MNB Chari

I teach English to students. I believe we should use technology in classrooms to make teaching better. Students find things outside the classroom more interesting than inside. By using technology, we can make learning more efficient and productive.

Success stories–comprehension

Every success story is also a story of great failures – Comprehension passages Click ‘play’ to listen to the text ‘Every success story is also a story of great failures’. Passage – 1 If you study history, you will find that all stories of success are also stories of great failures. But people don’t see …

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Nick Vujicic – Attitude is altitude – Comprehension

Click ‘play’ to listen to the text ‘Attitude is altitude’.

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Passage 1:

Nick Vujicic was born with no arms and legs – but he doesn’t let the details stop him. The brave 26-year-old – who is mainly a torso – plays football and golf, swims and surfs, despite having no limbs.

1. How do you describe Nick’s physical condition/state?

Nick is a torso. / Nick has no arms and legs.

2. ‘but he doesn’t let the details stop him.’ What does this line mean?

It means ‘he doesn’t allow his disability to challenge him’.

3. What does the phrase ‘the details’ mean?

It means Nick’s disability. / It means the fact that Nick was a torso.

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I will do it – Comprehension passages

Click the button below to take a quiz on this lesson. Click ‘play’ to listen to the text ‘I will do it’. Passage – 1: He was short. He was sharp. He was the brightest boy in his class. His seniors used to ask him to solve their difficulties in science. He could have gone …

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