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- Self-study information
- "My Reading" record sheet (download)
- (OLD)Handouts for reading 3
- Our first class
- Word engine
- instant book report.
- 8 things to do
- Lots of EFL links
- Stories
- Search engines (Easy English)
- Dictionaries
- Test taking skills
- News
- Business news in EZ-English
- Listening
- Music
- DIY PPT (Powerpoint)
- Video
- Commercials and emotions
- Improve well-being at work
- Creative Business cards
- Motivation at work
- Entrepreneur story commercials
- Quick biz readings
- The Bz Micro-loan project
- Toyoko Inn reading
- Rice Art
- Infographics
- The Curtis files
- Costco lesson and trip
- Language Exchange
- SSR - Sustained Silent Reading
- Contact me and thank you list.
- transfer
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- pc
- New Page
- Student presentations
- Rethinking Work
- student online portfolio sample
- reading IV example
- subpage 1
- Oyo Business Simulation
- Yoga breathing for kids
- Learning from home
Search engines for pages in "Easy English"
You probably already know search engines like google and yahoo. Those are good, but it is too easy to get to pages that are too difficult to understand easily.
Here are four search engines that will help you find pages that are easy to understand.
The sites are actually design for native-English speaking kids. Remember that in English, "kids" doesn't mean "little children." It includes all young people, including teenagers. I'm not suggesting these sites because they are childish. I just want sites that you can understand easily.
NEW!
Instagrok.com This is a research tool for students. Type your topic into the search box. It will give you a mindmap of sub-topics. A box with key facts, websites, videos, images about the topic, and other options will also appear. Under "key facts", read the short descriptions. If you want to go to the website with that information, click "[source]". You can adjust the difficulty level of the sites it finds for you by sliding the bar to the further right for more difficult sites.
KidsClick This site is run by librarians. It is smaller than the other sites but the good thing is it tells you the reading level. Levels 3-7 will probably be easy for you to understand. Over level 7 might be difficult.
Cyber-sleuth ("sleuth" means detective)
Wikipedia in Simple English Not a search engine but a useful tool. You probably know Wikipedia - the internet encyclopedia. There is part of it with articles in simple English. It is for English language learners like you.
Here are four search engines that will help you find pages that are easy to understand.
The sites are actually design for native-English speaking kids. Remember that in English, "kids" doesn't mean "little children." It includes all young people, including teenagers. I'm not suggesting these sites because they are childish. I just want sites that you can understand easily.
NEW!
Instagrok.com This is a research tool for students. Type your topic into the search box. It will give you a mindmap of sub-topics. A box with key facts, websites, videos, images about the topic, and other options will also appear. Under "key facts", read the short descriptions. If you want to go to the website with that information, click "[source]". You can adjust the difficulty level of the sites it finds for you by sliding the bar to the further right for more difficult sites.
KidsClick This site is run by librarians. It is smaller than the other sites but the good thing is it tells you the reading level. Levels 3-7 will probably be easy for you to understand. Over level 7 might be difficult.
Cyber-sleuth ("sleuth" means detective)
Wikipedia in Simple English Not a search engine but a useful tool. You probably know Wikipedia - the internet encyclopedia. There is part of it with articles in simple English. It is for English language learners like you.