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English Study Skills 1-Reading and Writing

This document provides an introduction to reading skills for English language learners. It discusses why reading is important for learning English, noting benefits like helping to think in English, build vocabulary, and feel more comfortable with written English. It recommends reading as much as possible for pleasure, including reading daily and timing reading sessions. The document also outlines six important reading skills like previewing, asking questions, guessing meanings, finding main ideas, understanding patterns, and using signal words. It advises learning to read faster for better understanding and working on understanding English sentences and how ideas are connected.

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English Study Skills 1-Reading and Writing

This document provides an introduction to reading skills for English language learners. It discusses why reading is important for learning English, noting benefits like helping to think in English, build vocabulary, and feel more comfortable with written English. It recommends reading as much as possible for pleasure, including reading daily and timing reading sessions. The document also outlines six important reading skills like previewing, asking questions, guessing meanings, finding main ideas, understanding patterns, and using signal words. It advises learning to read faster for better understanding and working on understanding English sentences and how ideas are connected.

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CBE 1223

English Study Skills 1-Reading


and Writing

Introduction to Reading
Why reading is important when you are learning a new language?
Reading:
Helps you learn to think in new language
Helps you to build better vocabulary
Makes you more comfortable with written English
You can write better English if you feel comfortable with the language
May be the only way for you to use English if you live in a non-English
speaking country
Can help if you plan to study in an-English speaking country

Reading For Pleasure


Read as much as you can
The more you read, the better you will read
Read your book every day
Time your reading

Working on Your Reading Skills


Six important skills:
Previewing
Asking questions as you read
Guessing what new words mean
Finding the topic and the main idea
Understanding patterns in English
Using signal words

Learning To Read Faster


When you read slowly, your brain does not get enough
information
You understand better when you read faster

Learning To Think In English


You also need to work on understanding English
sentences
Learn how to get meaning of sentences
Find out how ideas follow each other in English

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