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    Texts For Basic English Learners

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    Texts For Basic English Learners

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    This is a compilation of small texts that English teachers can use to enhance their students'reading comprehension.

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    Texts For Basic English Learners

    Uploaded by

    Garcivar
    This is a compilation of small texts that English teachers can use to enhance their students'reading comprehension.

    Copyright:

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    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
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    The text provides information about 4 characters: John Smith, Juan Uribe, YOYO, and Boney the elephant. It gives details about their nationality, age, occupation, likes/dislikes, and living arrangements.

    John Smith is a prisoner in Brazil. Juan Uribe is an actor in Argentina. YOYO works as a circus actor in the USA. Boney is an elephant actor in the circus.

    John Smith likes pop rock but not samba. He likes Brazilian food. Juan Uribe likes classical music and Spanish food. YOYO likes sweets and chocolate. Boney likes apples but not bananas.

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    Instructions for using the following small texts:

    LEVEL OF STUDENTS: beginners

    HABILITIES USED: reading, speaking, listening

    1. Photocopy the texts and give each student a different one.

    2. Divide students in groups of 3s, maximum 4s.

    3. Instruct students to read their small text for their group members while the others

    should take note of the following:

    • Name:
    • Age:
    • Country:
    • Nationality
    • Marital Status:
    • Occupation:
    • Likes:
    • Dislikes:
    • Curiosities:
    Text 1

    This is John Smith. He’s Colombian but he lives in Brazil. He is a prisoner. Mr


    Smith is 33 years old. He doesn’t work or study. Mr Smith cannot read or write
    but he can play the guitar very well. He plays the guitar every day at 6:30 pm
    after dinner. The other prisoners all like his music. Mr Smith likes POP ROCK
    but he doesn’t like SAMBA. Mr Smith likes Brazilian food and drinks…He loves
    brown chocolate but he doesn’t like white chocolate. His room number in the
    prison is 333 on the 3rd floor. People call Mr Smith "The Music Man". Mr Smith
    is a happy prisoner. He wakes up at 5:15am and has breakfast; he eats very
    much!!! He has black coffee and bread in the morning but he doesn’t eat fruit or
    drink milk. He smokes very much!!!

    Text 2

    This is Juan Uribe. He’s from Madrid in Spain but he lives in Argentina. He is an
    actor. Mr Uribe is 23 years old. He works for TV ARGENTINA. He also studies;
    he studies Journalism at the Federal University of Argentina. Mr Uribe cannot
    sing or dance but he can play the violin very well. He loves classical music and
    he listens to it every day from 5:10 am to 8:45am every morning. After this he
    has fruit juice for breakfast and goes to university. Mr Uribe is a very good
    student. He speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and English. Mr Uribe lives in a flat.
    His flat number is 133, on the 1st floor. Mr Uribe loves Spanish food but he
    doesn’t like Argentine food. He loves milk caramels but he doesn’t like
    chocolate. He doesn’t smoke.

    Text 3

    This is YOYO. He’s from Mexico but he lives in the U.S.A. He is an actor in a
    circus. YOYO is 33 years old. He works for THE WORLD CIRCUS. He doesn’t
    study but he works very much. YOYO can sing, juggle, and dance but he
    cannot play any instruments. He loves the circus and he works every day from
    4:40pm to 22:00pm every evening. Before this he has fruit juice and bread for
    dinner and prepares his show. YOYO is a very good actor. He speaks Spanish,
    Portuguese, and English. YOYO lives in the circus. He lives in a circus van with
    other actors. His van number is 33 and he sleeps on the 1st bed. YOYO loves
    Mexican food but he doesn’t like American fast food. He loves sweets and
    chocolate. He doesn’t smoke.

    Text 4

    This is Boney. Boney is an African elephant. It is an actor in the circus. It works


    for THE WORLD CIRCUS. Boney works very much. Boney can ride a bike,
    juggle, and dance but it cannot play any instruments. It loves the circus and it
    works every day from 4:40pm to 22:00pm every evening. Before the shows it
    has fruit, bread, and water for dinner. Boney is a very good actor. Boney lives in
    the circus. He lives in a circus cage with other elephants. Its cage number is 33
    and it sleeps on the 1st part of the cage. Boney loves apples but it doesn’t like
    bananas. It loves sweets and chocolate.

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