http://www.eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/READ.HTM

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2003/grade3/read.htm

Anyone can dream. We can all dream and it is free. Dreams are what make the world move

The historical connections between Animal Farm and Stalin's Russia. A very interesting short film, which will probably clear up some of your doubts.

If you click on the following links, you will be taken to pages which list summarie

Limericks are five-line poems, often witty or humorous, and were popularised by Edward Lear.They are simple and short and easy to learn, and when you read them, acquire a very characteristic intonation.

Sample Limericks

There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a Bee;
When they said, 'Does it buzz?'
H

As I have told you on countless occasions, reading is a skill which needs to be practised frequently. This will improve your comprehension of thelanguage, increase your vocabulary, extend your knowledge of the world around you and make you realise that English is THE language of international communication.

Below you will find some places to visit which you can use to practice your reading comprehension skills.

Timed Reading Comprehension

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/1929/Lawrence.htm

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academ

One speaker

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), the great German explorer, naturalist and geographer was something of a one-off himself (he is often referred to as the "last man who knew everything").

In his epic South American journey of 1799-1804, he came across an elderly parrot that was the sole speaker of an extinct Venezuelan language. Humboldt recorded the last 40 words of the Arture indians direct from the parrot's mouth.

One signature

Michelangelo only signed one sculpture: The Pietà, completed in 1500. He was prompted to do so by

Remember that reading comprehension is a skill you should use and improve as much as you can. I have already mentioned this in several previous articles. The importance of reading, and reading everything and anything cannot be underestimated! The more you read, the more vocabulary you will absorb. You may not realise all the new words you are learning, but you are... all the time. Read all sorts of texts: short and longer stories, magazine articles, newspapers, commercials, advertisements, brochures, leaflets, the dictionary, textbooks, children's books, the Internet, labels on bottles, boxes and jars, medicine containers, etc...

Below I include several useful links, some with exercises for you to do to test your comprehension, others just to re

http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/grammar/tenses_time_words/01_sp_or_pc/01.htm

http://www.englishforum.com/00/interactive/iverbs/

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/goingto1.htm

http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm?once=true&

http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/psnv.html

http://a4esl.org/q/h/fb004-ck.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm

Read the novel online

http://www.mondopolitico.com/library/animalfarm/c1.htm

Dorian Gray wishes for eternal youth. But at what price?

An extremely clear review of the characters of Animal Farm. Read on..

Here is a very interesting video short on Animal Farm and its connections with Stalin's Russia.

OFFICIAL! WORLD'S FUNNIEST JOKE

LONDON -The British Association for the Advancement Of Science, in its largest ever scientific study into humor, asked Internet users around the world to submit their favorite jokes and rate the funniness of other people's offerings.

After a year of more than 40,000 jokes from 70 countries and two critiques later, this is it:

Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed.

Ghosts in the White House

"Set an honest and honorable example, just as I did," Washington advises.

The next night, the ghost of Thomas Jefferson moves through the dark bedroom. "Tom," W asks, "what is the best thing I could do to help the country?"

"Cut taxes an

Peanuts is my favourite cartoon strip. Charles M. Schulz was a genius! Just enjoy yourself reading the following.

Read the following excuses which were sent to a school by parents of children in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

1. Ralph was absent yesterday because he had a sore trout.

2. Dear School: Please accuse John from being absent on January 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and also 34.

3. George was absent yesterday because he had a stomach.

4. Please excuse Lupe. She is having problems with her ovals.

5. I had to keep Willie home because she had to go Christmas shopping because I didn&#

An English teacher wrote these words on the whiteboard: "woman without her man is nothing". The teacher then asked the students to punctuate the words correctly.

The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing."

The women wrote: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing."

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Here is a collection of funny or curious road signs. Read them and have a good laugh!

Rather confusing, don't you think?

If this is true, how do you get to Houghton?

It's good to know this.

I hope this doesn't happen too often. There are even bullet holes in the road sig

Remember the importance of reading! Reading gives you knowledge, culture, vocabulary,and improves your w

Morning is

a new sheet of paper

for you to write on.

Whatever you want to say,

all day,

until night

folds it up

and files it away.

The bright words and the dark words

are gone

until dawn... (... continúa)

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A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to thaw out during one particularly icy cold winter. They both had jobs, and had difficulty coordinating their travel schedules. It was decided the husban

'Our lives are like a candle in the wind'   Carl Sandburg

'Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism' Carl Jung

'Character is made by many acts; it may be lost by a single one'  Anonymous

'Patience and perseverence have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish'  John Quincy Adams

'Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope'  William Blake

'Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration'  Thom

Shortly after the 911 emergency number became available, an elderly and quite ill lady appeared in a Rochester hospital emergency room, having driven herself to the hospital and barely managing to stagger in from the parking lot. The horrified nurse said, 'Why didn't you call the 911 number and get an ambulance?'

The lady said, 'My phone doesn't have an eleven.'

'Couple reading under a tree'  Warren Dennis 

Read!  Read all you can.  Read as much as you can.  Read a variety of texts. Read books, articles, novels, newspapers, magazines, advertisements, brochures, leaflets, textbooks, text in films, tickets, etc.  Even though you may not always understand everything you read, you will probably understand the general idea, and be able to deduce vocabulary and ideas. This will increase your comprehension, vocabulary and grammar. All this information wil