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The Obesity Epidemic - Reading Comprehension / Informational Text
The Obesity Epidemic: Why do people become overweight?
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores the environmental and genetic factors behind the obesity epidemic.
After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including comprehension questions, a multiple choice exercise and a crossword.
This worksheet / informational text can be used for vocabulary building purposes. This handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework.
A full answer key is included.
Total number of pages: 6
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Health and Wellbeing - Reading Comprehension Texts - Informational (SAVE 50%)
This bundle includes different Reading Comprehension Worksheets suitable for higher intermediate advanced ESL learners. The texts explore different disabilities, challenges and health issues throughout history. The texts also explain the importance of physical and mental wellbeing.
After carefully reading each story / text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: questions, True or False, gap filling exercises, crosswords, word search exercises, matching exercises and engage in in-depth classroom discussions on topics relevant to each text. The vocabulary used in the texts is rather advanced and can also be used for IGCSE, TOEFL or IELTS vocabulary building purposes.