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Reading Comprehensions

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<p>Reading comprehension and questions pack perfect for KS3 (or as a fun warm-up for KS4)- a few included:</p> <ol> <li>Rise of the YouTube Vloggers - who are they and how did they make their millions?</li> <li>Environmental issues - a very serious article about very scary problems students will face in their lifetimes unless serious action is taken.</li> <li>E-Sports and professional gamers. What’s it like to be one of these? How do they do it and what exactly do they do?</li> <li>Flat Earthers - what is this new trend? Why do some people believe the Earth is flat? An investigation into the growing anti-science trend and why this movement is gaining momentum.</li> <li>Rise of the Online Trolls - why do people ‘troll’? Who are these bullies hiding behind screens? This article investigates.</li> <li>The rising popularity of plastic and cosmetic surgery - what is this, what are the ethical issues behind it and why is it so popular?</li> <li>Virtual reality - what can we do with this technology? How does it work and what’s in store for the future?</li> <li>Tattoos - too cool for school or looking like a fool? Why is there so much prejudice against tattoos in a professional workplace and is this likely to change any time soon?</li> <li>) Alternative Facts - what are these? Who came up with this term and what do we need to know?</li> <li>The Sugar Tax - why should your pay more for your favourite bottle of pop? This opinion piece investigates the rights and wrongs of this controversial tax.</li> <li>Scientology - just why is this organisation so rich?</li> <li>Terrorism - how have our attitudes towards terrorist plots changed? (Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes Focus)</li> <li>Fracking - what is this and what’s the big fuss about?</li> <li>The antivaxx movement - who are these people rejecting vaccines? Why?</li> <li>Amazon and the toy-craze madness - why do people turn consumer-crazy at Christmas? What’s the problem with this?</li> </ol> <p>And more!</p> <p>All of these articles are pretty interesting for students and teachers! All are very easy to use and a good way to combine Current Affairs / Citizenship and English or just for reading comprehension practice.</p> <p><strong>Who are EC Resources?</strong><br /> EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.</p>
Phonics Phase 3 Reading Comprehension BookletQuick View
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Phonics Phase 3 Reading Comprehension Booklet

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<p>A superbly simple and useful reading comprehension booklet with 18 simple stories.</p> <p>Each story is written to help young learners consolidate their phase 3 phonemes and tricky words.</p> <p>An ideal tool for developing early reading comprehension skills, helping your young readers to read for meaning.</p> <p>Each story is followed by four simple questions, allowing you as teacher/adult to support the children to locate and copy the words developing their phoneme-grapheme knowledge, and comprehension skill.</p> <p>Check out the new Sara and Sem Phonics Phase 3 Stories here: <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12754893">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12754893</a></p>
Phonics Phase 2 Reading Comprehension BookletQuick View
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Phonics Phase 2 Reading Comprehension Booklet

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<p>A superbly simple and useful reading comprehension booklet with 8 simple stories. Each story is written to help young learners consolidate their phase 2 phonemes <strong>(s/a/t/p/i/n/m/d/g/o/c/k/ck/e/u/r/h/f/ff/l/ll/ss)</strong> and tricky words <strong>(I to go into the no)</strong> . An ideal tool for developing early reading comprehension skills, helping your young readers to read for meaning.</p> <p>Each story is followed by four simple questions, allowing you as teacher/adult to support the children to locate and copy the words developing their phoneme-grapheme knowledge, and comprehension skill.</p> <p>Check out the new Sara and Sem Phonics Phase 3 Stories here: <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12754893">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12754893</a></p>
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Bonfire Night Reading Comprehension

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<p>An easy to use reading comprehension pack with three sections of differentiated questions. This activity focuses on the story of Guy Fawkes and the plotters, their plans and how they were caught and executed, before investigating why we don’t celebrate foiled terrorist plots today. It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training.</p> <p>It is interesting, useful, very easy to use and certainly relevant for this time of year. It includes an editable word version and a PDF version.</p> <p>For everything English GCSE and KS3, free and inexpensive, check out my Tes Award nominated shop:<br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EnglishGCSEcouk">EnglishGCSE.co.uk Store</a></p> <p>With thanks to <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guy-fawkes.png" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guy-fawkes.png</a></p>
2026 Spanish AQA GCSE Module 2.4 - Dónde te quedasteQuick View
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2026 Spanish AQA GCSE Module 2.4 - Dónde te quedaste

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<p>A Spanish bundle comprising of 3 powerpoints (3 individual lessons), and 1 handout, which focus on the new 2026 spec Pearson AQA GCSE Spanish Module 2.4: Dónde te quedaste.</p> <p>These resources are tailored for the new GCSE (2026 spec), and are designed for a mixed-ability group.</p> <p><em><strong>UPDATED FOR 2024/25 ACADEMIC YEAR TEACHING</strong></em></p> <p>///</p> <p>Powerpoint/lesson 1:</p> <ul> <li>30 slides</li> <li>Negative holiday activities match-up starter activity</li> <li>Recap of preterite tense</li> <li>Grammar activities</li> <li>Introduction of imperfect tense</li> <li>Difference between preterite and imperfect</li> <li>Grammar activities</li> <li>EN&gt;ES translation</li> <li>Battleships grammar plenary game</li> </ul> <p>///</p> <p>Powerpoint/lesson 2:</p> <ul> <li>25 slides</li> <li>Imperfect tense starter activity</li> <li>Introduction of ‘quedarse’</li> <li>Listening/dictation task</li> <li>Introduction of specific hotel vocabulary</li> <li>Reading comprehension</li> <li>Grammar tasks</li> <li>EN&gt;ES translations</li> <li>Speaking tasks x4</li> </ul> <p>///</p> <p>Powerpoint/lesson 3:</p> <ul> <li>12 slides</li> <li>Translation starter activity</li> <li>Listening comprehension</li> <li>EN&gt;ES translations</li> <li>Writing task</li> </ul>
Reading Comprehension : EnvironmentQuick View
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Reading Comprehension : Environment

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An easy to use reading comprehension pack with three sections of differentiated questions. This activity focuses on urgent environmental issues . It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training.<br /> <br /> It is interesting, useful, very easy to use and good to raise awareness of envirornmental issues.<br /> <br /> For everything English GCSE and KS3, free and inexpensive, check out my Tes Award nominated shop:<br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Lead_Practitioner">Lead Practioner's English Store</a>
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A Christmas Carol Reading Comprehension

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With the opening chapter of the A Christmas Carol included, this comprehension resource has questions and answers about this popular text by Charles Dickens.<br /> <br /> Suitable for children working towards/at the expected standard in Y5/6, the questions are closely linked to the National Curriculum and therefore adequately develop their comprehension skills. It can be used as a guided reading text, an assessment piece or as an introduction to the text in general.<br /> <br /> For the differentiated version of this resource, please go to the Reading Resources for Teachers’ TES Shop.
Reading Comprehension - TattoosQuick View
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Reading Comprehension - Tattoos

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An easy to use reading comprehension pack with three sections of differentiated questions. This activity focuses on the debate around tattoos and the prejudices many have against them. It contains one mild slang term and is aimed more at KS4. It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training.<br /> <br /> It is interesting, useful, very easy to use and good way to combine Current Affairs and English.<br /> <br /> For everything English GCSE and KS3, free and inexpensive, check out my Tes Award nominated shop:<br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Lead_Practitioner">Lead Practioner's English Store</a>
La tecnología moderna: Spanish Reading ComprehensionQuick View
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La tecnología moderna: Spanish Reading Comprehension

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<p>Get your students talking naturally about this highly-relevant topic with this Spanish Reading Comprehension resource focused on <strong>modern technology</strong> (la tecnología moderna). It includes five Spanish reading texts, each covering a different aspect of the topic.</p> <p><strong>The titles of the reading texts are:</strong><br /> ¿Tener móvil te facilita la vida? <em>(Does having a mobile phone make life easier?)</em><br /> La salud mental y las redes sociales* (Mental health and social media)*<br /> La evolución de las tecnologías de comunicación <em>(The development of communication technologies)</em><br /> Robots e inteligencia artificial: ¿cómo será el futuro para la tecnología?* (Robots and artificial intelligence: what is the future of technology?)*<br /> ¿Qué tipo de robot inventarías? <em>(What kind of robot would you invent?)</em></p> <p>The reading texts are written for intermediate/upper-intermediate level Spanish students. Each text is designed to include high-quality vocabulary so that students are then able to speak and write about this topic with relevant, advanced vocabulary.</p> <p><strong>What does the resource include?</strong><br /> Five reading texts<br /> Comprehension and vocabulary exercises for each reading text<br /> Translation exercises<br /> Two writing questions<br /> Speaking exercise (Photo card)<br /> Vocabulary sheet for memorization<br /> Answers for the comprehension, vocabulary and translation exercises</p> <p>The resource is available to download in both A4 size and Letter size.</p> <p>If you would like to purchase the full range of our Reading &amp; Vocab Practice resources, please <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reading-and-vocab-practice-bundle-12446219">click here to see the full bundle</a>.</p> <p>Thank you for taking the time to look at this resource. To keep up-to-date with our latest resources and posts, please follow Sail Through Spanish on Instagram.</p> <p>Please consider posting a review of this resource if you go on to purchase it. Many thanks!</p>
RWI Reading Comprehension (Book 2) for set 2 soundsQuick View
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RWI Reading Comprehension (Book 2) for set 2 sounds

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<p><strong>RWI reading comprehension (Book 2</strong>) - 12 Reading comprehensions based on RWI set 1 phonics and introducing set 2:</p> <p>ay<br /> ee<br /> igh<br /> ow<br /> oo (poo)<br /> oo (look)<br /> ar<br /> or<br /> air<br /> ir<br /> ou<br /> oy</p> <p><strong>Instructions:</strong></p> <p>Children should read the short story 3 times. Each time they colour one star at the bottom.<br /> Children should look at the sound in the top right corner and circle words with that sound in the story.<br /> Children read (with support from an adult) the questions and highlight the answers in the story.<br /> Then they write the correct answer on the lines provided.<br /> Take a peek at the preview for a better picture of what is included!</p> <p>**Also take a look at RWI Reading Comprehension Book 1: ** <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12150271">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12150271</a></p>
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Reading Comprehension - Virtual Reality

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An easy to use reading comprehension pack with three sections of differentiated questions. This activity focuses on the potential of virtual reality technology. It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training.<br /> <br /> It is interesting, useful, very easy to use and good way to combine Current Affairs and English.<br /> <br /> For everything English GCSE and KS3, free and inexpensive, check out my Tes Award nominated shop:<br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Lead_Practitioner">Lead Practioner's English Store</a>
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Reading Comprehension - Flat Earthers

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An easy to use reading comprehension pack with three sections of differentiated questions. This activity focuses on the rise of the Flat Earthers (conspiracy theorists who think the earth is flat). It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training.<br /> <br /> It is interesting, useful, very easy to use and good way to combine Current Affairs and English.<br /> <br /> For everything English GCSE and KS3, free and inexpensive, check out my Tes Award nominated shop:<a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Lead_Practitioner">Lead Practioner's English Store</a>
Viva 1, Module 3.2 - Te gustan las cienciasQuick View
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Viva 1, Module 3.2 - Te gustan las ciencias

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<p>A Spanish bundle comprising of 3 powerpoints (3 individual lessons) and 2 worksheets which focus on Viva 1’s Module 3.2: Te gustan las ciencias. This bundle is aimed for KS3 (Year 7-8) students.</p> <p>Powerpoint/lesson 1:</p> <ul> <li>26 slides</li> <li>Vocabulary starter based on subjects</li> <li>Grammar section (differences between masculine/feminine/singular/plural)</li> <li>Grammar activities</li> <li>Opinion phrases</li> <li>ES&gt;EN translations</li> <li>Listening comprehension</li> <li>Speaking task</li> <li>Writing task</li> </ul> <p>–</p> <p>Powerpoint/lesson 2:</p> <ul> <li>36 slides</li> <li>Vocabulary starter based on subjects</li> <li>Recap of opinion phrases</li> <li>Introduction of adjectives used to describe subjects</li> <li>Vocabulary activities</li> <li>Reading comprehension</li> <li>Grammar section (adjective agreement)</li> <li>Grammar activities</li> <li>Listening comprehension</li> <li>Speaking task</li> </ul> <p>–</p> <p>Powerpoint/lesson 3:</p> <ul> <li>21 slides</li> <li>Vocabulary starter based on subject adjectives</li> <li>Recap of grammar (adjective agreement)</li> <li>Grammar activities</li> <li>Listening comprehension</li> <li>EN&gt;ES translations</li> <li>Writing task</li> </ul>
Holidays in Germany - Christmas - Reading Comprehension & Interactive WorksheetsQuick View
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Holidays in Germany - Christmas - Reading Comprehension & Interactive Worksheets

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<p>Teach your students about the traditions of <strong>Christmas in Germany</strong> with this engaging product designed for grades 3-6.</p> <p>What’s Included:</p> <p>• Reading Passage: A captivating text that captures the essence of Christmas in Germany, complete with visuals to enhance understanding.</p> <p>• Worksheets: A comprehensive set of worksheets designed to reinforce comprehension skills, including:</p> <p>o Full Sentence Questions</p> <p>o True/False Questions</p> <p>o Multiple Choice Questions**</p> <p>Interactive Activities</p> <p>In addition to the worksheets, this product includes a variety of hands-on activities that make learning enjoyable:</p> <p>**• Christmas Coloring Worksheet</p> <p>• Christmas Matching Words Activity</p> <p>• German Christmas Traditions Activity</p> <p>• Word Bank Activity**</p> <p>Teachers can choose from various activities to best suit their students’ needs, making this a flexible and time-saving resource. Answer Keys are Included for all worksheets.</p> <p>This versatile product that can be used as a main lesson, a supplementary resource, or for independent work. Perfect for classroom use, homeschooling, group projects, and even as a print-and-go activity when you need a no-prep lesson plan.</p> <p><strong>You might also like:<br /> Oktoberfest History Reading Passage with Worksheets and Activities</strong><br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13113703">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13113703</a></p>
Claro 2 Te cuento lo que pasó 2.4Quick View
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Claro 2 Te cuento lo que pasó 2.4

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<p>This resource goes alongside the teaching of Claro 2 Por fin las vacaciones 2.4 Te cuento lo que pasó. The power point starts by introducing the vocabulary for the unit with pictures, before moving on to the listening exercise Escuchar 1. The grammar focus of the unit are the regular verbs in the preterite tense and the formation is explained in the slide which follows. The power point then continues with Leer 2, Traducir 3, Escuchar 4 and Leer 6.<br /> The next focus is the use of time phrases, the time phrases are introduced and this is followed by a speaking exercise to combine the phrases with the activities.<br /> As a plenary there is a trapdoor speaking activity to be done either in twos or as a class.<br /> To accompany the resource there are several resources -</p> <ul> <li>A power point to explain and practice the formation of AR regular verbs in the preterite tense</li> <li>A power point to explain and practice the formation of ER and IR regular verbs in the preterite tense</li> <li>a grammar worksheet to practice AR preterite tense verbs</li> <li>a grammar worksheet to practice ER and IR preterite tense verbs</li> <li>a picture and vocabulary sheet</li> <li>a reading comprehension on holidays</li> <li>a vocabulary challenge for students to expand their vocabulary knowledge</li> </ul>
Reading ComprehensionQuick View
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Reading Comprehension

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When you read, it is important to develop strategies to help you understand what you read. Without a good grasp of these different strategies, being an efficient reader becomes difficult or impossible.<br /> <br /> This interactive resource explains how students can improve their reading comprehension skills using different strategies, what to do with new vocabulary and how to better understand a text. The theory behind improving reading comprehension is backed up with a number of practical activities which give students practice with these skills.<br /> <br /> This resource was designed for Foundation Year English as a Second Language students, although it could be used by any high school students. It can be used as a stand-alone self-study resource or to supplement classroom teaching.<br /> <br /> This resource is a Reusable Learning Object created on the Xerte Toolkits platform. You can access it via the URL provided or embed it into a VLE e.g. Moodle or a website.
Armenian Genocide Reading ComprehensionQuick View
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Armenian Genocide Reading Comprehension

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<p>Help your students develop their critical thinking skills with this engaging Armenian Genocide reading comprehension lesson, featuring <strong>4 detailed reading passages</strong> accompanied by captivating <strong>photos and maps</strong>. Designed to captivate students’ interest and improve their understanding, these passages cover essential information in an easy-to-read format.</p> <p>This resource includes a <strong>variety of worksheets</strong> with questions that require full sentence answers and multiple-choice responses, as well as a Word Bank activity.</p> <p>Perfect for teachers looking to save time, this <strong>no-prep lesson</strong> is suitable for both individual and group work, making it an excellent main or supplementary activity. This resource has been classroom-tested, with students showing high levels of engagement and interest in the topic.</p> <p>The text prints beautifully in black and white, ensuring clarity and ease of use year after year. Answer Keys are included.</p> <p><strong>Key Features:</strong></p> <p>Four engaging reading passages with visuals<br /> Varied question sets: full sentence answers, multiple-choice, and Word Bank activity<br /> Answer Keys included for easy grading<br /> Suitable for individual, group work, and homeschooling<br /> No prep needed<br /> Classroom-tested with high student engagement<br /> Reusable year after year<br /> Prints well in black and white</p> <p>You might also like:<br /> <strong>The Srebrenica Genocide Bundle</strong><br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12824963">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12824963</a><br /> <strong>Yugoslav (Balkan) wars of the 1990s - Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Serbia</strong><br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12773476">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12773476</a><br /> <strong>Ukraine-Russia War Reading Comprehension</strong><br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12838689">https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12838689</a></p>
Reading Comprehension - VloggersQuick View
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Reading Comprehension - Vloggers

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An easy to use reading comprehension pack with three sections of differentiated questions. This activity focuses on the rise of the YouTube Vloggers . It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training.<br /> <br /> It is interesting, useful, very easy to use and good way to combine Current Affairs and English.<br /> <br /> For everything English GCSE and KS3, free and inexpensive, check out my Tes Award nominated shop:<br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Lead_Practitioner">Lead Practioner's English Store</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Cover image used with permission so long as atrtributed to - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zoella_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg<br /> Youtube image free from Pixabay
Reading Comprehension - Cosmetic / Plastic SurgeryQuick View
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Reading Comprehension - Cosmetic / Plastic Surgery

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An easy to use reading comprehension pack with three sections of differentiated questions. This activity focuses on the rise of plastic and cosmetic surgery. It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for KS3/4 GCSE comprehension training.<br /> <br /> It is interesting, useful, very easy to use and good way to combine Current Affairs and English.<br /> <br /> For everything English GCSE and KS3, free and inexpensive, check out my Tes Award nominated shop:<br /> <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Lead_Practitioner">Lead Practioner's English Store</a>