_{In order to best practice your English reading skills, we recommend three things:}

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_{1. Good reading materials.}

• _{Short, realistic, a little higher than your level.}
  

• _{Find authentic reading materials from various sources.}

• _{Books, articles, other publications, the internet.}
  

• _{See our lists of topics and articles for reading.}

• _{Many textbooks have good skill-building exercises.}

_{2. Background information.}

• _{Know something about the topic beforehand.}
  

• _{Prepare your mind by thinking about the topic ahead of time.}
  

• _{Think about vocabulary you might need to understand the text.}
  

• _{Pick out a few new words from the passage itself.}
  

• _{Predict what language and information you might encounter in reading.}
  

_{3. Techniques for Practice.}

• _{Read for general and specific information.}
  

• _{At first, skim (look quickly) over the article to get the main idea.}
  

• _{Ask yourself questions about what you are about to read.}
  

• _{When you are focused, read a second time for specific details.}

• _{Have a purpose or something to find out from your reading.}

• _{Try to answer the questions you have formulated.}

• _{Read a third time to review what you have learned.}

• _{Think about or discuss what you have just read.}

<sub>Once you’ve worked on your speaking skills, you’ll be ready for Day 5 of our introduction.

Your English learning journey awaits!

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