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Well hey there! I'm Emma from mmmEnglish!
Have your English teachers ever told you
to read as much as you can in English?
Have they told you that it's a great way
to build your vocabulary?
And to see how words are used in context
in English?
Well, I absolutely agree!
But what can you do to improve your reading skills
in English so that you can
become a better reader and actually
start enjoying it?
That is exactly what this lesson is all about!
Now there are a ton
of benefits to reading English texts.
You're going to build your vocabulary, right?
As you learn new words.
But you'll be learning those words
together in chunks, right?
Together in sentences
so that you can learn how to use them correctly
and the words that they're often used with.
You'll also experience how words
express tone and feeling
through the interactions between characters.
So tone in writing is the author's attitude
and this is an incredibly useful way to learn
how to choose the right words to express
feeling and emotion in English.
So my first question for you today is
do you like reading English texts?
If your answer's yes,
what English text do you like to read?
Or even better,
what English book are you reading right now?
I'd love to see some recommendations
in the comments so if you've got a good one,
share it below!
But if your answer to this question is no,
well why do you think that is?
Maybe you don't really love reading
even in your own native language.
Well then, reading in English is probably going to be
even more painful, right?
But maybe you prefer watching movies or
listening to podcasts - something like that.
Perhaps you get frustrated because you feel like
reading's a chore.
And you really need to improve your skills
before you can start actually enjoying reading.
Fair enough!
Maybe you're an active person and you just don't like
sitting still and reading a book, right?
Well that's
not really an excuse because
Audible allows you to listen to books wherever you are.
I listen to my books now because
I don't like to sit still either!
So I listen when I go for a run.
If you want to try listening to English books instead
then I've added a link below in the description
to help you get your first
audiobook free from Audible.
The link's down there if you want to check it out!
But today I want you to stick around
all the way through to the end of this video.
I'm going to be sharing some really useful tips
to help you improve
your reading skills.
Hey guys! Just in case you haven't heard yet,
I'm doing the Lingoda Language Marathon
this year.
Definitely going to be my biggest language challenge
of two thousand and nineteen.
And maybe yours as well!
But I've created a private Facebook group
just for mmmEnglish language students
who are completing the marathon
and want to come and join me.
But you've got to use the link
that's in the description below this video to join.
In that group, I'll be sharing videos about my
experience and tips
and motivation to help you keep going
all the way to the end of that marathon.
So if you're ready for the challenge,
come and join me!
Enrollments close on the thirteenth of May.
That's this Monday!
So you better be quick!
Check out that link right there
for the full details.
Before we get started, a little reminder
to turn on the subtitles if you need to - just down there.
I write subtitles for every lesson
on the mmmEnglish channel
so you can turn them on at any time!
And some of my amazing students here
help me to translate
these lessons into their own native language
so that more people can share and learn from them
as well!
So if you're up for the challenge to add
subtitles in your native language,
there's a link in the description that will
help you to do that.
Your name's going to get shown
in the description too
as a thank you!
My first tip
is to read more!
Alright that one might seem completely obvious
but I had to say it!
You're not going to improve your reading without
reading, right?
That's the same for so many things in life, right?
The more you do it,
the easier it gets.
Now this might take you a little effort at first, right?
To get to that point, you might need to say to yourself:
Alright every day,
at six o'clock in the evening, I'm going to spend
fifteen minutes reading.
So you do it every night.
You know what they say? It takes
twenty-one days to make something a habit, right?
So if you do it consistently
for twenty-one days
you'll have a good chance of bringing
daily reading practice into your life.
And it can help
you know, to create a little ritual
around the activity, so
do it on the train on the way to work or
go and lie in the sunshine.
That's what I do!
I've got a couple of Spanish readers
and I always go down to the beach and practise there
and it is so relaxing,
it's one of my favourite times of day.
Now there's a good chance that you're thinking:
But what should I read?
Well
choose what you read carefully.
The easy part of this decision is just choosing
topic or a genre that you like, right?
If you love reading
soppy, romantic novels
- do it!
Quit thinking that something has to be educational
for you to learn, right? It's just not true.
If you love reading comics,
that's fine too!
Well, try and choose a comic that's got
a little more text in it, right? A little more reading.
Or choose one of those really awesome illustrated
books for teenagers, I've made some recommendations
in the comments below
But the story lines in those books,
in those types of books, are often
fun and entertaining and there's images that help you
to kind of engage in the story as well.
It's going to make your reading practice much less
of a chore, right?
Nobody wants to drag themselves through a book
or a novel - a massive novel.
Especially one that they don't like.
Or that's boring, right?
There's just so much material out there
for you to read that there is absolutely no reason
to be reading something that you're not into, right?
Pick something that interests you,
whether it's the sports section of the newspaper or a
mystery novel or
a nonfiction book about plants,
it doesn't matter at all.
But what does matter is that you enjoy
what you're reading so that it encourages