Two more ways to have fun with graded readers
17. Find the graded reader extract blind
Students are given several extracts from graded readers that the teacher has brought into class. Without opening the books (and usually without obvious clues like character names), the students have to guess which of the books each extract came from. They can then open the books, flick through and check. You can then discuss which books sound most interesting and give each student one book they like the look of to take away.
16. Find the graded reader extract race
This is similar to Find the Extract Blind, but students can open the books and have to race to find each extract as quickly as possible.
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Graded readers was also the topic of my first ever published lesson on the Onestopenglish lesson share, back when Onestop was not quite as good but a lot more free. It’s called Graded Reader Blind Date, and you don’t have to do a Liverpool accent in order to play it, or to pay to see it- like you now have to in order to use my needs analysis material on Onestop which were free for many a year (I should take that as a compliment, I guess…)