Baseball in Taiwan | Intermediate ESL Worksheet
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Baseball in Taiwan | Intermediate ESL Worksheet

Reading Passage Baseball has been the most passionate sport in Taiwan for over a century of exciting play. The Japanese introduced the game during their colonial rule, and it quickly became Taiwan’s favorite pastime. Today, professional and amateur baseball games draw enormous crowds across the entire island nation. From small rural towns to the busy…

Why Do People Dance Intermediate
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Why Do People Dance Intermediate

Reading Passage Dancing is one of the oldest forms of human expression found in every culture around the world. People have been dancing for thousands of years, from ancient cave paintings to modern music videos. Scientists believe that dancing helped early humans communicate before they developed spoken language. Moving our bodies to rhythm is a…

Volcanoes Intermediate
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Volcanoes Intermediate

Reading Passage Volcanoes are powerful openings in the Earth’s surface where hot molten rock escapes from deep underground. These fire mountains have fascinated and terrified humans for thousands of years throughout history. When a volcano erupts, it can shoot lava, ash, and gases high into the sky above. There are about fifteen hundred active volcanoes…

Typhoons Taiwan Intermediate
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Typhoons Taiwan Intermediate

Reading Passage Typhoons are powerful tropical storms that hit Taiwan several times every year, usually between May and November. These massive storms form over the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean and move westward toward the island. Typhoons can bring wind speeds over two hundred kilometers per hour and dump enormous amounts of rain. Taiwan’s…

Taiwan High Speed Rail Intermediate
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Taiwan High Speed Rail Intermediate

Reading Passage Taiwan’s High Speed Rail, known as the HSR, is one of the fastest and most efficient train systems in Asia. The trains travel at speeds up to three hundred kilometers per hour, making them incredibly fast. The entire system opened in two thousand seven after many years of careful planning and construction. It…

ታይፔ 101 መካከለኛ
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ታይፔ 101 መካከለኛ

የንባብ መተላለፊያ ታይፔይ 101 በዓለም ላይ ካሉት እጅግ ታዋቂ ከሆኑ ሰማይ ጠቀስ ሕንፃዎች አንዱ እና የታይዋን ኩራት ምልክት ነው። በአምስት መቶ ስምንት ሜትር ቁመት ላይ የቆመው ከሁለት ሺህ አራት እስከ ሁለት ሺህ አስር ድረስ በዓለም ላይ ረጅሙ ሕንፃ ነበር። ግንቡ ከመሬት በላይ አንድ መቶ አንድ ፎቅ አለው፣ ለዚህም ነው…

Space Exploration Intermediate
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Space Exploration Intermediate

Reading Passage Humans have always looked up at the stars and dreamed of exploring the universe beyond our planet. Space exploration began in nineteen fifty-seven when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first satellite. This small metal ball orbiting Earth started a race between nations to explore space further. Just twelve years later, American astronauts…