Write 5 questions to the story.
Answer your partner ´s questions.
What is the text about? Do you
like it?
What is the text type - newspaper
article, short-story, letter,
(in)formal email, description,
diary, note...?
What would your title of the text
be?
Jeopardy -Guess the Q- write
questions and answers about the
text. Say answers and your
partner has to create an
appropriate question.
Indirect questions - Report the
most interesting questions - He
wanted to know..., She asked me
if/whether...,
Embedded questions - Report
what you didn't know - I didn’t
remember what time it had
started. I didn’t know who ...
Which questions would you ask
the main character? S2 makes up
the possible answers.
Write true / false statements. Ask:
“Is it correct?” Your partner nods
or shakes his head.
Question words - make 1
question with how, who/se, how,
when, why, which, where, what.
Play a Jeopardy / Who Wants to
be a Millionaire game. Use ss’
questions.
Write a summary in 4-10 short sentences.
What is the gist?--Write a 10 word summary.
Create a timeline of the action. Rewrite in Past Perfect.
Imagine a story with the same title.
Imagine a sequel to the story / or a prequel.
Rewrite the story from the perspective of a baddie.
Write his/her diary.
Write a different ending to the story. Draw a picture of
it and comment it!
Comment 1 sentence - choose 1 sentence that ___
(beautiful, interesting, surprising, contains the main
idea, I didn’t understand, I agree/disagree with...)
Create new sentences with the new vocabulary
Imagine additional dialogues that may fit in the story.
Act as the main character or a reporter. Write reported
speech. (or dialogues – direct speech)
Find verbs in ___ tense and explain why used
Rewrite or retell the story from the point of view of one
of the characters (in the 1st person)
"The Most" List - write the longest list of ... the funniest
event in the book, the saddest, the most surprising
Mixed-up Stories - take 2 summaries, cut the lines in
the middle and jumble the strips + recreate 2 stories
Make a comics from the story. Erase some speech
clouds and S2 guesses. Or jumble.
Make titles to all paragraphs. Mix them. S2 match titles
+ paragraphs.
Underline some pronouns in the text (them, it, her...)
and ask what / who do they refer to?
Underline words you are not familiar with and look
them up in a dictionary. Write definitions in English.
Write a letter to the main character of the story
Design a nice poster with a few of the suggestions that
came up. Draw a story map!
A time line of the story
Picture book rewritten for younger kids
Panel debates
A new ending for the book.
A new character for the book.
Report on the author's life
Posters advertising the book.
Readers theatre performances.
Performances of a "lost scene" from the bk.
Act a sequel to the story.
Read-aloud key passages (with comments)
Videotaped dramatizations
Reader-on-the-street interview
A puppet show about the book.
A song or a dance about the book.
An original skit based on the book.
A new cover for the book.
Collages representing different characters.
An artwork-painting, sculpture, poem, mobile,
collage, diorama- interpreting the book.
Diorama of a key scene.
An advertising campaign for the book.
Diary of a character.
Interview with the author (real /fiction.)
Interview with a character.
News broadcast reporting events from book.
Letters to (or from ) a character.
Impersonation of a character (in costume, with
props).
Letter recommending the book for the library to
buy for the school.
Plans for a party for all the characters in bk.
Family tree of a key character.
Gravestone and eulogy for a character.
Background/research on the setting or period.
Draw a plot or a chart of an argument.
Sing the text (to a well known tunes)
100 copy-paste activities to go with any text (to go with virtually any text)

Let ´s play with words / reading:

1. Stop and think – do not read the ending of the story – brainstorm possible endings
2. Find 10 adjectives and write their antonyms or synonyms
3. Mirror dictation – Mind reader - think about 1 word and dictate the antonym (think: black, dictate: white,
S2 writes BLACK)
4. Find 5 irregular verbs and write sentences in past simple / present perfect / passive
5. Write 10 key words from the story and their definitions and let your partner guess
6. Memory Game - make cards - word + definition / picture.
7. What’s missing? - Read your key words, cover 2 of them, S2 guesses which are missing
8. Play hangman - alphabet shark - burst balloons - catch the fish - melt the snowman
9. Make a spider diagram of some words used in the text + add some more
10. Write words with one semantic root - act - action - active - actively
11. Cloze task - take out some words (sentences) and ask your partner to place them back in the correct place
12. Jumble words in 5 sentences and ask your partner to unscramble them.
13. Spelling dictation - spell the keywords, your partner will write them down
14. Choose one longer word - make new words - ANAGRAMS
15. Expanding 1 short word - "in" - tin - win - intelligent ... or hat-cat-car-bar-bat...
16. Double Dollars - make pairs beginning with same letter - angry adult, beautiful butterfly etc...
17. Rhyming Dictation - Write a few words from 1st paragraph and think of rhyming words. Eg. cat - hat.
Dictate hat, S2 reads the paragraph and tries to find the original word - cat...
18. Rhyming Words - Write a short poem. Advanced SS - poem summarizing the text.
19. Word Duels - SS make a circle and write a summarising sentence(s) - one word at a time
20. Cut paragraphs, shuffle, rearrange in order to make sense.
21. Logic sequence - write a sequence + partner guess the missing part - Mo-Tue-___-Thu
22. Correct Me Please - misspell 5 words (/wrong tense), your partner corrects
23. Scanning - circle/find the given key words in the text as fast as possible
24. Silence Please - whisper 3 key words very quietly. Others write down. Each group must agree on the
correct answer. (It must have been... It can't have been... It might have been...) - for advanced ss.

Games:
1. Magic Pics - cloze activity - erase 5 words and draw pictures instead of them. S2 guesses.
2. Flash Pics - draw pics of key words, show one quickly, OR show only a part, others guess
3. Chinese Whispers - against a teacher, if the word correct, the teacher loses a point
4. Mime it! - mime 1 key word (from each paragraph). Others guess.
5. Mime opposites / 1 paragraph - 2 ss mime opposites / 1 paragraph. Others guess.
6. Scanning race reading – S1 reads question, S2 runs to board, finds answer, runs back and dictate the
answer. Ss can swap when a half of the questions answered.
7. Group reading – divide text into x parts, the group of x Ss must answer the questions.

Writing tasks:
1. Write a summary in 4-10 short sentences.
2. What is the gist?--Write a 10 word summary of what happened.
3. Create a timeline of the action. Rewrite with Past Perfect.
4. Imagine a story with the same title.
5. Imagine a sequel to the story (what happened after). Imagine a prequel.
6. Rewrite the story from the side of a baddie. Write his/her diary. (The Wolf’s Story about Little Red Riding
Hood) For example: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0333.html#lang
7. Write a different ending to the story. Draw a picture of it and comment it!
8. Comment 1 sentence - choose 1 sentence that ___ (a sentence that is beautiful, interesting, surprising, ,
shocking, contains the main idea, I didn’t understand, I agree/disagree with...)
9. Create new sentences with the words you have just learnt
10. Imagine additional dialogues that may fit in the story. Act as the main character or a reporter. Write
reported speech. (or dialogues – direct speech)
11. Find verbs in ___ tense and explain why they are used
12. Rewrite or retell the story from the point of view of one of the characters (in the 1st person)
13. "The Most" List - write the longest list of ... the funniest event in the book, the saddest event, the most
surprising moment, the most dangerous sports, funniest presents, silliest mistakes...
14. Mixed-up Stories - take 2 summaries, cut the lines in the middle and jumble the strips + recreate 2 stories
15. Make a comics from the story. Erase some speech clouds and S2 guesses. Or jumble.
16. Make titles to all paragraphs. Mix them. S2 match titles + paragraphs.
17. Underline some pronouns in the text (them, it, her...) and ask what / who do they refer to?
18. Underline words you are not familiar with and look them up in a dictionary. Write definitions in English.
19. Write a letter to the main character of the story
20. Design a nice poster with a few of the suggestions that came up. Draw a story map.

Question tasks:
1. Write 5 questions to the story. Answer your partner ´s questions.
2. What is the text about? Do you like it?
3. What is the text type - newspaper article, short-story, letter, (in)formal email, description, diary, note...?
4. What would your title of the text be?
5. Jeopardy -Guess the Q- write questions and answers about the text. Say answers and your partner has to
create an appropriate question.
6. Indirect questions - Report the most interesting questions - He wanted to know..., She asked them
if/whether...,
7. Embedded questions - Report what you didn't know - I didn’t remember what time it had started. I didn’t
know who had won the race
8. Which questions would you ask the main character? S2 makes up the possible answers.
9. Write true / false statements. Ask: “Is it correct?” Your partner nods or shakes his head.
10. Question words - make 1 question with how, who/se, how, when, why, which, where + what.
11. Play a Jeopardy / Who Wants to be a Millionaire game. Use ss’ questions.

Speaking tasks:
1) Team Story-telling - Work in pairs and re-tell the text. You can say only one sentence at a time and your
partner continues. Task 2 : Whole class - work in a circle and retell the story. 1 sentence per 1 student.
2) Magic Word - Think about one "secret magic word" from the text and say a word connected to the magic
word. Your partner will guess... Eg: Day is the magic word. You say: sun. S2: Is it a noun? You nod. S2: Is
it heat? Don’t nod.
3) Shuffle - Divide and cut the story in 6-10 parts and ask your partner to read/number the parts of the story
in the right order.
4) Discussion - dis/agreement - Think of a topic/statement that is closely related to the text. You agree and
your partner disagrees. Brainstorm ideas why you agree. Third student is a jury and s/he decides whether
SA or SB is right.
5) Compare with another story
6) Tell a similar situation that happened to you / your friend (or make it up)
7) Describe character’s moral characteristics + give your opinion
8) Draw an illustration to each paragraph. Read a story, S2 match pics + paragraphs.
9) Mistakes Please - shout “stop!” every time you hear a mistake and correct it
10) Who said that? Pick one sentence.
11) Famous Film Scene – mute the film and ss guess / make dialogues

Creative tasks on reading a book:

1. A time line of the story
2. The story rewritten for younger kids as a picture book.
3. Panel debates
4. A new ending for the book.
5. A new character for the book.
6. Report on the author's life
7. Posters advertising the book.
8. Readers theatre performances.
9. Performances of a "lost scene" from the book.
10. Act a sequel to the story.
11. Read-aloud key passages (with discussion and commentaries)
12. Videotaped dramatizations
13. Reader-on-the-street interview (live or videotaped).
14. A puppet show about the book.
15. A song or a dance about the book.
16. An original skit based on the book.
17. A new cover for the book.
18. Collages representing different characters.
19. An artwork-painting, sculpture, poem, mobile, collage, diorama- interpreting the book.
20. Diorama of a key scene.
21. An advertising campaign for the book.
22. Diary of a character.
23. Interview with the author (real or fictionalized).
24. Interview with a character.
25. News broadcast reporting events from the book.
26. Letters to (or from ) a character.
27. Impersonation of a character (in costume, with props).
28. Letter recommending the book for the library to buy for the school.
29. Plans for a party for all the characters in the book.
30. Family tree of a key character.
31. Gravestone and eulogy for a character.
32. Background/research on the setting or period.
33. Draw a plot or a chart of argument.
34. Sing the text to a well known tune

Possible questions (pre-reading, after reading)

What is going to happen? Guess.
Where / when will the story take place? Guess.
What does the name tell?
Can you predict the ending of the story?
Where / when did the story take place?
Who were the main characters?
What did they look like?
How did the story begin?
What was the problem?
How was problem resolved?
What was the theme / message of the writer?
Did you like the story?
Why did you (dis)like the book?
Which part did you like best?
What is your favourite sentence / paragraph?
What were your feelings while reading the story?
How many pages does it have?
What is the chemistry in the story?
How many characters are there?
What are the key words on the main character?
Would you like to be his/her bro / sister?
Who woud be the best actor/actress for the main
character?
Which animal would describe the “hero” best?
What dreams could the main character have?
How many times did you read it?
What are the main parts of the story?
What are the strenghts and weeknesses?´
Have you ever read a similar story?
Who is the author of the text?
What do you know about the author’s time/ period?
How often do you read this kind of stories?
Who is the best reader in your family / class?
What time do you usually read?
What makes a good reader?
Have you ever heard a similar story?
Can you compare this story to... (contrast)?
What music would suit this story best?
Whom would your read this story?
Who would be the best film-director /actor of this
story?
Let ´s play with words / reading:
Stop and think – do not read the ending of the story – brainstorm possible endings
Find 10 adjectives and write their antonyms or synonyms
Mirror dictation – Mind Reader - think about 1 word and dictate the antonym (think:
black, dictate: white, S2 writes BLACK)
Find 5 irregular verbs and write sentences in past simple / present perfect / passive
Write 10 key words from the story and their definitions and let your partner guess
Memory Game - make cards - word + definition / picture.
What’s missing? - Read your key words, cover 2 of them, S2 guesses the missing
Play hangman - alphabet shark - burst balloons - catch the fish - melt snowman
Make a spider diagram of some words used in the text + add some more
Write words with one semantic root - act - action - active - actively
Cloze task - take out some words (sentences) and ask your partner to place them back in
the correct place
Jumble words in 5 sentences and ask your partner to unscramble them.
Spelling dictation - spell the keywords, your partner will write them down
Choose one longer word - make new words - ANAGRAMS
Expanding 1 short word - "in" - tin - win - intelligent ... or hat-cat-car-bar-bat...
Double Dollars - make pairs beginning with same letter - angry adult, big bag...
Rhyming Dictation - Write a few words from 1st paragraph and think of rhyming
words. Eg. cat - hat. Dictate hat, S2 reads the paragraph and tries to find the original
word - cat...
Rhyming Words - Write a short poem. Advanced SS - poem summarizing the text.
Word Duels - SS make a circle and write a summarising sentence(s) - one word at a
time
Cut paragraphs, shuffle, rearrange in order to make sense.
Logic sequence - write a sequence + S2 guess the missing part - Mo-Tue-__-Thu
Correct Me Please - misspell 5 words (/wrong tense), your partner corrects
Scanning - circle/find the given key words in the text as fast as possible
Silence Please - whisper 3 key words very quietly. Others write down. Each group must
agree on the correct answer. (It must have been... It can't have been... It might have
been...) - for advanced ss.
Games:
1. Magic Pics - cloze activity - erase 5 words and draw pictures
instead of them. S2 guesses.
2. Flash Pics - draw pics of key words, show one quickly, OR show
only a part, others guess
3. Chinese Whispers - against a teacher, if the word correct, the
teacher loses a point
4. Mime it! - mime 1 key word-from each paragr. Others guess.
5. Mime opposites / 1 paragraph - 2 ss mime.
6. Scanning race reading – S1 reads question, S2 runs to board, finds
answer, runs back and dictate the answer.
7. Group reading – divide text into x parts, the group of x Ss must
answer the questions.
Speaking tasks:
Team Story-telling - Work in pairs and re-tell the text. You can say
only one sentence at a time and your partner continues. Task 2 :
Whole class - work in a circle and retell the story.
Magic Word - Think about one "secret magic word" from the text
and say a word connected to the magic word. Your partner will
guess... Eg: Day is the magic word. You say: sun. S2: Is it a noun?
You nod. S2: Is it heat? Don’t nod.
Shuffle - Divide and cut the story in 6-10 parts and ask your partner
to read/number the parts of the story in the right order.
Discussion - dis/agreement - Think of a topic/statement that is
closely related to the text. You agree and your partner disagrees.
Brainstorm ideas why you agree. Third student is a jury and s/he
decides whether S1 or S2 is right.
Compare with another story
Tell a similar situation that happened to you / your friend
Describe character’s moral characteristics + give your opinion
Draw an illustration to each paragraph. Read a story, S2 match pics +
paragraphs.
Mistakes Please - shout “stop!” if a mistake. Correct it
Who said that? Pick one sentence. (direct speech)
Famous Film Scene – mute and ss make dialogues

Question tasks: Writing tasks: Creative Tasks on reading a book:

Write 5 questions to the story.
Answer your partner ´s questions.
What is the text about? Do you
like it?
What is the text type - newspaper
article, short-story, letter,
(in)formal email, description,
diary, note...?
What would your title of the text
be?
Jeopardy -Guess the Q- write
questions and answers about the
text. Say answers and your
partner has to create an
appropriate question.
Indirect questions - Report the
most interesting questions - He
wanted to know..., She asked me
if/whether...,
Embedded questions - Report
what you didn't know - I didn’t
remember what time it had
started. I didn’t know who ...
Which questions would you ask
the main character? S2 makes up
the possible answers.
Write true / false statements. Ask:
“Is it correct?” Your partner nods
or shakes his head.
Question words - make 1
question with how, who/se, how,
when, why, which, where, what.
Play a Jeopardy / Who Wants to
be a Millionaire game. Use ss’
questions.
Write a summary in 4-10 short sentences.
What is the gist?--Write a 10 word summary.
Create a timeline of the action. Rewrite in Past Perfect.
Imagine a story with the same title.
Imagine a sequel to the story / or a prequel.
Rewrite the story from the perspective of a baddie.
Write his/her diary.
Write a different ending to the story. Draw a picture of
it and comment it!
Comment 1 sentence - choose 1 sentence that ___
(beautiful, interesting, surprising, contains the main
idea, I didn’t understand, I agree/disagree with...)
Create new sentences with the new vocabulary
Imagine additional dialogues that may fit in the story.
Act as the main character or a reporter. Write reported
speech. (or dialogues – direct speech)
Find verbs in ___ tense and explain why used
Rewrite or retell the story from the point of view of one
of the characters (in the 1st person)
"The Most" List - write the longest list of ... the funniest
event in the book, the saddest, the most surprising
Mixed-up Stories - take 2 summaries, cut the lines in
the middle and jumble the strips + recreate 2 stories
Make a comics from the story. Erase some speech
clouds and S2 guesses. Or jumble.
Make titles to all paragraphs. Mix them. S2 match titles
+ paragraphs.
Underline some pronouns in the text (them, it, her...)
and ask what / who do they refer to?
Underline words you are not familiar with and look
them up in a dictionary. Write definitions in English.
Write a letter to the main character of the story
Design a nice poster with a few of the suggestions that
came up. Draw a story map!
A time line of the story
Picture book rewritten for younger kids
Panel debates
A new ending for the book.
A new character for the book.
Report on the author's life
Posters advertising the book.
Readers theatre performances.
Performances of a "lost scene" from the bk.
Act a sequel to the story.
Read-aloud key passages (with comments)
Videotaped dramatizations
Reader-on-the-street interview
A puppet show about the book.
A song or a dance about the book.
An original skit based on the book.
A new cover for the book.
Collages representing different characters.
An artwork-painting, sculpture, poem, mobile,
collage, diorama- interpreting the book.
Diorama of a key scene.
An advertising campaign for the book.
Diary of a character.
Interview with the author (real /fiction.)
Interview with a character.
News broadcast reporting events from book.
Letters to (or from ) a character.
Impersonation of a character (in costume, with
props).
Letter recommending the book for the library to
buy for the school.
Plans for a party for all the characters in bk.
Family tree of a key character.
Gravestone and eulogy for a character.
Background/research on the setting or period.
Draw a plot or a chart of an argument.
Sing the text to a well known tune
UNIVERSAL QUESTIONS: how, what, which, where, when, who, whose, why, who
HOW WHY WHAT
are standards set for____ are __ able to __ affects the strength of __
can __ be identified, measured, changed are __ opposed to __ are some alternatives
can I __ are there different types of __ are some examples of __
can it be broken, fixed, made better are they happy, sad, feeling the way they do are the benefits of __
can it be increased, decreased can't it be done or can it be done are the best and worst of
can it be secured, increased, decreased, moved could it happen again, not happen again are the best type of
can it help or hurt did - he, she, they, do - it are the chain of events that led to __
can we distinguish between __ and __ did it happen are the chemical reactions that produce __
can you become a __ did it succeed or fail, hurt or help, are the details of __
can you control, maintain, constrain it didn't it work, change, make a difference are the duties and responsibilities of __
can you predict __ do __ have __ are the facts and figures of __
did it start, end do __ support __ are the laws the govern __
do __ and __ compare in size, shape, form do some __ and others __ are the major sources of __
do __ live, survive, grow, increase, do we __ or don't we __ are the measurements of __
do __ work best do we need __ are the most popular __
do different __ affect __ do____ need __ are the parts of
do they work, operate, function, perform does __ happen, not happen are the practical applications of __
do we know __ is true does a __ use __ are the Procedures Involved
do you __ does it change or not change are the pro's and con's
do you avoid __ does it help or hinder are the requirements for __
do you classify __ does it work or not work are the safety rules for __
do you handle __ has __ changed, moved, are the scientific principles behind it
do you protect __ is __ best or worst are the secrets of __
do you tell the difference between __ and __ is it made, developed, changed, used are the sources of __
do you use __ is __ important today are the special concerns, considerations for
does __ affect __ is __ necessary for __ are the standards for __
does __ grow in __ is it good, bad. beautiful, strong, weak are the uses of
does __ prevent __ is it important, not important are the variables
does a __ work, function, operated, live is it regulated, controlled, guarded, are they feeling, hearing, seeing, doing
does it happen is it safe to __ brand of __ is best
does it work is it so difficult to __ can it do, hear, see, feel, make,
does it work, live, grow, function, is there __ can't it do, hear see, feel, make
has __ changed over time should it concern you causes it
has __ changed, not changed should we be concerned about __ causes the change
has __ evolved, changed, stayed the same was __ important in the past codes apply to __
has __ influenced __ was it destroyed, injured, broken, fixed, considerations determine __
how can it be increased was it invented, used, developed, made design features were incorporated
how do __ and __ communicate was it successful, unsuccessful determines the size of __
is __ possible, not possible was it written , said, done, developed did he, she it, they do
far do __ travel, go, do __ prefer, like, need, want
is formed, destroyed, transformed, WHO (WHOSE) (WHOM) do you think about __
is it made, used, fixed, measured are the contributors, distracters, antagonists does __ say about __
is the rate of __ affected by __ are the opposing forces does __ stand for
long have __ existed are they does it - eat, like, use, mean, do, matter
long will __ last can help does it look like, not look like
long will it take __ to grow, increase, change caused it to happen does it resemble, not resemble
long, high, wide, deep, thick, big, small is it could have __ does it, did it
many friends, members, rooms, chapters designed or discovered it evaluation instruments are used
many kinds of __ are there developed , destroyed __ ever happened to __
many products are made from __ did it factors affect __
much __ does it take to __ has the power to __ factors affect the rate and size of __
much can affect __ helped, assisted, cooperated facts prove or disprove the theory of __
old is __ invented or created __ governs it
often did (does) __ is he, she happened in __
reliable is __ is important, not important happened, developed, changed
should you respond to __ is in charge of __ happens to __ in __
strong or weak is it is right or wrong about __ happens when __
will adding __ affect __ is the author of __ if he __
was she / he __ing when sth happened is the best, worst is the object
would you measure __ made a contribution is the opposite, same
made the difference is __ like
WHEN monitors the safety of __ is a __
did he, she, it, they do it set the record is it, was it
did it happen. start, end, die, occur, change started it..stopped it is missing, needed, necessary
is it used, not used, helpful, harmful wanted to __ is the advantage, disadvantage of __
is it best to __ was he, she , it, is the biography of
is it best, worst, was involved in or not involved in is the chemistry of __
is it dangerous, safe, important, useful was involved, in charge, main character is the conflict, argument,
is it used or not used was missing, left, changed is the correct way to __
shouldn't you or should you __ who is the leader or ruler of __ is the current condition of __
was he,she, it born, made, created wrote, sang, performed __ is the cycle of __
was it made, started, changed, developed is the description of __
was it written, performed,used, developed is the difference between __ and __
is the effect of __ on __ kinds of __ can be found in __ did it go, come from,
is the engineering behind __ major advances have been mad in __ did it happen, occur, develop, change
is the evidence for __ modifications have been considered did it start, end, go, live, change
is the explanation of more is there does it come from
is the function of __ prior knowledge is necessary does __ come from
is the general theory of operation of __ protective equipment is needed for __ does he, she, it, live
is the history of research is being done in __ does it - work, help, happen, live, fit in, go
is the meaning of __ safety procedures should be followed for __ does it happen most often, least often
is the mechanism responsible for __ shape, texture, size, color , form is it has it gone
is the most common, least common __ size is it in reference to other things is it located
is the point of __ type of __ are found in __ in the world is __
is the proof of it was the event is it found, not found
is the purpose for __ what are the results is it headed
is the reason for __ will be used in __ is it located - world, universe, time, space
is the relationship of __ and __ is it used, found, kept
is the same, opposite. reverse,contrary WHERE is it, was it
is the setting, location, time period, are the most or least found is the evidence found
is the treatment for __ can it be was it
is your favorite __ can it happen, can't happen was it made, discovered, developed,
is your idea for the perfect __ can you find information on __
kind is better, faster, bigger, heavier, etc. can you find more information

Are __ different from __ Does __ react to __ Is there any news about __

Are __ in existence
Are __ safe, dangerous, useful, necessary
Are __ valid, true, in esistance
Are there different viewpoints for __
Are there questions that should be asked about it
Are there unanswered questions about it
Are you sure about it
Can __ be used to __
Can __ live without __
Can __ work without __
Can you describe, justify, measure __
Can you determine the effect of __ on __
Can you explain __
Can you explain the reasons for__
Can you put it in perspective
Can you state the consequences of __
Did you know that __
Do __ serve any purpose
Do all use or have the same__
Does it cause a reaction
Does it influence the behavior of __
Does it make a difference
Does it make sense to __
Does it matter
Does the amount of __ affect __
Has there been any change in __
If it happened once, can it happen again
If there wasn't __ could it still live, work
If you could__ would you
Is it enough, not enough
Is it found in __
Is it necessary
Is it safe, un safe
Is it significant, not significant
Is it true that __
Is it worth it, not worth it
Is it worth it, not worth it
Is there an answer for __
Is there any reason, use or justification for __
Is there any research supporting __
Is there any thing that __
Is there any value in __
Is there anyone who __
Is there anything else
Is there such a thing as __
Is three a relationship between __ and __
Was there __ in the past
Which has the most or least __
Which is most or least economical
Which is the best or worst __
Which is the Fastest or slowest __
Which type of __ produces the most __
Will __ effect it
Will __ ever change, stay the same, move
Will __ ever happen again
Will __ help, hurt, increase, decrease
Will there be__ in the future
 Book

Author

Illustrator

Main Character
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Place

glue

Hippo Report Book

5 adjectives about the main character, how s/he changed, write summary, settings, problem, how solved,
facts, could happen?, did you like/dislike the story + 3 reasons, whom would you recommend this book,
about the author / illustrations, answer – Who, What, Where, When, Why :-)
write the new ending (or comparison) at the back + stick the tail at the back

Hippo-Head Report Book

glue

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TEACHER’S NOTES:
These activities can be used in elementary classes as well as advanced. Suitable for individuals, one-to-one
lessons, pair work as well as group lectures. Nice ice-breakers, motivators, energizing games etc... Good
for revision of vocabulary and grammar topics...
You may change almost all writing tasks to speaking tasks (suitable for beginners) and vice versa. :-D
Most of the tasks are suitable for stories, tales, but you can adapt the tasks to go with newspaper articles,
descriptions, explanations ( science, history ), manuals, argumentative texts....
Adapt to suit your needs, please.
It took me quite a long time to collect them. Enjoy and give feedback. I would be happy to know your
suggestions and your versatile / universal tasks...
I suggest you pin the “poster of reading games” on the notice-board and let your students choose the activity...
Please PM me, if you use any other “universal” tasks with texts... I would love to have / use them...

useful links – ideas can be adapted to suit various stories...

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/britlit/wolfs-tale - + MP3 wonderful WOLF’S TALE !!!
http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/20387
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/britlit/little-red-riding-hood

BOOK REPORTS – 66 A*M*A*Z*I*N*G Book Report Templates (great for KIDS) FUNNNY
http://www.eslthemes.com/book_reports/a_index_bookreports.htm

STORIES – READINGS for little kids – teens and adults – elementary – upper-intermediate level:
Links to Short stories (links provided by Gilorit)
http://beeoasis.com
http://hca.gilead.org.il/
http://kids.nypl.org/reading/Childrensebooks.cfm
http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/arctic_animal_stories.html
http://thestoryhome.com/tag/fairytale/
http://wetellstories.co.uk/
http://www.4to40.com/fables/list.asp
http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/index.html
http://www.americanfolklore.net/animal-stories.html
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/childrenindex.html
http://www.electricscotland.com/kids/childrens_stories.htm
http://www.electricscotland.com/kids/stories/animals.htm
http://www.humor.freeuk.com/
http://www.humor-short-stories.com/
http://www.indianchild.com/short_stories.htm
http://www.infinite-story.com/
http://www.ivyjoy.com/
http://www.kidsfables.com/
http://www.kidsites.com/sites-fun/stories.htm
http://www.kids-pages.com/folders/stories/Aesops_Fables/page1.htm
http://www.longlongtimeago.com/
http://www.magickeys.com/books/
http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html#books
http://www.magickeys.com/books/links.html
http://www.mkm-haifa.co.il/schools/habonim/lemida/animals_sviva/animals_%20in_danger.htm
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/
http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/
http://www.pocanticohills.org/5thgrade99/animals.htm
http://www.popularchildrenstories.com/
http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/
http://www.short-stories.co.uk/
http://www.storyarts.org
http://www.storyit.com/Classics/Stories/aesop.htm
http://www.storylineonline.net/
http://www.thecolor.com/Category/Coloring/Alphabet.aspx
http://www.vtaide.com/png/stories.htm
http://www.world-english.org/stories.htm

PODCASTS or mp3 STORIES):

http://a4esl.org/podcasts/
http://elt-heaven.com/
http://esl.about.com/labels.htm?TopNode=999&terms=listening
http://esl.about.com/od/listening/Beginning_Level_English_Listening_Comprehension_Exercises.htm
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/elementary-podcasts easy listenings + activities
http://librivox.org/newcatalog/ advanced listenings, old books read by native speakers
http://speakaboos.com(intermediate listening videos cartoons fables tales...)*****
http://thestoryhome.com/tag/fairytale/ fairy-tales podcasts
http://www.123listening.com (beginner listening materials to download)****
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/listening.htm5-minute English
http://www.audioenglish.net/ tests
http://www.audio-lingua.eu/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/directory/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ (advanced listening with tapscripts)****
http://www.booksshouldbefree.com (audio books)
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-news-current.htm link to elem podcasts for adults
http://www.china232.com/081-lance-armstrong-esl-podcast.php advanced
http://www.dailyesl.com/
http://www.elllo.org/index.htm video intermediate) ****
http://www.eltpodcast.com/
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/index.html***
http://www.english-online.org.uk/
http://www.esl-lab.com/
http://www.eslpod.com/website/
http://www.eslpodcards.com/
http://www.eslthemes.com/book_reports/a_index_bookreports.htm (book reports)*
http://www.eslthemes.com/index.htm (flashcards music funny stories)***
http://www.eslvideo.com/quiz_int2.php?id=146&pagenum=2(advanced video and questions- youtube)****
http://www.headsupenglish.com
http://www.headsupenglish.com(beginner, intermediate and advanced listening download with tapescript)*****
http://www.hrexam.com/englishsongs1.htm
http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/allsongs.html (songs and lyrics for kids) **
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/index.html short videos (shrek) to listen and answer)*****
http://www.listenaminute.com/ intermediate 1-minute listenings + activities
http://www.manythings.org/jokes/ Jokes
http://www.naruhodo-eigo.com/English-blog.html
http://www.npr.org/ radio, transcripts
http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/pages/level1.shtml good
http://teacherluke.podomatic.com/ This is interesting
http://www.listen-to-english.com/index.php?cat=podcasts Another great podcast site
http://www.roythezebra.com/index.html cute video story about Zebra + many exercises – really cute
http://www.sinemafilmizle.com/
http://www.songsforteaching.com/grammarspelling.htm songs
http://www.songsthatteachusa.com/ songs
http://www.storylineonline.net/ actors reading stories + activies + pics
http://www.thebobandrobshow.com/website/index.php
http://www.uni.edu/becker/TESOL_ESL2.html
http://www.usyd.edu.au/cet/students/elearning/index.shtml*****
http://www.voanews.com/english/index.cfm
http://www.ziepod.com/ downloading software for podcasts

Grammar
http://en.yappr.com/welcome/Welcome.action?gclid=CJK0sbDmkJgCFUsI3wodSkGNmg
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modals_can_1.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/index.html
http://www.english-test.net/lessons/16/index.html
http://www.learn-english-online.org/
http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/#

Acknowledgement:
Most of the activities were written by me, some tasks were invented by my ss and colleagues.
Source of the last 35 creative tasks : http://www.tooter4kids.com/Literature_Circles/what_is_it.htm
Source of universal questions: http://clipart4projects.tripod.com/page16.html
If anyone finds them inappropriate, please feel free to delete the adopted section. Thanks for understanding.

Sincere thanks to all eslprintables friends for giving their opinions and brainstorming
anitarobi zailda Samantha.esl kmtr baiba anaisabel001 Anneclaire

Special thanks to anitarobi for letting me adapt some of her ideas from her
Games Collections 1-2-3
http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=270176#thetop
http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=270693#thetop
http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=270697#thetop

Yours sincerely,
Moravc at eslprintables.

Worksheet for classroom use only. Do not publish by any means, please. Thanks!

PS: I have just discovered Aftab’s Reading Timesavers, very generous; there are lots of links... ‘njoy!
http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=319784#thetop
http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=319790#thetop