The Reading / Listening - Sesame Street - Level 0

Sesame Street is moving to Netflix. The popular show started in 1969. There have been 4,731 episodes. Netflix said the show excites children, and encourages a love of learning. Elmo's World will be in the new season. Well-known characters like Big Bird and Count von Count will also be there.

Sesame Street will continue to educate children. Netflix said the show brings "early learning to children…for free". In the 1960s, a psychologist, a TV producer and Harvard University tried to think of a new way to teach children. Since 1969, Sesame Street has taught easy maths, reading, and social skills to children worldwide.

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Sources
  • https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/sesame-street-release-date-news
  • https://www.npr.org/2025/05/19/nx-s1-5403663/sesame-street-netflix-pbs
  • https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-05-19/sesame-street-finds-a-new-streaming-home-on-netflix


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. Sesame Street is
  2. The popular show started in
  3. There have been 4,731
  4. Netflix said the show
  5. a love
  6. Elmo's World will be
  7. Well-known characters like
  8. Count von Count will also
  1. in the new season
  2. episodes
  3. Big Bird
  4. be there
  5. excites children
  6. moving to Netflix
  7. of learning
  8. 1969

Paragraph 2

  1. Sesame Street will continue to
  2. the show brings early learning
  3. In the
  4. a TV
  5. Harvard University tried to think
  6. teach
  7. Sesame Street has taught easy
  8. social
  1. of a new way
  2. producer
  3. maths
  4. to children
  5. skills
  6. educate children
  7. children
  8. 1960s

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Sesame Street (1) _________________________________________________ Netflix. The popular (2) _________________________________________________ 1969. There have been 4,731 episodes. Netflix said (3) _________________________________________________ children, and encourages a (4) ________________________________________________. Elmo's World will be in the new season. (5) _________________________________________________ like Big Bird and Count von Count will (6) _________________________________________________.

Sesame Street (7) _________________________________________________ educate children. Netflix said the show (8) _________________________________________________ to children...for free". (9) _________________________________________________, a psychologist, (10) _________________________________________________ and Harvard University tried to think of (11) _________________________________________________ to teach children. Since 1969, Sesame Street has taught easy maths, reading, and (12) _________________________________________________ children worldwide.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

SesameStreetismovingtoNetflix.Thepopularshowstartedin1969.Th
erehavebeen4,731episodes.Netflixsaidtheshowexciteschildren,and
encouragesaloveoflearning.Elmo'sWorldwillbeinthenewseason.Well
-knowncharacterslikeBigBirdandCountvonCountwillalsobethere.Se
sameStreetwillcontinuetoeducatechildren.Netflixsaidtheshowbring
s"earlylearningtochildren...forfree".Inthe1960s,apsychologist,aTV
producerandHarvardUniversitytriedtothinkofanewwaytoteachchildr
en.Since1969,SesameStreethastaughteasymaths,reading,andsoci
alskillstochildrenworldwide.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

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Discussion — Write your own questions

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Free writing

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