Primary School bus crash shocks the community

Submitted by Kate Buckell on 18 May 2023.

Simplified news article about a bus crash in Australia. Reading activity with DARTs. Can be extended into a speaking and listening and writing activity.

Editor's notes

A very sad story.  Ideal for E2-E3 reading and discussion (and equivalent Australian levels). Dictionary/vocabulary work, T/F questions, sentences, cloze exercise and discussion prompt.

Resource File(s)
e2e3schoolbuscrash.pdf
Resource type
Shared text
Cloze exercise
Reading comprehension
Discussion points
Physical format
4 page PDF
Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
English
FE E2.6 Make appropriate contributions to simple group discussions with others about a straightforward topic
FE E3.6 Make relevant contributions to group discussions about straightforward topics
FE E2.10 Use effective strategies to find words meanings & check spelling e.g. simple dictionary, spell-checker
FE E3.11 Use strategies to find meaning of words e.g. dictionary, context, word types
FE E2.8 Understand the main points in texts
FE E3.9 Identify, understand & extract main points & ideas in/from texts
FE E2.11 Read & understand sentences with more than one clause
ESOL
ESOL Reading (R)
Context
News, Politics & Government items
Leisure, Hobbies, Travel & Tourism
Free tags
Australia
See also
Australia: a country rapidly changing
Cyclones in Australia
At the Cafe E1-2 Functional Maths & English (SL&C)
Dogs saving penguins
The Melbourne Cup
My name is Anna
My name is Marco
Steer clear of swooping magpies
Grandma's story: Living in the Outback
Aussie slang quizzes
Linda's holiday
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