How to improve English reading ability quickly?

[preface]

actually, this article is for my cousin. Some time ago, she said she wanted to learn English. I suggested that she write a self-study guide to her from the beginning of reading. The reason for being so enthusiastic is that my cousin has been in contact with a street gangster who loves drinking milk tea, says he wants to do great things every day, and actually likes to play mahjong every day. I'm glad to hear that she wants to study. However, my friend said that I should first think of a way to make the two of them break up, and then think about learning English. In recent years, I have often worried about my cousin. On the one hand, I feel that interfering with her is not only arrogant, but also easy to make her more rebellious, on the other hand, I am unable to help her out of a bad environment. It's not easy to be a cousin.

whatever, it's all written, so stick it on. This article is suitable for junior and intermediate learners who have no money to sign up for classes and hope to improve their English through self-study. By the way, here are some ways to teach me a thousand words-he is a real master, reads files on weekdays, and reads the Economist and TIME as smoothly as I can read stories.

the reason why I let my poor cousin read as a breakthrough is also very simple, because reading is the basis of listening, speaking and writing. If you can't understand it, you can't understand it even more when you listen to it. It's absolutely impossible to say that you can't read complex sentences, and you will slip away when it comes to listening. Secondly, reading is a kind of input, and only when there are enough inputs, it is possible to output, otherwise writing and speaking can only stay at a general level and cannot express accurate meaning.

[Learning English must have a goal]

if you want to improve your English, you must have a goal.

your goal can be to beat the GRE/TOEFL, read the Economist, or fall in love with a cute guy like James Mcavoy.

if you don't have a goal, it's easy to get confused and can't stick to it. Without a goal, you don't know how far behind you are. The goal is a reference to let you know how far you are and how far away you are from your destination. Without a goal, you will be immersed in "50 Shades of Grey" and "Bookworm" all the year round, instead of challenging more difficult reading materials.

I have read a lot of books, but I still don't have James Mcavoy.

[I have read a lot of original works, why is my English so poor?

it is always easy to regard English as a very difficult thing. In fact, it is not that English is difficult, but that most of the English teachers are too poor, or that you do not study long enough. Such as reciting 20 words a day and reading novels such as 50 Shades of Grey forever, it is impossible to learn English well.

many people "claim" that they have read a lot of English original works and reading materials, but they understand the meaning only by bewilderment. After opening the Chinese translation, they find that what they read and what the author writes is not the same thing at all. This kind of reading method, which does not consider understanding the structure, hierarchy and modification of the sentence, can only achieve little effect even if it is read 100 books. The reason is that this exercise is not "reading", but "thinking is greatly inspired."

the so-called good reading ability, there are several basic rules:

reading speed

words can enter the brain. After closing the book, you can summarize what you have read (to test whether you have read it)

can accurately understand the meaning of the author.

[do you want to learn English by memorizing words or not?

when learning English, you don't have to memorize words, which is the slogan of many English training institutions. At the same time, it is also the propaganda language of many learning books. In fact, words must be memorized, not only to memorize, but also a lot of memorization, with reading materials to memorize.

reciting words is often criticized, that is, after you memorize the word book, you can't really understand the subtle meaning of the words. For example, the difference between "Finish" and "Complete" can only be felt in reading. However, the premise is that you have to have a basic impression of the word before you can have a deeper understanding of the word. You should first know the words "dog, dog, Wang", and then consider the difference between the three words. For junior and middle school learners, it is more important to improve their vocabulary rapidly than to distinguish the differences between synonyms.

the advantage of word book (word memorization software) is that it can check and fill gaps for you, help you complete the basic vocabulary structure, hover in the vocabulary order of less than 6000, it is very difficult to read the original book, can only read very simple books all the time, or read extremely painfully. As long as you don't read a lot of English since childhood, memorizing words is necessary.

two key points must be understood in learning English. The first is that it is absolutely impossible not to memorize words, and the second is that it is not enough to memorize words. In practicing the second point, we must first learn the first point.

[how to memorize words scientifically?

how to memorize the words?

memorize 20 words a day, and there will be 6000 words in a year? This is a pipe dream. Because you have to count what you've forgotten. Words must follow a principle-- more and more times. The first time, memorize 100-200 a day, then forget 50% the next day, and then leave 50-100, then review what you learned yesterday, and then continue to memorize 100-200. A word book should be brushed at least three times. When you memorize it for the second time, you can adjust the number of words to 200-300 at a time. Repeat it many times, and you will find that you can recite it faster and faster.

there are several precautions for memorizing words:

Don't spend too much time on one word

memorize words according to pronunciation

when the vocabulary is very small, don't struggle with spelling, increase the quantity first

for beginners.For children's shoes with very small vocabulary, hundred-word chopping is a better choice, because there are pictures, it feels very three-dimensional; if you are not a beginner, you can choose scallops, on which you can choose a variety of word books (some may cost money). The advantage of hundred-word chopping is that it is entertaining, but the vocabulary is not complete; the scallop network is very boring and the sample sentences are not very good, but the words are very complete (because you can choose any word book). I've memorized both, and I feel good. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the fact that

words are the basis of reading. Only by knowing the words can we talk about the context of the article, understand the meaning, the author's point of view, reading speed and so on. Students who claim that they do not need to memorize words should take an GRE exam. I know that I really have so many words that I don't need to memorize them at all, or I think I don't need to memorize them.

[long difficult sentence, an obstacle that must be overcome!

from my personal learning experience, if you want to improve your reading ability, read what you like or what you should read. If you like reading novels, read them, and those who are about to take the exam will read OG, read TPO, and read books if you want to improve your professional level. In short, choose one.

when reading, the brain needs to think and keep asking: what is the author talking about? What is the direction of the article? What are the core hearts in it? What kind of emotion do you have? Read with purpose, not unconsciously. Unconscious reading is a waste of time.

then, we have to consider a problem, that is, to solve the problem of complex sentences. When reading complex sentences, or when you encounter sentences that you don't understand, the brain should clearly distinguish the modified relationship among subject, predicate and object. For example, who does this It refer to? In this super-invincible complex sentence, where is the subject, predicate and object? Is the embellishment in the front or the back? You can read without parsing, but be sure to understand the role each word plays in the sentence and the relationship between them.

clearly reading 30-50 long and difficult sentences can improve your reading ability better than wolfing down romantic novels. Remember, a long and difficult sentence is a hurdle that can never be bypassed. Don't take any chances and solve it now.

[poor learning ability is the key reason why you can't learn English well]

there is another key to improving your reading ability, that is, don't always skip what you don't understand. The purpose of learning is to solve problems that you don't understand at all, otherwise even if you read more books, you still won't know what you didn't know before.

when you first train to read, don't worry about your reading speed, always want to move on, or indulge in the pleasure of jumping fast. Cutting down trees does not delay sharpening the knife. It is more efficient to understand a sentence than to look at it blindly. It seems slow, but this method is really fast.

if your level is relatively poor, circle the sentences you don't understand, look up all the words you don't know, and then ask yourself, what on earth don't you understand? Is it that you can't understand the clause, or are you confused about a preposition? Is it not clear to distinguish the modification relationship, or is it not clear to refer to the object? To solve the problem of learning, you must first learn to ask questions accurately-instead of throwing the sentence up and shouting "I just don't understand", there is no way to teach you.

poor learning ability is also reflected in such things, only know that they will not, but do not understand where not, because they do not understand, so there is no way to solve the problem. The first step of self-study is to find and narrow the problem.

[to read something difficult, high intensity is the core of training!

when exposed to English reading, the common question is: how much is appropriate to read every day & how to choose a book for amp;.

how much is appropriate to read every day? I think that if you just look at it as an amateur, one hour a day should be the least. If you have a small vocabulary, you have to memorize words for at least another hour. If there is going to be an exam soon, then 3-5 hours is not too much. Reading ability is the same as other abilities, must reach a certain intensity of practice will be useful, read 1-2 pages every day, or just a few lines, must not work.

I have no opinion about choosing books. A book you would like to read is the best.

however, be careful-don't keep reading too simple, and always put difficulties on yourself. For example, my foundation of English is actually very poor. I always thought I couldn't understand GMAT reading questions, but after suffering from reading some of them, I found that I understood them and my reading level improved. If I read a few LSAT reading questions, GMAT will feel very easy. Personal experience, to often do particularly difficult things; only in this way, the original difficult things become easy.

[you are not young, don't expect to learn the method easily]

finally, go back to the core of the title of the article, "Fast". In modern times, everyone is in a hurry, hoping that things can be done as soon as possible; in fact, there is nothing wrong with advocating high efficiency is a major feature of modern society.

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English is practiced. If you want to improve your reading level in a short time, you should concentrate your study time and do a lot of high pressure and a lot of training in a short time. Some people will certainly say, is it not good to learn slowly? The question is, if you can't hold on to short-term training, how can you stick to it for ten years?

besides, slow learning is only suitable for children with a language environment. Anyway, now that we are in their 20s, we still have to solve the English problem in one breath.

finally, to sum up, there are only a few points to quickly improve your reading level:

lengthen the practice time and accept high-pressure, high-intensity exercises!

solve the word problem and practice it over and over again!

read more long and difficult sentences, stay awake when reading, and think!

Don't always look at the simple things, look at the difficult things!

improve your learning ability! The improvement of learning ability can not only improve the language, but also improve the performance of other subjects!

there is no easy way to learn, only hard work! If you want to take it easy, don't learn! Just buy it!