Hysterical, deluded and thoroughly English

Submitted by Dave Norgate on 28 March 2011.

Series of L2 tasks based on an article from the BBC News website written after England left the World Cup 2010 competition.
This is a complicated text. The exercises include a comprehension, identifying spelling mistakes and a vocabulary task. There is also a short writing task.

Resource File(s)
l2bbchystericalenglish.pdf
Resource type
Writing assessments, tasks or prompts
Reading comprehension
Physical format
6 pages plus answer sheet
Level
Level 2
English
Adult Literacy: writing composition (Wt)
Rt/L2.4 Read an argument and identify the points of view
Rt/L2.3 Identify the main points and specific detail
Rt/L2.1 Trace and understand the main events of continuous descriptive, explanatory and persuasive texts
AL Recognise and understand a range of words
Context
Sport and fitness
News, Politics & Government items
Free tags
FIFA World Cup 2010

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