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ESOL FACULTY PAGES: Biotechnology Activities
The following are exercises related to biotechnology categorized by level.
Each article is followed by a series of reading comprehension questions, which my include multiple choice, matching, true/false, short answer, and discussion.
Click on an article and save it to your hard drive in order to modify it or to print it as is. Many articles have points attached to the exercises and can be conveniently used and scored for in-class reading comprehension exercises or homework exercises.
ESOL Advanced Level
- Food Cravings (Feldman)
- Biotechnology of Food Flavor/Aroma/Color (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Flavor/Aroma/Color (Feldman)
- Stuttering (Feldman)
- Computer Crimes: Who Pays? (Feldman)
- Why is the Sky Blue? (Feldman)
- WebQuest: Business Plans for Biotechnology (extended research project) (Feldman)
- Stem_Cells_and_Cloning_1_10_quiz_Adv_Rdg (Gast)
- Stem_Cells_and_Cloning_11_20_quiz_Adv_Rdg (Gast)
- Stem_Cells_and_Cloning_21_37_quiz_Adv_Rdg (Gast)
- Stem_Cells_and_Cloning_prereading_for_Adv_Rdg (Gast)
- Stem_Cells_and_Cloning_voc (Gast)
- What_is_nanotechnology_voc_Adv Rdg (Gast)
- What_is_nanotechnology_Multi_quiz_Adv Rdg (Gast)
- What_is_nanotechnology_Multi_quiz_key Adv Rdg (Gast)
- What_is_nanotechnology_text_Adv Rdg (Gast)
- OCD Gene Findings (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: OCD Genes (Feldman)
- Plant-Made Pharmaceuticals (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Pharmaceuticals (Feldman)
- Types of Jobs in Biotechnology (Feldman)
- Tornadoes in the Central U.S. (Feldman)
- Deborah Hartman: Scientist (Feldman)
- Genetically Modified Cotton (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Cotton (Feldman)
- Stem Cells: Hope and Hype (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Stem Cells Hope/Hype (Feldman)
- Harvard Stem Cell Project (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Harvard Project (Feldman)
- Stem Cells and Lupus (Pharr)
- Opportunity Austin Initiative (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Austin Initiative (Feldman)
- Pinpointing the West Nile Antibody Binding Site (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: West Nile (Feldman)
- Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Diseases (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Neurodegenerative (Feldman)
- The Science of Culture: Part 1 (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Culture Part 1 (Feldman)
- The Science of Culture: Part 2 (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Culture Part 2 (Feldman)
- Miracle_mice_text_low_int_high_int (Gast)
- Miracle_mice_voc_low_int_high_int (Gast)
- Bacteria Derived Hydrogen (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Hydrogen (Feldman)
- Understanding Stem Cell Research (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Stem Cell Research (Feldman)
- Press Release: Small Biotech Company Grants (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Biotech Grants (Feldman)
- Boosting Vitamin C in Blackcurrants (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Boosting Vit C (Feldman)
- Gene-expression Predictors of Breast Cancer (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Breast Cancer (Feldman)
- New Flood-Tolerant Rice Offers Relief (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Flood-Tolerant Rice (Feldman)
- Genes Identify People at Risk for Alcoholism (Feldman)
- Comprehension Questions: Alcoholism & Genes (Feldman)
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