Are you learning English for fun?
Are you learning English for an upcoming IELTS exam?
The reading section of IELTS may not seem like the most difficult, but practicing your reading will help all aspects of your English as well as help you get the score you want in IELTS.
Remember these 5 key things:
1. Reading makes you a faster and more efficient reader. The faster you can read, the easier the reading test is. Many examiners teacher their learners to skim and scan; this helps, however, the best strategy is to be able to read the entire text. Some questions will test whether you are reading entire texts, or just looking for key words. If you want to get full marks, read the whole text. Read everything. Become a fast reader. All my students who have gotten 7 or higher are skilled fast readers.
2. Reading improves grammar. The more frequently a language learner sees the correct form in a meaningful context, the faster he/she will be able to produce it correctly in speaking and writing. This is science. There is research that proves it. The key to grammar is this: meaningful context. That means you are not looking at isolated grammar activities which may have little real meaning. Once my students begin to read more on their own, their written and spoken language becomes more accurate and more complex.
3. Reading improves vocabulary. When I correct my students' writing, it is more fun if the are avid readers. The will use a lot more interesting and concise vocabulary. The more times you see a word in a meaningful context, the sooner you will produce that vocabulary in your speaking and writing. Again, this is the science of language. Please, read novels. Read for fun.
4. Reader have more interesting things to say. A big problem IELTS candidates have is that they have no good answer to the exam questions.
-should governments pay for school lunches?
-how can we protect the environment?
-who is more responsible for childhood development, parents, friends, or teachers?
The more you read, the more knowledge you'll have, and the easier it will be to answer these questions. Furthermore, you'll answer them with more precise vocabulary. Read newspapers. Read similar articles on health, government, science. The more you read about these subjects, the easier it will be to continue reading about them.
5. Readers are better writers. You will have an easier time writing if you read a lot. You don't have to only read in English. Read in your first language as well. Build background knowledge. Build familiarity with how language persuades, informs, and entertains. Even if you read in your own language, it will show you what language you might need in your second language.
Read a variety of texts. Read novels for fun. Read the newspaper for knowledge. Improve your life. Read.
Are you learning English for an upcoming IELTS exam?
The reading section of IELTS may not seem like the most difficult, but practicing your reading will help all aspects of your English as well as help you get the score you want in IELTS.
Remember these 5 key things:
1. Reading makes you a faster and more efficient reader. The faster you can read, the easier the reading test is. Many examiners teacher their learners to skim and scan; this helps, however, the best strategy is to be able to read the entire text. Some questions will test whether you are reading entire texts, or just looking for key words. If you want to get full marks, read the whole text. Read everything. Become a fast reader. All my students who have gotten 7 or higher are skilled fast readers.
2. Reading improves grammar. The more frequently a language learner sees the correct form in a meaningful context, the faster he/she will be able to produce it correctly in speaking and writing. This is science. There is research that proves it. The key to grammar is this: meaningful context. That means you are not looking at isolated grammar activities which may have little real meaning. Once my students begin to read more on their own, their written and spoken language becomes more accurate and more complex.
3. Reading improves vocabulary. When I correct my students' writing, it is more fun if the are avid readers. The will use a lot more interesting and concise vocabulary. The more times you see a word in a meaningful context, the sooner you will produce that vocabulary in your speaking and writing. Again, this is the science of language. Please, read novels. Read for fun.
4. Reader have more interesting things to say. A big problem IELTS candidates have is that they have no good answer to the exam questions.
-should governments pay for school lunches?
-how can we protect the environment?
-who is more responsible for childhood development, parents, friends, or teachers?
The more you read, the more knowledge you'll have, and the easier it will be to answer these questions. Furthermore, you'll answer them with more precise vocabulary. Read newspapers. Read similar articles on health, government, science. The more you read about these subjects, the easier it will be to continue reading about them.
5. Readers are better writers. You will have an easier time writing if you read a lot. You don't have to only read in English. Read in your first language as well. Build background knowledge. Build familiarity with how language persuades, informs, and entertains. Even if you read in your own language, it will show you what language you might need in your second language.
Read a variety of texts. Read novels for fun. Read the newspaper for knowledge. Improve your life. Read.