By reading we can:

• learn new words

• see these new words in their correct context

• consolidate vocabulary that we have learned in the past.

6 Tips to make your reading effective:

1. Choose interesting material / be hungry

2. Read material that is the right level for you

3. Not too easy, not too hard.
   

3. Be realistic – keep it short

If you decide to read a book, choose a thin one. If you read an article make sure it is not too long. It will keep you motivated and give you a sense of achievement when you have finished.

Have a look at this web with articles & stories at different levels.

4. Guess meaning first

If you see a new word in a text that you are reading, don’t go immediately to your dictionary. First, try to guess the meaning through context.

It is necessary to decide whether the word or phrase is worth looking it up because it time-demanding so you better develop the guessing the general idea from context ability.

Now read slowly, chewing words and respecting punctuation. If you come up with a word you don't know the pronunciation, just make it up.

Reading outloud

Before reading outloud we need to understand what we are reading and get a general idea.

Read article in silence

Reading outloud helps you improve pronunciation, rythm, puntuation, mimic, etc.