Let me introduce to you the beginner’s guide to talking about books in English. Follow the steps and I will show you how to ask and answer the most common questions when talking about books and reading. Are you ready? Let’s get into it… What Are You Reading? This is a very …
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In this guide, I want to show you how to master your English reading comprehension. English reading comprehension is the ability to understand a piece of writing in English and understand what the writer or author is trying to convey to the reader. It is also the ability to understand not only the main meaning …
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Every student wants to get a great score in the IELTS test. They spend hours and hours in a training centre. They bury their head in huge lists of IELTS vocabulary (whatever that is). They recite perfect answers again and again and learn the perfect phrases to use. But on the day of the test, …
I receive many questions from English learners about how to improve their reading. Many English students tell me how much they hate reading and they can never finish any book they pick up to read. But unfortunately, if you want to see improvement in your English skills you have to read. It is without question. …
If you are an English learner, a great way to improve your General English is to read the news. Reading the news is great practise for formal English such as business or politics. But it is also a fantastic way to help you improve your informal English. Many newspapers and news sites feature light-hearted articles …
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Reading is a fantastic skill to learn. Anyone can do it, all it takes is time and some patience. I want to outline below 20 benefits of reading regularly. If you start reading every day for just 20 minutes, you can feel the power of all of these benefits start to take effect. Want to …
Do you want to know how to take notes when reading English? Whenever you read something in English, take notes. This can help you improve your English vocabulary, but it can also help you remember what you are reading. Note-taking is a skill and I would like to show you how to do this. Shall …
Reading should be an absolutely essential requirement in your life. It should be part of your daily routine — the same as eating and sleeping. But so many people say they have no time for reading. Their lives are too busy, they have too much to do. It is the same as saying you don’t …
Students fall into two distinct categories when it comes to reading in English. They either love it or they hate it. I had students who always had their head in a book. Students that carried around great tomes of novels, history, law, economics and anything else that got their interest. I also had students that …
I get it. You don’t like the things you have to read in your English class. The other students don’t like the reading either. Neither does your English teacher. No one likes it, so why read it? Remember when reading was fun? When you just picked up a book and sat for hours by the …
