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fionaljp<\/a> suggested doing webquests<\/strong> and shared the link to one stop English\u2019s page<\/a> which has topic-based webquests for teens including Shakespeare, Chinese New Year and La Tomatina.\u00a0 MConca16<\/a> added that Macmillan\u2019s Inspiration<\/a> site also has some.\u00a0 You could also design our own webquest which could be catered to your learners\u2019 interests. Marisa_C<\/a> shared a link to her wequest on using twitter<\/a> and teachingright<\/a> shared one on the solar system<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n bellinguist<\/a> mentioned that now we can do jigsaw readings<\/strong> making use of learners\u2019 devices, giving them a QR code so they could navigate quickly and easily to their text.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marisa_C said that she enjoys giving learners different parts of the text which they have to summarise and share<\/strong>, working together as a group to put the text into the correct order.\u00a0 This idea of ordering the text is also useful for getting learners to think about linking and reference words.\u00a0 Also, give learners more information \u2018hot off the press\u2019 \u2013 they decide where they would insert the information so the text is still coherent.\u00a0 And, if you want to really challenge learners working with a short text, she suggested cutting up all the text into individual words for them to order 🙂 seburnt<\/a> also suggested making a wordle from the text and showing it to learners as a pre-reading activity to predict content.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To ad <\/p>\n SueAnnan<\/a> suggested getting learners to write the next paragraph<\/strong>, which you could then compare with the original text.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n jorgeguillen<\/a> talked about doing information gap activities<\/strong> in which learners then use the information they have to complete a task. MConca16 suggested this could be reading about festivals in the UK, then roleplaying the parts of a tourist and tour guide.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n DamiBeneyto<\/a> and Marisa_C are both fans of giving learners the same news article taken from different sources<\/strong> so learners can compare how the information is given.\u00a0 Newspaper quizzes were also mentioned \u2013 give learners copies of free newspapers and ask them to write questions for another team.\u00a0 sophie_cy<\/a> added that developing quizzes<\/strong> and other activities for classmates is fun and engaging and GioLic1976<\/a> said that he does the same as then learners, rather than the teacher, choose what to focus on.\u00a0 Another idea for using newspapers and magazines from GemmaELT<\/a> was to match headlines to article<\/strong>s.\u00a0 And when working with headlines, fionaljp said we can elicit content, keywords and work on prediction too.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n teachingright mentioned as well using appropriate strategies when working on reading tasks and Marisa_C as well talked about working with microskills to support our learners when reading.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marisa_C suggested an activity for narrative texts<\/strong> \u2013 before reading, find two images which learners compare<\/strong>, finding the differences and then read the text and identify which picture matches with it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here\u2019s a link<\/a> to Marisa_C\u2019s blog with some other ideas for working with images.\u00a0 naomishema uses video as an introduction to reading<\/strong> and you can read her series of blogposts on her experiment here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SueAnnan also mentioned the idea of combining reading with a video\/audio task in which learners first work with the video\/audio, then fact check through the reading.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We talked as well about a strong lead-in<\/strong> to the text will make it more engaging for learners and naomishema<\/a> reminded us about Penny Ur saying how the choice of topic is less important than what you do with it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ITLegge<\/a> said that whilst learners are reading, they can add emojis to the text<\/strong> and share with a partner after reading how the text made them feel.\u00a0 And I added as well that a post-reading discussion of the content will also make learners value the text as more than just another reading activity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n tesolmatthew<\/a> said that he finds himself doing increasingly more pre-reading activities,<\/strong> working on prediction amongst other things \u2013 this means learners have much more of an impetus to read the text when asked to do so.\u00a0 He shared a link to cecilianobreelt<\/a>\u2018s lesson on Humans of New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n GemmaELT talked about the struggles of getting learners to do the reading task well \u2013 she was specifically talking about during online courses, but I think this can be a challenge which we face with any learners who aren\u2019t engaged in the text or interested in doing the task well.\u00a0 Marisa_C suggested working with short texts and focussing on one sub-skill to ease them into reading.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A couple of people also shared links to SeanBanville<\/a>\u2018s pages: freeeslmaterials<\/a> and famouspeoplelessons<\/a>.\u00a0 There are some ideas as well on this British Council page<\/a> which MConc16 shared.\u00a0 ETProfessional<\/a> shared this link to Cristina Cabal\u2019s blog with ideas on bringing reading texts to life.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Also, here\u2019s a link to SueAnnan\u2019s summary<\/a> from an #ELTChat back in 2013 on the topic of exploiting reading texts which has more ideas.\u00a0 Gemma ELT shared the image on the right from Alex_Corbitt<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Teresa Bestwick<\/a>\u00a0 or\u00a0@TeresaBestwick<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter, an<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This summary first appeared on her blog <\/a><\/strong>and is reposted here with her kind permission<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For the first #ELTChat of 2017, we discussed the topic: \u201cHow to deal with reading tasks in an active and entertaining way\u201d. 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<\/a>d in a competitive element, you could do a reading race<\/a> or \u2018grass skirt\u2019 activity<\/strong>.\u00a0 Another option to get learners out of their seats and moving around is to do a running dictation with the comprehension questions.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/697016282219220992\/UwEwlirV_400x400.jpg\")
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