A selection of English ESL reading comprehension printables

The text is about volunteer work at Southland School. Besides improving their reading skills, students have to answer questions about the text and work with "some" or "any" in one task. 

A big thank you to the students of Southland School (reading comprehension)

An article written specially for intermediate ESL students with 10 multiple choice questions that test higher-order thinking skills, such as understanding the nuances of the English language and making inferences. Also has prompts that can be used for speaking and writing. 

"World's Best Soccer Player Lionel Messi Will Go to Miami" - Intermediate Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension (informational text and questions) + Speaking about the Sea of Light Diamond in Tehran, Iran. Learner will first read the short text, answer 7 direct questions related to the text before getting the chance to engage themselves in speaking activity.

Reading Comprehension (informational text and questions) + Speaking about the Sea of Light Diamond.

A worksheet about cheerleading (it always attracts my students’ attention) with comprehension questions divided into 3 different tasks. There’s a list of suggested movies on the topic for students to understand it better. On the last page you’ll find the sources and the links for videos you can use to illustrate the text. The printable is completely editable / correctable to better fit your needs and your students’ vocabulary and level. Hope it’s useful. Thanks for downloading and have a nice day!

Cheerleaders!!! – reading comprehension [4 tasks + videos + movies] SOURCES AND LINKS INCLUDED ((3 pages)) ***editable

First students should read the text. Maybe translate words like "Lent" or "Easter". Then there are three tasks: 1. Choose the correct answer. 2. Answer the questions. 3. Read and match the words and their definitions.

Reading comprehension "The Carnival in Tenerife" (text and three types of tasks with answers))

Lesson based on recent current events. The article is written for intermediate ESL students with 10 multiple choice questions that test higher-order thinking skills, such as understanding the nuances of English and making inferences. Also has prompts that can be used for speaking and writing. https://eslfrog.com/neuralink-brain-chips/

Elon Musk's Neuralink Wins US Approval to Test Brain-Chips in Humans -- Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension (Informational Text and Answers) about The Islamic Revolution of Iran (1978 - 1979). Multiple choice questions based on the main article.!!

Reading Comprehension (Informational Text and Answers) about The Islamic Revolution of Iran (1978 - 1979). .

Hi. I´m creating a reading comprehension series for my adult ss. Hope you and your ss will enjoy the stories about my four fictive ss, Charles, Violet, Peter and Sophie. There are 7 different tasks: 1-true, false or don´t know; 2-matching; 3-questions; 4-complete the chart; 5-complete the chart about yourself; 6-quess who; 7-write a similar text. Thanks Philip Martin for the nice cliparts. Have a great day. Hugs, Zsuzsapszi. 

This is me Part 1 *** Reading comprehension for adults *** elementary level *** with key *** fully editable

1.The Great Daffodil Appeal - Informational Text - Reading Material (1 Page)
2. Reading Comprehension Exercises (2 Pages )
- Vocabulary Matching
- True/False Statements
 - Multiple Choice Questions
+ Answer Key

The Great Daffodil Appeal - Marie Curie Organization - Reading Comprehension Passage with Questions - Volunteering - Awareness Days

Simple reading comprehension activity for kids about The Legend of the Leprechauns. This story is perfect for St. Patrick's day This worksheet can be paired with this video: https://youtu.be/w8Sb4Y1vQH4


Students will learn the legend of leprechauns and new vocabulary like gold, fairy, shoemaker, rainbow, leprechaun, and more!


Students must answer short answers about the text. Answers are provided on the second sheet. 

The Legend of the Leprechauns - Short Story for St Patrick's Day - Reading Comprehension with Video

readng comprehension, identifying use of past simple in the text, identifying regular vs irregular verbs, identifying countable vs uncountable food nouns, discussion prompts

Reading comprehension, daily routine, going to a cafe with a friend, past simple, countableand uncountable

Hi. I´m creating a reading comprehension series for my adult ss. Hope you and your ss will enjoy the stories about my four fictive ss, Charles, Violet, Peter and Sophie. In this 2nd part you can get some information about their appearance and personality. There are 7 different tasks: 1-true or false; 2-matching; 3-questions; 4-complete the chart; 5-complete the chart about yourself; 6-quess who; 7-write a similar text. Thanks Philip Martin for the nice cliparts. Have a great day. Hugs, Zsuzsapszi

This is me Part 2 *** Reading comprehension for adults *** lower intermediate level *** with key *** fully editable

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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how to accuse somebody of something in English

how to apologize, say sorry, forgive and express regret in English

how to ask for information and make inquiries in English

how to ask for something, make requests in English

how to blame somebody for something in English

how to defend yourself from criticism in English

how to deny or admit something in English

how to describe things or people in English

how to emphasize important things in English

how to encourage or discourage people in English

how to evaluate people or progress in English

how to express agreement /disagreement in English

how to express approval and disapproval  in English

how to express cause and effect in English

how to express interest in something in English

how to express likelihood, probability in English

how to express likes and dislikes in English

how to express sequence and chronology in English

how to express shock and disbelief in English

how to express sympathy and condolences in English

how to give permission, authorization in English

how to inform somebody about some news in English

how to interpret what was said in English

how to keep a conversation going in English

how to make guesses about something in English

how to make, accept and refuse offers in English

how to order or make a booking in English

how to persuade, convince people in English

how to praise people and express appreciation in English

how to reassure somebody of something in English

how to refuse and object to something in English

how to remind people of something in English

how to rephrase, paraphrase what was said in English

how to say thank you, express gratitude in English

Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

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