Adult literacy: reading comprehension (Rt)

Topical help (three different texts) with the underpinning skills necessary to achieve Functional English (FE) at L1-L2. Includes reading comprehension, summarising, and writing (a formal email using the provided documents to back up points). With full details of relevant FE criteria.

A Level 1 text with comprehension questions and lots of useful homophone / vocabulary revision.

A series of comprehension questions and dictionary/vocabulary exercises – based on an old 2004 BBC report about the building of Terminal 5.

A series of comprehension questions and dictionary / vocabulary exercises – based on a BBC local news report.

A series of comprehension questions and dictionary / vocabulary exercises – based on a BBC local news report.

Why do CAPITAL LETTERS so annoy us? is a series of comprehension questions and dictionary/vocabulary exercises – based on a BBC news report. Although aimed at L2 the article itself is also useful for covering Rs/L1.2 (understand that certain texts such as text messages and emails may use non-standard or no punctuation).

A topical Entry 3 BBC news text (which has an accompanying video) with comprehension questions and dictionary work.

10 very topical exam style questions based on the UK Government / NHS leaflet released in May 2009.

Based on the 2009 winners of the popular TV show and covers reading comprehension, vocabulary and alphabetical ordering.

A comprehension activity based on a BBC news report (Oct 08) about a computer game. 15 questions (ideal for teenagers) covering general comprehension and vocabulary.