📖You've likely heard that input, how much you listen to or read a language, is key to learning. The more you read and listen in English, the better your fluency will be. So, you should aim to read and listen daily. But how can you do this effectively? What reading strategies should you use? What kind of materials should you read?
📚🎧On today's episode of the Learn English Podcast, we answer these questions and help you use reading to boost your fluency. We'll discuss two main reading strategies - intensive and extensive reading - and how you can use both to increase your fluency in English. Tailoring your approach based on your proficiency level is key, transitioning from extensive reading in the early stages to more intensive reading as your comprehension improve. By using these strategies and selecting appropriate materials, you'll continue to grow and expand your English skills.
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📚 Vocabulary List:
1) Intensive reading: reading a text closely and carefully, often with the goal of understanding every word (learning)
2) Extensive reading: reading a large amount of text, often without stopping to look up every unknown word (exposure)
3) Mimic: to copy someone's behavior or style (action)
4) Graded readers: books that are written at a specific level of difficulty for language learners (resource)
5) Aggregate sites: websites that collect information from other websites (source)
6) Intonation: the way that your voice rises and falls when you speak (pronunciation)
7) Rhythm: a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed sounds (pronunciation)
8) Fiction: stories that are not based on real events (genre)
9) Youth literature: books written for teenagers or young adults (genre)
10) Summer reading list: a list of books recommended for reading during the summer vacation (resource)
11) Opinion pieces: articles that express the writer's personal opinion on a particular topic (genre)
12) Persuasive language: language that is used to try to convince someone to do something (communication)
⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
01:13 The power of reading
03:09 Intensive and extensive reading
08:34 The Lingq app for reading
10:42 How to select reading material
13:14 Intermediate level reading recommendations
17:30 Lower advanced level reading recommendations