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Supplementary Reading Activities with Comprehension Questions and Vocabulary Development

410G Readings

Note: The following readings which are marked with * have been taken from the Uvic Study Zone website.
They are in the level 410 file, but are very challenging. In addition, they are written using British English.

Boost Your Brainpower	Secrets of a Happy Brain
Reading with comprehension questions	Reading with comprehension questions
Vocabulary development exercise	Vocabulary practice exercise
Vocabulary review exercise	Vocabulary review exercise

Memory Magic	Put to the Test
Reading with comprehension questions	Reading with comprehension questions
Vocabulary development exercise	Vocabulary development exercise
Vocabulary review exercise	Vocabulary review exercise

The Most Amazing Structure on Earth	*The American Pepper (860 words)
Reading with comprehension questions	Timed reading with comprehension questions
Vocabulary practice exercise	Reading with vocabulary development exercise
Vocabulary review exercise	Vocabulary Review Exercise

*The Death Car (790 words)	*The Carpet Fitter (830 words)
Timed reading with comprehension questions	Timed reading with comprehension questions
Reading with vocabulary development exercise	Reading with vocabulary development exercise
Vocabulary Review Exercise	Vocabulary Review Exercise

*The Hitchhiker (845 words)	*The Choking Dog (845 words)
Timed reading with comprehension questions	Timed reading with comprehension questions
Reading with vocabulary development exercise	Reading with vocabulary development exercise
Vocabulary Review Exercise	Vocabulary Review Exercise

490G Readings

Blog Yourself a Job (730 words)	The Successful Language Learner (1,210 words)
Reading with vocabulary development exercises	Reading with vocabulary development exercises
Reading with comprehension questions	Reading with comprehension questions
Vocabulary review exercise	Vocabulary review exercise

Animals in the Hospital (655 words)	The Smallest Inmate in Prison (785 words)
Reading with vocabulary development exercises	Reading with vocabulary development exercises
Reading with comprehension questions	Reading with comprehension questions
Vocabulary review exercise	Vocabulary review exercise

Tattoo Views (880 words)	Managers Keep Staff Happy (860 words)
Reading with vocabulary development exercises	Reading with vocabulary development exercises
Reading with comprehension questions	Reading with comprehension questions
Vocabulary review exercise	Vocabulary review exercise

Drag Racing in Our Streets (560 words)	Wild Children I - Romulus & Remus
Reading with vocabulary development exercises	Reading Exercise
Reading with comprehension questions	Fill in the Blanks Exercise
Vocabulary review exercise	Review Crossword Puzzle

Wild Children II - Tarzan of the Apes	Wild Children IV - Emily Carr
Reading Exercise	Reading/Vocabulary Exercise
Sentence-Ordering Exercises	Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

Excuse Me, Can You Spare Some Change?	Wild Children V - Culture Shock
Reading with vocabulary development exercises	Reading Exercise
Reading with comprehension questions	Post-Reading Quiz
Vocabulary review exercise	Writing Exercise

From Carrots to Renovations	Home Alone: Are Your Kids Safe?
Pre-Reading Vocabulary Exercise	Reading with vocabulary development exercises
Reading & Comprehension Questions	Reading with comprehension questions
Vocabulary Practice Exercise	Vocabulary review exercise

Why People Get Tattoos	Causes of Floods
Pre-Reading Vocabulary Exercise	Pre-Reading Vocabulary Exercise
Reading & Comprehension Questions	Reading & Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary Practice Exercise	Vocabulary Practice Exercise

Wild Children III - The Wild Life	Owning a Dog
Reading Exercise	Pre-Reading Vocabulary Exercise
Grammar Exercise for the Wild Life	Reading & Comprehension Questions
	Vocabulary Review Exercise
Effects of Stress
Pre-Reading Vocabulary Exercise 1	Using Social Media to Fight Crime
Pre-Reading Vocabulary Exercise 2	Reading with Vocabulary Development Exercises
Reading & Comprehension Exercise	Reading with Comprehension Exercises
Vocabulary Practice Exercise	Vocabulary Review Exercise

Reading On Your Own: Extensive Reading & Narrow Reading

What is Extensive Reading and why is it helpful?
What is Narrow Reading and why is it helpful?

Online Reading Sites & Other Reading Materials

Google Alerts - Register for free and you can do narrow reading on the topic of your choice - What is narrow reading?
When They Fall in Love - Check out this great love story written by a 490G student from the April - July 2005 session, Mi Oak (Chris) Kim!
Big Picture Small World (See: BigPictureSmallWorld, World in 10 Seconds, Half Full/Half Empty, and others)
For a bit of fun, try these reading mazes, exercises in which each decision you make has different consequences. The Evil Landlady / Castaway

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