Improve Your Reading Skills / READING Tips

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Hey Everyone! ) I’m Anna and welcome to my channel. Here, I post some useful information for English learners. I’m from Ukraine and I’ve worked on my English and accent, for the most part, on my own, but you can find out and trace my story by watching my videos. I’ve been studying American pronunciation for a long time, and I still do, and I guess I always will – because it’s not math. Learning a language, it’s a lifetime journey. I know exactly what it takes to become fluent and acquire an accent in a non-English speaking country, and I’ve never even been to one. And I’m sharing this information here – on my channel.
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HOW TO CONCENTRATE WHILE READING
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For starters let me tell how I love to read and how I do read.
So for me it’s not about quantity it’s about quality! So what I mean by that? I don’t care if I’m reading slowly or that I didn’t read 20 books in half a year. I’m not taking part in some race or competition. I like to enjoy my books. And, also it’s important for me to understand everything as well as to assimilate information, so I look up every single word that I’m not familiar with and I always check the pronunciation, because I usually read out loud. And, this is another way for me to practice my pronunciation.
So if you’re not in a hurry and like to enjoy your books but also you want to improve your speaking skills and pronunciation and really upgrade your vocabulary then take your time. Don’t be lazy to look up words, check the pronunciation, read out loud and try to practice your intonation.
Now, another way of reading that I of course use as well is to read with your eyes. Meaning not out loud but rather just follow the text with your eyes. Because it’s not always possible and comfortable to read out loud.
Also there’s another very effective way of reading. And it’s especially good for someone who wants to work on their listening skills, who wants to know how to pronounce words correctly and for whom pronunciation matters,. You can buy an audio version of the book that you’re reading. And you can listen to it being read while you’re following it with your eyes.
“speed-reading” means to read fast. But not just fast, also effectively. And it’s actually a wonderful and super efficient and useful method. Especially for students and people who like to read and learn new things. As long as you’re doing it right, because it requires training.
IELTS and TOEFL exams - 8:47
Now my personal recommendation on the types of books to read. I suggest you read some non-fiction modern-day books, some modern self-development types of books where the author shares their experiences, opinions, thoughts and teaches you something. You’ll learn lots of up –to-date vocabulary, slang and the most commonly used expressions. They’re usually written in an easy to read, conversational form. And also you’ll see examples of sentence structure and question structure.
Ok, and one question that I get asked a lot is “What type books do I recommend for beginners?” - 11:03
 If you really want something easy then that would be children’s books. But to be honest, read whatever you want to read, as I told you it can be modern self-development types of books or novels. Yes, there will be a lot more words that you might not know, but if you don’t challenge yourself – you don’t grow.

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