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May Day L1 reading and writing task

Submitted by Christine Robinson on 27 April 2008.

Based on a news article about the traditional Trade Union rally in London on May 1st. Comprehension questions (inc. dictionary work) followed by a related 3-step (plan, draft, final copy) writing task.

Resource File(s)
l1l2maydaycomp.pdf
Resource type
Reading comprehension
Writing assessments, tasks or prompts
Physical format
5 pages
Level
Level 1
Level 2
English
AL Rt/L1.1 Understand continuous texts
Rw/L1.1
AL Writing: composition
Context
News, Politics & Government items
Free tags
May Day
Equality and Diversity
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