This Reading Comprehension / Informational Text is suitable for advanced to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers.
The text explores the history of censorship and freedom of speech from ancient Athen’s parrhesia to the Catholic Church’s Inquisition trials, Britain’s Licensing Acts, France’s National Assembly, Germany’s Nazi Movement, South Africa’s Apartheid all the way up to modern-day censorship examples.
After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including:
- comprehension questions
- a definition match
- multiple choice exercises
- a crossword
- a fill in the blanks exercise on modern-day censorship and propaganda in North Korea
The text can also be used for vocabulary building purposes.
Total number of pages: 8
Answer key included
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