Reading
Reading is one of the most useful skills in any language because it helps to practice grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and cultural skills...all by doing one activity: reading. While academic reading is very useful for your studies, general reading can be just as valuable because you will tend to read more since it is more enjoyable. The sites below provide you with a good variety of reading choices.
Sometimes, you don't want to do reading exercises...you just want to read! Now there is an excellent place for you to find more reading resources. The ESL Online Literature Library provides you with a huge list of classic literature from all over the world.
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Reading activities are available for all different levels. If you are a beginning or intermediate level English student, you will be interested in the embedded YouTube video about Michael Jackson. The activity goes through a brief biography of Michael Jackson's life and then provides some practice.
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There is almost an endless amount of places where you can get sources for learning Englisn through reading. One place is the Internet Movie Script Database (IMSDb). At IMSDb, you can find the movie scripts for many of today's movies, as well as some favorites from the past. Watch the movies, read the scripts, and learn while being entertained.
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The Reading Room provides an extremely useful way to study both reading and vocabulary. As you are reading through the articles on the site, you can click on any word in the readings, and you will get pop-ups that give you definitions for the words you do not know the meaning for. At the end of the reading, there is a short quiz for you to check your own comprehension of the reading. Be sure to check this one out!
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ESL Bits provides some excellent reading and listening resources via audiobooks and songs. For each reading resource, you can read and/or listen to an audiobook or song at a faster or slower speed. There are both classics and current readings and songs available.
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When you're reading, it's important that you find reading resources that are interesting to you. The Internet Public Library (IPL) provides an excellent source of newspapers and magazines from all over the world, as well as special collections, and the option to search by specific subjects. Reading what you like will encourage you to read more.
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