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By Kenneth Beare, About.com Guide to ESL since 1997

Reading Comprehension - Social Networking Sites

Thursday August 14, 2008
If you or your class are on this site, you're interested in the internet (who isn't?)! Here is a reading comprehension with key vocabulary and follow-up quiz focusing on Web 2.0 and social networking sites like Facebook, Orkut, MySpace, etc. It's a great opportunity to improve your understanding of current internet jargon.

There are many reading comprehension and dialogue resources on this site. Incorporate any of these resources into a lesson plan to help focus on specific grammar or subject areas for your class. Here is a blueprint to using these resources for your classes.

Comments

August 19, 2008 at 2:14 pm
(1) GoodSusan says:

Kenneth, your ESL advice is always right on target. I just got involved in social networking and saw the new vocabulary and was thinking about teaching it. Thank you yet again.

August 20, 2008 at 12:01 pm
(2) Kulwant says:

HI Kenneth,
Thanks a lot or your ESL advice.These are really on target.

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