As reading is a good way to improve our English, I started to read with a group in MyEC with my friends. But the book that we are reading now, Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard David Bach, is having so many new vocabularies for me. I don’t know whether I go on reading this book or not since I face some difficulties.
My sister attended an English course at a Canadian center. Her teacher from England recommended that if we face more than 8 words in one page, we should leave this book and choose another one which is easier to comprehend. Is that right? And what if we face so many new words in one page, should we look for each word’s meaning in the dictionary? What is the best way to read and get the benefit to enrich our vocabulary?
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In my opinion, when you are reading a book or a text, do not worry about new words. when you read, you should try to get then main idea of the book. after that try to remember some sentences which you love.
And then, read again if you want to learn more word. first you should try to predict the meaning of the word, if you can not do that you should use a dictionary - a good dictionary then.
on the other way, if you want to enrich your vocabulary you can learn by listening. when you are reading that mean you are put the vocabulary in to you head.
in general we read what appeals to our need ,and the book has to be not so difficult to understand.for the book you are reading i think you have to strive to finish it by hook .when you finish you ll be so happy to discuss it with your group .try to get the general idea .and do not overuse the dictioonary
good luck
We should read an English Book first by focusing on the interest in a such content.And for instances you met with difficult words to comprehend,don't skip instead use dictionary thus will be a good chance advancing new vocabularies.
In other hand I agree with your sister English Teacher that ,the choice of books which are easier to comprehend is the best way to read an English Book.As I know reading is just like a conversation between a writers and a reader/you,so the easier you comprehend the more you are motivated to read.
All the best on your readings.
When I began to read, I seldom use my dictionary. Then I noticed that as I read more, the same words appeared again until it subsconsciously settled in my mind. I just learned its definition through its context. I used to invent the meaning of a word based on the sentence that I read. Numerous encounter with this word made me remember it and be familiar with how it is used in different sentences.
I make numerous encounter of my vocabularies by reading books that amuse me.... Extensive reading can help you build a lot of vocabularies.
In my opinion the most important fact is to understand the meaning of the text. I'm often using Penguin books (there you can choose a special level - you know "intermediate" or "beginner"). Then I try to improve my level. In Penguin books you have questions in the end of the book to repeat the new vocabulary. The optimal situation is, if you read a book and you forget that you're reading an english book. If the text ist more difficult I try to write down "only" 1-2 new words per page (that doesn't need so much time). Then I try to repeat the vocabulary in a special notebook until it's in my long-term memory. So I try to improve during reading. I hope my piece of advice is a little bit helpful?
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