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Darunee Sriyangnok
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1. The passage describes a reading comprehension activity where students have to guess missing words from a text that has been cut up. 2. Students work individually or in groups to determine the missing words by considering context and parts of speech. 3. The activity aims to engage students and practice various language skills like vocabulary, spelling, speaking, and grammar.

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A Fun Reading Comprehension Activity
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which you think may appeal to which you think may appeal to most of your students such as a most of your students such as a joke from a magazine, a joke from a magazine, a brochure about Disneyland, or brochure about Disneyland, or anything that is colorful and anything that is colorful and fun. Then, type that passage on fun. Then, type that passage on a page using large margins so a page using large margins so that the text itself is not spread that the text itself is not spread from one end to the other but from one end to the other but rather it is squeezed up into a rather it is squeezed up into a thin column. thin column.
groans and long faces here and there, in groans and long faces here and there, in front of the whole class -- now comes the fun front of the whole class now comes the fun part- take out the papers and the scissors. part- take out the papers and the scissors. Even the sight of the scissors will signal to Even the sight of the scissors will signal to the students that they will be doing the students that they will be doing something different that day. Then, cut along something different that day. Then, cut along a line so that the last one or two words at the a line so that the last one or two words at the end of each line are cut off. end of each line are cut off. Hand out the papers and ask the students to Hand out the papers and ask the students to read the text and try to find the missing read the text and try to find the missing word(s) for about five minutes. You can tell word(s) for about five minutes. You can tell them to work in pairs or groups and discuss them to work in pairs or groups and discuss it. They will engage in a true communicative it. They will engage in a true communicative negotiation while they are attempting to negotiation while they are attempting to prove to the others that what they have come prove to the others that what they have come up with as the answer is correct. After you let up with as the answer is correct. After you let
comprehension. comprehension. 損 Second, they will have to think 損 Second, they will have to think of words/phrases, which calls of words/phrases, which calls for both their passive and active for both their passive and active vocabulary stocks. vocabulary stocks. 損 Third, they will also have to 損 Third, they will also have to practice their spelling. practice their spelling. 損 Fourth, they will absolutely use 損 Fourth, they will absolutely use their grammar knowledge their grammar knowledge since they will need to know the since they will need to know the parts of speech to guess the parts of speech to guess the words. words. 損 Fifth, they will practice speaking 損 Fifth, they will practice speaking
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jellyfish jellyfish dolphin dolphin shell shell crab crab eel eel clown fish clown fish skate skate squid squid
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clownfish
anemone
whale
starfish
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Possessive Adjective my, your, his, her, my, your, his, her, its, our, and their are its, our, and their are the English possessive the English possessive adjectives, used with adjectives, used with nouns to show nouns to show possession or possession or
Subject pronoun Possessive adjective I my you your he his she her it its we our they their
Examplehis Nemo disobeys father and sneaks away from the reef towards a boat. Possessive Possessive Adjective Adjective
Dory reads the word Dory reads the word "Sydney" on a nearby "Sydney" on a nearby drain pipe and, drain pipe and, remembering her remembering her journey, she guides journey, she guides Nemo to Marlin. Nemo to Marlin. Possessive Possessive Adjective Adjective
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TwoClownfish, Marlin and his wife, TwoClownfish, Marlin and his wife, Coral, are admiring their new home Coral, are admiring their new home in theGreat Barrier Reef. They are in theGreat Barrier Reef. They are protecting their clutch of eggs that protecting their clutch of eggs that are due to hatch in a few days. are due to hatch in a few days. Coral sees abarracudaa short Coral sees abarracudaa short distance away. Marlin tells Coral to distance away. Marlin tells Coral to get back into theanemonebut she get back into theanemonebut she tries to protect their eggs. The tries to protect their eggs. The barracuda then attacks them and barracuda then attacks them and
The film then moves on to Nemo's The film then moves on to Nemo's first day of school. Nemo has a first day of school. Nemo has a small right fin (due to a minor injury small right fin (due to a minor injury to his egg from the barracuda to his egg from the barracuda attack) which causes Marlin to not attack) which causes Marlin to not only worry over his swimming only worry over his swimming ability but also doubt his sons ability but also doubt his sons general capabilities. After Marlin general capabilities. After Marlin embarrasses Nemo during a school embarrasses Nemo during a school field trip, Nemo disobeys his father field trip, Nemo disobeys his father
Meanwhile, Nemo's captor, P. Meanwhile, Nemo's captor, P. Sherman -- a dentist, drops him into Sherman a dentist, drops him into a fish tank in his office onSydney a fish tank in his office onSydney Harbour. There, Nemo meets a Harbour. There, Nemo meets a group of aquarium fish called the group of aquarium fish called the "Tank Gang", led by a crafty and "Tank Gang", led by a crafty and ambitiousmoorish idolnamed Gill. ambitiousmoorish idolnamed Gill. The "Tank Gang" includes Bloat, The "Tank Gang" includes Bloat, apuffer fish, Bubbles, aYellow apuffer fish, Bubbles, aYellow Tang, Peach, astarfish, Gurgle, Tang, Peach, astarfish, Gurgle,
After they get home, Nemo After they get home, Nemo leaves for school, accompanied leaves for school, accompanied by Squirt (Crush's young son), an by Squirt (Crush's young son), an exchange student. exchange student. Back at the dentist's office, the Back at the dentist's office, the high-tech filter breaks down and high-tech filter breaks down and The Tank Gang have escaped The Tank Gang have escaped into the harbor, but realize they into the harbor, but realize they are confined to the bags of are confined to the bags of
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people people 2. Students read the 2. Students read the text and try to find the text and try to find the missing word(s) for missing word(s) for about five minutes. about five minutes. 3. Students answer 3. Students answer and tell how to find the and tell how to find the answer answer 4. If the answers are 4. If the answers are not the originals but are not the originals but are quite correct as quite correct as
their clutch of eggs their clutch of eggs that are due to hatch in that are due to hatch in tries, Coral sees a few days. Coral sees a few days. essay, abarracudaa short abarracudaa short attempt, Marlin distance away. Marlin distance away. tells assay get back tells Coral to get back Coral to into theanemonebut into theanemonebut she .. (1) to she .. (1) to
Marlin (2) to Marlin (2) to defend his wife but defend his wife but the barracudaknocks the barracudaknocks him out. When he him out. When he attempts, regains regains try, consciousness, he consciousness, he endeavor the finds that the finds that barracuda has eaten barracuda has eaten
minor injury to his minor injury to his egg from the egg from the barracuda attack) barracuda attack) which causes Marlin which causes Marlin toworry, to not only not only worry, (3) over disturb, (3) over disturb, annoy, annoy, his swimming ability his swimming ability irritate, irritate, but also doubt his but also doubt his
embarrasses Nemo embarrasses Nemo during a school field during a school field trip, Nemo . trip, Nemo . disobeys, and disobeys, (4) his father and (4) his father defy, defy, sneaks away from the sneaks away from the infringe, infringe, reef towards a boat, reef towards a boat, resist, resist, resulting in him being resulting in him being disregard, disregard, captured by a scuba captured by a scuba violate violate
Shortly after the two Shortly after the two escape from Bruce, escape from Bruce, the mask is ... the mask is ... (5) into a trench in (5) into a trench in thedeep sea. During thedeep sea. During dropped, a hazardous struggle a hazardous struggle fall, sink with an anglerfishin with an anglerfishin the trench. the trench.
called the "Tank called the "Tank Gang", led by a crafty Gang", led by a crafty and ..(6) and ..(6) moorish idolnamed moorish idolnamed ambitious, Gang" Gill. The "Tank Gang" Gill. The "Tank aspire, Bloat, includes Bloat, includes strive, apuffer fish, Bubbles, apuffer fish, Bubbles, eager aYellow Tang, Peach, aYellow Tang, Peach,
situation, Gill gives situation, Gill gives remove, Nemo a role in an Nemo a role in an move, escape plan, which escape plan, which involves jamming the involves jamming the transfer tank'sfilterand tank'sfilterand forcing the dentist to forcing the dentist to ..(7) the fish ..(7) the fish from the tank to clean from the tank to clean
Nigel, who . Nigel, who . (8) Marlin from the (8) Marlin from the stories he has heard stories he has heard and rescues him and and rescues him and Dory from a flock of Dory from a flock of recognize hungryseagullsby hungryseagullsby s, know, scooping them into scooping them into remember his beak and taking his beak and taking them to the dentist's
Dory then loses her Dory then loses her memory and becomes memory and becomes ..(9) , but ..(9) , but meets Nemo, who has meets Nemo, who has escaped into the escaped into the confused, confused, ocean through an ocean through an confound, confound, underwater drain underwater drain perplex, perplex, pipe. pipe. puzzle puzzle
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  • 3. which you think may appeal to which you think may appeal to most of your students such as a most of your students such as a joke from a magazine, a joke from a magazine, a brochure about Disneyland, or brochure about Disneyland, or anything that is colorful and anything that is colorful and fun. Then, type that passage on fun. Then, type that passage on a page using large margins so a page using large margins so that the text itself is not spread that the text itself is not spread from one end to the other but from one end to the other but rather it is squeezed up into a rather it is squeezed up into a thin column. thin column.
  • 4. groans and long faces here and there, in groans and long faces here and there, in front of the whole class -- now comes the fun front of the whole class now comes the fun part- take out the papers and the scissors. part- take out the papers and the scissors. Even the sight of the scissors will signal to Even the sight of the scissors will signal to the students that they will be doing the students that they will be doing something different that day. Then, cut along something different that day. Then, cut along a line so that the last one or two words at the a line so that the last one or two words at the end of each line are cut off. end of each line are cut off. Hand out the papers and ask the students to Hand out the papers and ask the students to read the text and try to find the missing read the text and try to find the missing word(s) for about five minutes. You can tell word(s) for about five minutes. You can tell them to work in pairs or groups and discuss them to work in pairs or groups and discuss it. They will engage in a true communicative it. They will engage in a true communicative negotiation while they are attempting to negotiation while they are attempting to prove to the others that what they have come prove to the others that what they have come up with as the answer is correct. After you let up with as the answer is correct. After you let
  • 5. comprehension. comprehension. 損 Second, they will have to think 損 Second, they will have to think of words/phrases, which calls of words/phrases, which calls for both their passive and active for both their passive and active vocabulary stocks. vocabulary stocks. 損 Third, they will also have to 損 Third, they will also have to practice their spelling. practice their spelling. 損 Fourth, they will absolutely use 損 Fourth, they will absolutely use their grammar knowledge their grammar knowledge since they will need to know the since they will need to know the parts of speech to guess the parts of speech to guess the words. words. 損 Fifth, they will practice speaking 損 Fifth, they will practice speaking
  • 8. jellyfish jellyfish dolphin dolphin shell shell crab crab eel eel clown fish clown fish skate skate squid squid
  • 12. whale
  • 15. Possessive Adjective my, your, his, her, my, your, his, her, its, our, and their are its, our, and their are the English possessive the English possessive adjectives, used with adjectives, used with nouns to show nouns to show possession or possession or
  • 16. Subject pronoun Possessive adjective I my you your he his she her it its we our they their
  • 17. Examplehis Nemo disobeys father and sneaks away from the reef towards a boat. Possessive Possessive Adjective Adjective
  • 18. Dory reads the word Dory reads the word "Sydney" on a nearby "Sydney" on a nearby drain pipe and, drain pipe and, remembering her remembering her journey, she guides journey, she guides Nemo to Marlin. Nemo to Marlin. Possessive Possessive Adjective Adjective
  • 20. TwoClownfish, Marlin and his wife, TwoClownfish, Marlin and his wife, Coral, are admiring their new home Coral, are admiring their new home in theGreat Barrier Reef. They are in theGreat Barrier Reef. They are protecting their clutch of eggs that protecting their clutch of eggs that are due to hatch in a few days. are due to hatch in a few days. Coral sees abarracudaa short Coral sees abarracudaa short distance away. Marlin tells Coral to distance away. Marlin tells Coral to get back into theanemonebut she get back into theanemonebut she tries to protect their eggs. The tries to protect their eggs. The barracuda then attacks them and barracuda then attacks them and
  • 21. The film then moves on to Nemo's The film then moves on to Nemo's first day of school. Nemo has a first day of school. Nemo has a small right fin (due to a minor injury small right fin (due to a minor injury to his egg from the barracuda to his egg from the barracuda attack) which causes Marlin to not attack) which causes Marlin to not only worry over his swimming only worry over his swimming ability but also doubt his sons ability but also doubt his sons general capabilities. After Marlin general capabilities. After Marlin embarrasses Nemo during a school embarrasses Nemo during a school field trip, Nemo disobeys his father field trip, Nemo disobeys his father
  • 22. Meanwhile, Nemo's captor, P. Meanwhile, Nemo's captor, P. Sherman -- a dentist, drops him into Sherman a dentist, drops him into a fish tank in his office onSydney a fish tank in his office onSydney Harbour. There, Nemo meets a Harbour. There, Nemo meets a group of aquarium fish called the group of aquarium fish called the "Tank Gang", led by a crafty and "Tank Gang", led by a crafty and ambitiousmoorish idolnamed Gill. ambitiousmoorish idolnamed Gill. The "Tank Gang" includes Bloat, The "Tank Gang" includes Bloat, apuffer fish, Bubbles, aYellow apuffer fish, Bubbles, aYellow Tang, Peach, astarfish, Gurgle, Tang, Peach, astarfish, Gurgle,
  • 23. After they get home, Nemo After they get home, Nemo leaves for school, accompanied leaves for school, accompanied by Squirt (Crush's young son), an by Squirt (Crush's young son), an exchange student. exchange student. Back at the dentist's office, the Back at the dentist's office, the high-tech filter breaks down and high-tech filter breaks down and The Tank Gang have escaped The Tank Gang have escaped into the harbor, but realize they into the harbor, but realize they are confined to the bags of are confined to the bags of
  • 26. people people 2. Students read the 2. Students read the text and try to find the text and try to find the missing word(s) for missing word(s) for about five minutes. about five minutes. 3. Students answer 3. Students answer and tell how to find the and tell how to find the answer answer 4. If the answers are 4. If the answers are not the originals but are not the originals but are quite correct as quite correct as
  • 27. their clutch of eggs their clutch of eggs that are due to hatch in that are due to hatch in tries, Coral sees a few days. Coral sees a few days. essay, abarracudaa short abarracudaa short attempt, Marlin distance away. Marlin distance away. tells assay get back tells Coral to get back Coral to into theanemonebut into theanemonebut she .. (1) to she .. (1) to
  • 28. Marlin (2) to Marlin (2) to defend his wife but defend his wife but the barracudaknocks the barracudaknocks him out. When he him out. When he attempts, regains regains try, consciousness, he consciousness, he endeavor the finds that the finds that barracuda has eaten barracuda has eaten
  • 29. minor injury to his minor injury to his egg from the egg from the barracuda attack) barracuda attack) which causes Marlin which causes Marlin toworry, to not only not only worry, (3) over disturb, (3) over disturb, annoy, annoy, his swimming ability his swimming ability irritate, irritate, but also doubt his but also doubt his
  • 30. embarrasses Nemo embarrasses Nemo during a school field during a school field trip, Nemo . trip, Nemo . disobeys, and disobeys, (4) his father and (4) his father defy, defy, sneaks away from the sneaks away from the infringe, infringe, reef towards a boat, reef towards a boat, resist, resist, resulting in him being resulting in him being disregard, disregard, captured by a scuba captured by a scuba violate violate
  • 31. Shortly after the two Shortly after the two escape from Bruce, escape from Bruce, the mask is ... the mask is ... (5) into a trench in (5) into a trench in thedeep sea. During thedeep sea. During dropped, a hazardous struggle a hazardous struggle fall, sink with an anglerfishin with an anglerfishin the trench. the trench.
  • 32. called the "Tank called the "Tank Gang", led by a crafty Gang", led by a crafty and ..(6) and ..(6) moorish idolnamed moorish idolnamed ambitious, Gang" Gill. The "Tank Gang" Gill. The "Tank aspire, Bloat, includes Bloat, includes strive, apuffer fish, Bubbles, apuffer fish, Bubbles, eager aYellow Tang, Peach, aYellow Tang, Peach,
  • 33. situation, Gill gives situation, Gill gives remove, Nemo a role in an Nemo a role in an move, escape plan, which escape plan, which involves jamming the involves jamming the transfer tank'sfilterand tank'sfilterand forcing the dentist to forcing the dentist to ..(7) the fish ..(7) the fish from the tank to clean from the tank to clean
  • 34. Nigel, who . Nigel, who . (8) Marlin from the (8) Marlin from the stories he has heard stories he has heard and rescues him and and rescues him and Dory from a flock of Dory from a flock of recognize hungryseagullsby hungryseagullsby s, know, scooping them into scooping them into remember his beak and taking his beak and taking them to the dentist's
  • 35. Dory then loses her Dory then loses her memory and becomes memory and becomes ..(9) , but ..(9) , but meets Nemo, who has meets Nemo, who has escaped into the escaped into the confused, confused, ocean through an ocean through an confound, confound, underwater drain underwater drain perplex, perplex, pipe. pipe. puzzle puzzle
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