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www.perfect-english.com - News for ESL Students [FRAME] (Masataka Aoki)
Japanese Business News, American Culture

www.readingcomprehensionconnection.com/
Interactive lessons that help to improve students' reading comprehension.

www.readprint.com - Public Domain eTexts
These are 'public domain' which means they are old.

www.schoolswithoutbooks.org - E-texts of public domain books
These aren't designed for ESL/EFL learners and perhaps the English is a bit old fashioned.

www.speak-read-write.com - Saying No with a Smile (Sally Jennings)
You want to refuse, but you don't know the polite phrase.

www.speak-read-write.com - The Night Out (Sally Jennings)
This is something I wrote just for fun.

www.StudyEnglishNews.com - Difficult Level (Matt Hayward)
Read the news, click the yellow word to get definitions in a few languages.

www.StudyEnglishNews.com - Easy Level (Matt Hayward)
Read the news, click the yellow word to get definitions in a few languages.

www.teacherjoe.us - Laugh and Learn - Improve Your Memory [FRAME] (Joseph DeVeto)
Read or listen: Joke04.wav

www.TeacherJoe.us - Timed Readings (Joseph DeVeto)
How many words per minute can you read? Try these exercises and find out!

z_MissThistleBritches.com's Classic Short Stories (William F. Lester)
Short stories to read.

z_Stories, Texts, and Reading Activities - Meet the Jacobson Family (Judith Rohlf)
A text desribing a family and an activity in which students draw the family

z_www.EnglishClub.Com - English Jokes for ESL Students - Beginners [FRAME] (Josef Essberger)
28 days, alphabet, fly in the soup, how many birds, if a man, ...
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z_www.EnglishClub.Com - English Jokes for ESL Students - Intermediate [FRAME] (Josef Essberger)
Apples, The Bald Man, Capitalism, Counting Cattle, Cows & Bells, ...
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z_www.EnglishClub.Com - English Jokes for ESL Students - Upper Level [FRAME] (Josef Essberger)
The Bra & the hat, Butter, Made Backwards, Mayonnaise, ...
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z_www.EnglishClub.Com - Good Neighbours (Josef Essberger)
Story with comprehension questions & answers. For ages 6-10.
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z_www.EnglishClub.Com - Homestay for Language Holidays
Article by Jim Porter for reading enjoyment.

z_www.EnglishClub.Com - Inky-Pinky-Pooh
A story by Mary Essenberger. Inky-Pinky-Pooh was a very little kitten, and he ...
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z_www.EnglishClub.Com - Maxwell Loses a Tooth (Josef Essberger)
Story with comprehension questions & answers. For ages 6-10.
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z_www.EnglishClub.Com - The Chickens Take a Holiday
Story with comprehension questions & answers. For ages 6-10.
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z_www.EnglishClub.com - The Lucky Octopus (Josef Essberger)
A story with comprehension questions & answers. Age 6-10.
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z_www.LetsLearnEnglish.co.uk - 52 Jokes (Educational Software Products)
Joke of the week. Some words are defined to help you study English.

z_z_Cando Helper Page - Practice Activities in the Primary Reading Area (Ray Beaudoin)
Readiness, Phonics, Structural Analysis, Vocabulary, Dictionary Skills, ...
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z_z_Global School Bus (Reid Givens)
ESL Lesson of the week. A short reading with a few comprehension questions.
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z_z_Harry Potter TOEIC Reading Test (Chris Yukna at the Business Emporiu)
A Harry Potter Themed Reading test.: 80 questions and counting.
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z_z_History of Rock and Roll - Part 1 (Voice of America Special English)
Read this text written for ESL students.

z_z_History of Rock and Roll - Part 2 (Voice of America Special English)
Read the text and/or listen to it. Written for ESL students.

z_z_IndiaTimes Learning - Literature - Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
10 multiple-choice questions: Who woke Alice from her curious dream? etc.
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z_z_IndiaTimes Learning - Literature - Oscar Wilde
10 multiple-choice questions: When was Oscar Wilde born? etc.
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z_z_IndiaTimes Learning - Literature - Shakespeare
10 multiple-choice questions: In which country was the play Hamlet banned? etc.
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z_z_Marris' EFL Reading (Ann Marris)
Acromegaly, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Cells, Food, ...
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z_z_Stone Gate House (Darwin C. Vickers)
A fictional story of eight ESL students in England; continuing, not yet complete
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z_z_Story with Pictures: Three Little Pigs
There were once three little pigs that grew so much that their Mum told them ...
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z_z_The English Langauge Garden: How to Improve Your English (Johanna Stirling)
Some tips.
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z_z_The New Internationalist in Easier English (Chris Doye & Bob Keim)
Thought-provoking articles on global issues rewritten for learners of English.
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z_z_Ultralingua.net's Enable Any Web Page for Language Assistance (A fast loading, low-advertising web)
You can get any Web page with every word clickable to a dictionary definition.
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z_z_VOA Special English - Download All Scripts of Programs (Fan Jun / Ultra Network Service)
You can download 6-month packages of all scripts compressed in RAR files.

z_z_Weekly News Roundup (Japan Times)
Short paragraphs about major news from last week. International news, too.
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z_z_www.EnglishClub.Com - The Metro
Short story by Stephen Lord for reading enjoyment. No questions, no activities.
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z_z_www.Learn-English.itmgc.com - Famous Quotes in English (Firma Dore)
Topics: Age, Anger, Art, Business, Change, Computers, Death, Dreams, ...
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z_z_z_Boy of the Painted Cave - ESL Version
Adapted by Nick Bartel from a story by Justin Denzel.
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z_z_z_IEnglish Channel - Global Update ESL Magazine (Arnoud Thuss)
For intermediate/upper intermediate level. Authentic Materials & exercises.
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z_z_z_IEnglish Channel - Main Page (Arnoud Thuss)
ESL grammar, reading, writing, listening, speaking, articles with exercises
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z_z_z_IEnglish Channel - Reading Comprehension (Arnoud Thuss)
Skimming and Scanning, Non-verbal Signals, Structure of Texts, ...
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z_z_z_Interactive Learning Resources - News Stories (California Department of Education)
Focuses on utilizing current news stories for educational purposes.
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z_z_z_My Advice for English Learners (Michal Stanislaw Wojcik)
Thoughts about learning English based on my personal experience.
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z_z_z_Write a Love Letter for Me (The Cyrano Server)
Answer a few questions and this page will create a love letter for you. Fun for reading practice.
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z_z_zz_5,000 Newspapers on the Web
Web links to on-line newspapers. Requires JavaScript to use.
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web.archive.org/http://www.webwombat.com.au/intercom/newsprs/index.htm

z_z_zz_Motivational Quotes for ESL Students (Michael Buckhoff)
A collection of quotes by various authors.
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z_z_zz_Network - The Internet Magazine for Teachers and Learners of English
Part of the BBC World Service
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