A City Girl Takes a Walk - reading comprehension

Submitted by Colleen Kelly on 7 July 2024.

A short narrative for reading comprehension to engage ESOL learners and encourage exploration of the wonderful spaces in the UK. There are questions but answers are not provided.  Also encourages group reading and discussion. 

Editor's notes

This 5 paragraph text would also be useful for E3-L1 Functional Skills English.  Questions cover vocabulary/synonyms, adjectives, general comprehension, and text types.

Resource File(s)
e3l1citygirl.pdf
Resource type
Shared text
Reading comprehension
Worksheet(s) or assignment
Discussion points
Physical format
2 page PDF
Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
FE E3.9 Identify, understand & extract main points & ideas in/from texts
FE L1.9 Identify & understand the main points, ideas & details
ESOL
ESOL Rt/E3.1a Understand how meaning is built up in a variety texts of more than one paragraph
ESOL Rt/L1.1a Understand how meaning is built up in paragraphed texts
ESOL Rw/E3.3a Use a dictionary to find the meaning of unfamiliar words
ESOL Rw/E3.5a Use variety of reading strategies to read/understand unfamiliar words
ESOL Rt/E3.2a Distinguish between different purposes of texts at this level
ESOL Rt/E3.7a Scan different parts of texts to locate information
ESOL Rt/L1.5a Use skimming, scanning and detailed reading in different ways for different purposes
Context
Leisure, Hobbies, Travel & Tourism
Science, Nature & Weather
Free tags
Pennines
walking
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Walking Through the Woods
Sycamore Gap Functional English tasks
Power walking
Unexpected Nature
English - Littering and the Environment
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What is carbon, really?
Making a mini wildlife pond
United by British Values - A story for E3 - Level 1 ESOL and FE
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