The School (Short Story): Comprehension, Discussion & Vocabulary Questions (ESL)

ESL Level: Upper-Intermediate and above

Skill Focus: Reading comprehension, vocabulary, speaking via discussion

Material Download: the-school-reading-lesson-13052016.docx

Foreword: The School is a short story written by Donald Barthelme. It is 1200 words in length (2.5 pages) and great for reading homework. I cannot reproduce it here due to copyright, but it can be freely viewed in its entirely on the NPR site.

Note: if you use the vocabulary questions below, you might want to highlight the words in the article (by underlining them) to make it easier for students to find them.

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