Rose Reading Lab

Use this A2-B1 ESL science reading passage to learn why the moon seems to change shape. It includes key vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, and answers for English learners.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count287 wordsReading PassageThe Moon looks different during the month. Sometimes it is round and bright. Sometimes it looks like a thin curve. But the Moon does not really change shape.The Moo..

Use this A2-B1 ESL science reading passage to learn how fish breathe underwater. It includes key vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, and answers for English learners.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count285 wordsReading PassageFish live in water, but they still need oxygen to survive. People get oxygen from air with lungs. Fish get oxygen from water with gills.Water has a small amount of oxygen ..

Use this A2-B1 ESL science reading passage to learn why volcanoes erupt. It includes key vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, and answers for English learners.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count292 wordsReading PassageA volcano is an opening in Earth's surface. Sometimes hot melted rock, gas, and ash come out of this opening. This event is called an eruption.Deep under the ground, some rock is ..

Use this A2-B1 ESL science reading passage to learn how ants find food. It includes key vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, and answers for English learners.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count288 wordsReading PassageAnts are small, but they are very good at finding food. They do not use maps or signs. Instead, ants use smell, teamwork, and simple communication.When ants leave the nest, some an..

Use this A2-B1 ESL science reading passage to learn why the ocean is salty. It includes key vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, and answers for English learners.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count291 wordsReading PassageThe ocean tastes salty because it contains many dissolved minerals. The most common salt in the ocean is the same kind of salt people use in food, but ocean water has many othe..

Use this A2-B1 ESL science reading passage to learn how plants drink water. It includes key vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, and answers for English learners.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count287 wordsReading PassagePlants need water to live, but they do not drink like people or animals. Plants take in water from the soil through their roots.Roots grow underground and spread through the so..

Use this A2-B1 ESL science reading passage to learn how airplanes fly. It includes key vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, and answers for English learners.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count288 wordsReading PassageAirplanes are very heavy, but they can rise into the sky. They fly because of forces that work on the plane while it moves through the air.One important force is lift. Lift is made ..

Use this A2-B1 ESL science reading passage to learn why dogs wag their tails. It includes key vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, and answers for English learners.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count286 wordsReading PassageMany people think a wagging tail always means a dog is happy. Sometimes that is true. But dogs wag their tails for many reasons.A dog's tail is part of its body language. Dog..

Use this A2-B1 ESL science reading passage to learn what makes thunder. It includes key vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, and answers for English learners.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count287 wordsReading PassageThunder is the loud sound we hear during a storm. It often comes after a flash of lightning. Thunder and lightning are closely connected.Lightning is a very strong spark of electri..

This short science reading passage is for English learners. Read the passage, learn key vocabulary, and answer the questions.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count290 wordsReading PassageMany people think seasons happen because Earth moves closer to or farther from the Sun. But that is not the main reason. Seasons happen mostly because Earth is tilted.Earth spins around an imaginary line called an axis. T..