This worksheet is designed to develop students’ inference skills, reading comprehension, and critical thinking through a modern and highly engaging context. Students are first presented with a series of realistic social media posts reacting to an event. The posts are intentionally vague, encouraging learners to analyse tone, identify clues, and speculate about the situation.

The mystery continues with a reveal reading text describing a real athlete’s performance and public reaction without mentioning the athlete’s name. Students then research the individual online, creating an authentic information-gap element that naturally increases engagement and curiosity.

The worksheet integrates vocabulary practice with a focus on collocations and lexical chunks, followed by gap-fill exercises, multiple-choice comprehension questions, and guided discussion prompts designed to promote deeper speaking and critical thinking. The lesson works particularly well with teenagers, as it connects to themes of success, pressure, public opinion, and social media culture.

This material is ideal for B1 learners but can be easily adapted for stronger or weaker groups.

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Who Are People Talking About?

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Let's do English ESL general reading comprehension. This worksheet is designed to develop students’ inference skills, reading comprehension, and critical thinki…