WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.560 The IELTS reading test is a race against the clock. 00:00:05.560 --> 00:00:11.880 Any small change that you can make to your exam strategy can have a huge effect on your 00:00:11.880 --> 00:00:13.580 score. 00:00:13.580 --> 00:00:18.280 In today's video, we're going to be looking at nine tips to help you with the IELTS reading 00:00:18.280 --> 00:00:19.280 test. 00:00:19.280 --> 00:00:20.880 Coming up. 00:00:20.880 --> 00:00:23.480 Welcome. 00:00:23.480 --> 00:00:32.520 Welcome, my name is Eli and I run the website EnglishProTips.com where we help students 00:00:32.520 --> 00:00:35.240 get ready for the IELTS test. 00:00:35.240 --> 00:00:40.520 Now in today's lesson we're going to be looking at nine tips to help you with the IELTS reading 00:00:40.520 --> 00:00:41.880 test. 00:00:41.880 --> 00:00:48.280 But before we do that it's important to know some information about the reading test. 00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:52.940 So first of all you have one hour to do the test. 00:00:52.940 --> 00:00:59.140 In the test you'll find that there are three sections, so three passages or three texts 00:00:59.140 --> 00:01:06.820 that you have to read, and in those three sections you'll find 40 questions in total. 00:01:06.820 --> 00:01:15.100 Now, each question is worth one mark, and you don't lose marks for incorrect answers, 00:01:15.100 --> 00:01:19.640 so it's always worth guessing if you don't know the answer. 00:01:19.640 --> 00:01:24.040 You can write the entire test in capital letters if you want. 00:01:24.040 --> 00:01:30.360 Remember, you don't have extra time to transfer your answers at the end. 00:01:30.360 --> 00:01:33.600 When the test finishes, the test finishes. 00:01:33.600 --> 00:01:39.120 Now, you also need to know that there's a different reading test for the academic and 00:01:39.120 --> 00:01:41.120 general IELTS. 00:01:41.120 --> 00:01:46.720 This mainly has to do with the kinds of texts that you'll find in the test. 00:01:46.720 --> 00:01:53.460 The general IELTS tends to have, say, things like articles on choosing the best builder 00:01:53.460 --> 00:01:57.500 or articles that you will find in everyday reading. 00:01:57.500 --> 00:02:06.060 However, in the academic IELTS, the passages tend to be longer and slightly more complex 00:02:06.060 --> 00:02:11.020 and they tend to be on academic topics, although you don't really need to have any academic 00:02:11.020 --> 00:02:15.840 understanding in order to read and understand these texts. 00:02:15.840 --> 00:02:20.520 also a difference in what score you need to get to get your desired band score. 00:02:20.520 --> 00:02:28.380 For example in the academic IELTS score you would only need to get band, sorry 00:02:28.380 --> 00:02:34.940 30 out of 40 in order to get band 7. In the general IELTS you'd need to get 34 00:02:34.940 --> 00:02:42.180 out of 40 in order to get band 7. So you can see that here and also here. Okay 00:02:42.180 --> 00:02:47.740 Let's get stuck in. Let's look at some of the tips to get band 9 in the IELTS 00:02:47.740 --> 00:02:54.100 reading test. The first tip is to structure your approach. I'll show you 00:02:54.100 --> 00:02:59.500 what I mean. So as I mentioned there's three sections to the IELTS reading test. 00:02:59.500 --> 00:03:06.100 In each section there's a certain order that I would do things in. First of all I 00:03:06.100 --> 00:03:10.700 would glance at the questions. So glance means just to look quickly at the 00:03:10.700 --> 00:03:16.420 questions. Don't get stuck into them. When you glance at the questions, just identify 00:03:16.420 --> 00:03:23.780 the question type. After that, read the text quickly. This is also referred to as 00:03:23.780 --> 00:03:29.900 skimming. While you're reading the text quickly, you're going to highlight or 00:03:29.900 --> 00:03:36.460 underline things like names, dates, names of theories or location. Things that help 00:03:36.460 --> 00:03:42.540 you to understand the layout of the text. This is also going to help you answer the 00:03:42.540 --> 00:03:48.260 questions later on. You also want to make a note, whether it's on the piece of paper, 00:03:48.260 --> 00:03:54.380 the question paper, or a mental note on the layout of the text, so what you find in each 00:03:54.380 --> 00:04:01.900 paragraph. The purpose of this skimming is to help you know what part of the text you're 00:04:01.900 --> 00:04:07.760 going to read in detail when you answer the questions. Now the final part is to 00:04:07.760 --> 00:04:12.940 actually tackle the questions themselves. So when you're reading through the 00:04:12.940 --> 00:04:18.300 questions, underline words in those questions that help you to understand 00:04:18.300 --> 00:04:22.780 what the question is asking you to do or what the difference between the 00:04:22.780 --> 00:04:28.860 different options is. We'll be able to practice that together. Okay so number 00:04:28.860 --> 00:04:34.620 Number one, structure your approach, and I recommend this three-part structure. 00:04:34.620 --> 00:04:39.580 Tip number two is, well, if you don't know the answer, skip it. 00:04:39.580 --> 00:04:42.220 I'll show you what I mean. 00:04:42.220 --> 00:04:48.700 Remember there are, or rather, for most question types, the answers will come in order. 00:04:48.700 --> 00:04:51.180 So for example, look at this question. 00:04:51.180 --> 00:04:56.180 We need to find a word from the text to complete this summary. 00:04:56.180 --> 00:05:02.060 So what you'll find is that the answer to question 21 will be more or less at the top 00:05:02.060 --> 00:05:03.660 of the text. 00:05:03.660 --> 00:05:08.220 Below that you'll find 22, 23 and 24. 00:05:08.220 --> 00:05:11.420 So the answers come in order. 00:05:11.420 --> 00:05:17.160 Now as a result, if you don't know what the answer to question 22 is, just skip it and 00:05:17.160 --> 00:05:19.420 move on to 23. 00:05:19.420 --> 00:05:25.860 By answering questions 21 and 23, you'll have a better idea of where in the text the answer 00:05:25.860 --> 00:05:32.580 a question 22 is. You can always go back and look for the answer afterwards. 00:05:32.580 --> 00:05:39.060 Now I did say that most question types have the answers in order, but that's not all is 00:05:39.060 --> 00:05:45.500 the case. So there are certain question types that have the answers in order, so things 00:05:45.500 --> 00:05:53.180 like multiple choice, true/false/not given, or also yes/no not given, sentence completion, 00:05:53.180 --> 00:05:59.340 Summary completion, match sentence endings, short answers and labeling questions. 00:05:59.340 --> 00:06:04.220 However, there are still some questions that don't have the information in order, 00:06:04.220 --> 00:06:10.300 for example, matching headings or matching information or matching features questions. 00:06:10.300 --> 00:06:14.780 As a result, it's important that you understand which questions you'll find 00:06:14.780 --> 00:06:19.420 in order in the text and which ones you will not. 00:06:19.620 --> 00:06:24.140 Now, question number three is to understand these question types. 00:06:24.140 --> 00:06:30.980 So all of the question types that I mentioned here, you should have practiced before. 00:06:30.980 --> 00:06:38.260 Now, the best way to practice this is actually just to do past paper questions and make a 00:06:38.260 --> 00:06:44.260 note of which question type you are answering when you're doing your practice reading tests. 00:06:44.260 --> 00:06:48.020 That way you're going to become more familiar with those question types. 00:06:48.020 --> 00:06:56.100 A good idea is also to identify which question types you struggle with and spend more time 00:06:56.100 --> 00:06:58.400 on those question types. 00:06:58.400 --> 00:07:03.660 As a little clue, it's usually true, false, nor given and matching headings that most 00:07:03.660 --> 00:07:08.960 students struggle with, but it might be different for you, so practice and find out which ones 00:07:08.960 --> 00:07:13.540 you find easier and which ones you find more difficult. 00:07:13.540 --> 00:07:16.780 Tip number four is to work on your speed reading. 00:07:16.780 --> 00:07:18.780 Okay, so how can we do that? 00:07:18.780 --> 00:07:23.580 Well, first of all, we can read the question first. 00:07:23.580 --> 00:07:29.180 Now, when we're reading in our first language, we always have a purpose for reading. 00:07:29.180 --> 00:07:37.180 For example, if we're reading a dictionary, we're going to have a different approach when 00:07:37.180 --> 00:07:39.720 compared to reading a novel. 00:07:39.720 --> 00:07:43.060 For example, when we're reading a dictionary, we're just going to scan all the words to 00:07:43.060 --> 00:07:45.980 try and find out what it is we're looking for. 00:07:45.980 --> 00:07:50.220 we're reading a novel, we're going to take our time so that we can imagine the 00:07:50.220 --> 00:07:54.340 scenery and what's happening to the characters. The IELTS test is no 00:07:54.340 --> 00:08:00.060 different. You should read the questions first to identify how you're going to 00:08:00.060 --> 00:08:04.540 tackle the text. Are you going to scan through the text quickly to look for 00:08:04.540 --> 00:08:10.220 names, or are you going to work out which part of the text has the answer and 00:08:10.220 --> 00:08:12.940 and read that part in detail. 00:08:12.940 --> 00:08:15.540 So by knowing this, we're going to be able 00:08:15.540 --> 00:08:17.940 to read more quickly. 00:08:17.940 --> 00:08:20.620 The second thing is, 00:08:20.620 --> 00:08:24.500 don't try to understand everything you read. 00:08:24.500 --> 00:08:26.820 Remember, the purpose of the IELTS reading test 00:08:26.820 --> 00:08:28.500 is to get a high score, 00:08:28.500 --> 00:08:31.420 not to understand everything in the text. 00:08:31.420 --> 00:08:33.500 So even if there's parts of the text 00:08:33.500 --> 00:08:35.180 that you don't understand, 00:08:35.180 --> 00:08:37.820 if there aren't questions related to that text, 00:08:37.820 --> 00:08:39.180 it doesn't matter. 00:08:39.180 --> 00:08:45.300 don't spend time rereading parts of the text just to fully understand it. 00:08:45.300 --> 00:08:48.860 Spend time answering the questions. 00:08:48.860 --> 00:08:54.500 Another thing that you shouldn't do is to subvocalize unless you're reading for detail. 00:08:54.500 --> 00:09:03.460 Now, subvocalizing is when you read and you're speaking the words out in your head. 00:09:03.460 --> 00:09:07.860 So for example, you might notice small movements with your tongue. 00:09:07.860 --> 00:09:14.520 Now, people have found that when we subvocalize while reading, we don't read as quickly. 00:09:14.520 --> 00:09:20.900 So only subvocalize if you're trying to concentrate on a particular part of the text that you 00:09:20.900 --> 00:09:22.740 think has the answer. 00:09:22.740 --> 00:09:26.220 Otherwise, don't subvocalize. 00:09:26.220 --> 00:09:28.660 Practice this before your test. 00:09:28.660 --> 00:09:32.140 Number four, don't reread sentences. 00:09:32.140 --> 00:09:39.040 Okay, so remember when I said to skim read the text before you answer the questions 00:09:39.040 --> 00:09:47.340 Don't find yourself rereading sentences that you don't understand. The purpose is just to get a general understanding of the text 00:09:47.340 --> 00:09:55.660 However, when we're reading for detail, which is when we've identified the question and we're looking for the answer for a specific question 00:09:55.660 --> 00:09:58.440 at that point, yes reread 00:09:59.180 --> 00:10:05.140 sentences to try and make sure that you fully understand the text and you're getting the 00:10:05.140 --> 00:10:07.460 right answer. 00:10:07.460 --> 00:10:10.380 The final tip is to do a lot of practice tests. 00:10:10.380 --> 00:10:11.840 You can't avoid this. 00:10:11.840 --> 00:10:15.540 If you want to get a high score and you want to be able to read quickly in the IELTS reading 00:10:15.540 --> 00:10:19.040 tests, you need to do lots of tests. 00:10:19.040 --> 00:10:23.540 You need to be familiar with the types of text and the type of questions that appear 00:10:23.540 --> 00:10:25.100 in this test. 00:10:25.100 --> 00:10:27.660 Okay, tip number five. 00:10:27.660 --> 00:10:30.300 Try different time allocations. 00:10:30.300 --> 00:10:31.980 I'll tell you what I mean. 00:10:31.980 --> 00:10:37.580 So as you'll know, there's three sections in the reading test and you have one hour. 00:10:37.580 --> 00:10:42.680 So it would seem logical that you spend 20 minutes on section one, 20 minutes on section 00:10:42.680 --> 00:10:47.420 two and 20 minutes on section three, right? 00:10:47.420 --> 00:10:49.060 Wrong. 00:10:49.060 --> 00:10:50.540 Section three is the most difficult. 00:10:50.540 --> 00:10:51.840 Section one is the easiest. 00:10:51.840 --> 00:10:57.760 So as a result, some students try to spend only 15 minutes on section one, 20 minutes 00:10:57.760 --> 00:11:04.080 on section two, and then they give themselves 25 minutes on section three. 00:11:04.080 --> 00:11:10.400 And in that way, they are giving themselves more time for the tricky passages and the 00:11:10.400 --> 00:11:12.520 tricky questions. 00:11:12.520 --> 00:11:16.600 In fact, some students even do section three first. 00:11:16.600 --> 00:11:20.720 They know it's the most difficult, so they go straight to section three, and afterwards 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:22.800 they do section two and one. 00:11:22.800 --> 00:11:25.280 You can choose the order that works for you. 00:11:25.280 --> 00:11:28.040 The important thing is that you decide on this 00:11:28.040 --> 00:11:30.200 before your IELTS test. 00:11:30.200 --> 00:11:32.280 Don't decide this on the day. 00:11:32.280 --> 00:11:35.160 Do lots of practice and find out what works for you. 00:11:35.160 --> 00:11:38.480 Now, throughout this lesson, 00:11:38.480 --> 00:11:41.120 I've emphasized the importance of skim reading, 00:11:41.120 --> 00:11:44.840 which is what we do before we start focusing in 00:11:44.840 --> 00:11:46.640 on the questions. 00:11:46.640 --> 00:11:50.120 I would recommend that you can skim read 00:11:50.120 --> 00:11:57.160 passage one, so section one in two minutes, passage two in three minutes, and passage 00:11:57.160 --> 00:12:00.120 three in three to four minutes. 00:12:00.120 --> 00:12:02.880 Practice this before your real test. 00:12:02.880 --> 00:12:09.240 Maybe even use a phone or a clock to time yourself to make sure that you are skim reading 00:12:09.240 --> 00:12:12.800 and not reading for detail. 00:12:12.800 --> 00:12:17.560 Tip number six, be careful of spelling mistakes. 00:12:17.560 --> 00:12:23.960 Now, some people who do the IELTS test on a computer do this. 00:12:23.960 --> 00:12:31.560 They copy and paste the answer from the text into the questions, and in that way they're 00:12:31.560 --> 00:12:33.560 not going to have a spelling mistake. 00:12:33.560 --> 00:12:39.720 However, if you're doing the paper-based IELTS reading test, make sure that you don't make 00:12:39.720 --> 00:12:42.520 any spelling mistakes in the test. 00:12:42.520 --> 00:12:46.600 You'll lose marks, and this is a silly way to lose marks in the test, although it happens 00:12:46.600 --> 00:12:54.480 all the time. Number seven, if you really don't know, guess. You can just guess the 00:12:54.480 --> 00:12:59.960 answer. You're not going to lose any points if you get them wrong. In fact, I 00:12:59.960 --> 00:13:05.240 would suggest that you consider leaving the multiple choice and true/false not 00:13:05.240 --> 00:13:11.040 given questions till last and I'll explain. So this is a multiple choice 00:13:11.040 --> 00:13:18.480 question. This is a question where you have to find a word in the text and this 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:25.580 is a true false not given question. So if you guess the answer for a multiple 00:13:25.580 --> 00:13:30.880 choice question, well you have four options, sometimes just three, and in that 00:13:30.880 --> 00:13:36.520 case you have a 25% chance of getting the answer right just 00:13:36.520 --> 00:13:42.840 by guessing. Similarly, in true/false/not given, there's three different options. It's either true, 00:13:42.840 --> 00:13:51.880 false or not given. So by guessing, you have a 33.333% chance of getting it right. However, 00:13:51.880 --> 00:13:58.760 if you guess in the sentence completion or summary completion task, you have less than 1% chance of 00:13:58.760 --> 00:14:05.000 getting it right because there's so many different words that it could possibly be in the text. So 00:14:05.720 --> 00:14:11.240 If you know that you struggle with completing an IELTS reading test on time, and many of 00:14:11.240 --> 00:14:18.640 you do, consider leaving the multiple choice and true/false not given or so yes/no not 00:14:18.640 --> 00:14:21.080 given till last. 00:14:21.080 --> 00:14:30.200 Okay, number eight, practice at home, probably the most important tip in today's lesson. 00:14:30.200 --> 00:14:36.860 In fact, this is Yash, who got a band 9 in the IELTS listening test. 00:14:36.860 --> 00:14:41.600 And when I spoke to him, I said, "How did you get such a high score in the IELTS listening 00:14:41.600 --> 00:14:42.600 test?" 00:14:42.600 --> 00:14:49.440 And he said this, "I did the Cambridge practice tests so many times that I knew all the answers 00:14:49.440 --> 00:14:50.440 by heart." 00:14:50.440 --> 00:14:58.200 Now, bearing in mind, there's 16 tests, well, 16 books of Cambridge practice tests, and 00:14:58.200 --> 00:15:05.400 Each book has four tests, and I know he also did some extra tests on YouTube as well. 00:15:05.400 --> 00:15:11.880 So that gives you an idea of how many tests Yash did in order to get Ban 9 in the IELTS 00:15:11.880 --> 00:15:13.600 listening test. 00:15:13.600 --> 00:15:16.520 So how can we practice at home? 00:15:16.520 --> 00:15:22.220 Okay, well, I recommend three different stages of your practice. 00:15:22.220 --> 00:15:27.860 Stage one is all about skill development, and this is what we're going to focus on when 00:15:27.860 --> 00:15:35.300 And we have, say, three months before, or more than three months before our IOPS reading test. 00:15:35.300 --> 00:15:41.860 In this stage, we're going to take one passage at a time, so one section at a time, and we're 00:15:41.860 --> 00:15:44.900 not going to give ourselves a time limit. 00:15:44.900 --> 00:15:50.660 The purpose of this is to become familiar with the kinds of texts and kinds of questions 00:15:50.660 --> 00:15:53.260 that appear in the test. 00:15:53.260 --> 00:15:57.620 So we're going to do passage one, and then we're going to look at the answers and focus 00:15:57.620 --> 00:16:05.220 on which questions we got wrong and why. We're trying to learn from this experience. We're 00:16:05.220 --> 00:16:12.420 also going to look holistically, so on a whole, about which question types we find most difficult. 00:16:12.420 --> 00:16:19.220 So do we struggle most with yes/no not given or matching headings or summary completion? 00:16:19.220 --> 00:16:26.740 The whole point is we become more analytical and more conscious about our learning process. 00:16:26.740 --> 00:16:30.500 we're also going to record any new words that we learn. 00:16:30.500 --> 00:16:32.780 So for example, in our vocabulary book, 00:16:32.780 --> 00:16:35.500 we're going to write down any new words that we learn. 00:16:35.500 --> 00:16:39.540 Okay, in stage two of our learning, 00:16:39.540 --> 00:16:42.680 and this is going to be when we have, for example, 00:16:42.680 --> 00:16:47.140 two months or maybe between one and two months left. 00:16:47.140 --> 00:16:50.760 In this stage, we're going to do one whole test at a time, 00:16:50.760 --> 00:16:52.340 and we're going to time ourselves. 00:16:52.340 --> 00:16:54.420 So we're gonna give ourselves one hour, 00:16:54.420 --> 00:16:59.540 And we're going to do the full IELTS reading test in its entirety. 00:16:59.540 --> 00:17:01.460 We're going to track our progression. 00:17:01.460 --> 00:17:02.900 So what did we do? 00:17:02.900 --> 00:17:08.180 What did we get when we did Cambridge IELTS book 16 test one? 00:17:08.180 --> 00:17:12.460 What did we do when we did Cambridge IELTS book 16 test two? 00:17:12.460 --> 00:17:16.940 And we're going to map our progress and hopefully it will be progress. 00:17:16.940 --> 00:17:20.860 Hopefully we'll start to see higher scores coming out. 00:17:20.860 --> 00:17:22.580 Again, we're going to be analytical. 00:17:22.580 --> 00:17:25.700 Which questions did we get wrong and why? 00:17:25.700 --> 00:17:30.060 And we're going to continue to record new words. 00:17:30.060 --> 00:17:35.060 Okay, stage three is right before we have our IELTS test. 00:17:35.060 --> 00:17:39.820 So for example, one week to one month before our test. 00:17:39.820 --> 00:17:42.740 We're going to focus on doing all of the tests 00:17:42.740 --> 00:17:44.060 in the same day. 00:17:44.060 --> 00:17:46.060 So we're going to be doing the listening test, 00:17:46.060 --> 00:17:49.820 the reading test and the writing test at the same time. 00:17:49.820 --> 00:17:52.700 The purpose of this is to build our stamina. 00:17:52.700 --> 00:17:55.140 And of course, we're also going to be checking 00:17:55.140 --> 00:17:57.180 that we get the answers right or wrong 00:17:57.180 --> 00:18:00.500 and why we're getting some of them wrong. 00:18:00.500 --> 00:18:03.540 Okay, for this, I suggest that you use 00:18:03.540 --> 00:18:07.560 the official Cambridge IELTS books. 00:18:07.560 --> 00:18:10.220 So remember, if you're doing the academic 00:18:10.220 --> 00:18:12.600 or general IELTS test, there's going to be 00:18:12.600 --> 00:18:14.420 a different book that you need to buy. 00:18:14.420 --> 00:18:16.420 So work out which one you're doing 00:18:16.420 --> 00:18:19.540 and get all of those official Cambridge books. 00:18:19.540 --> 00:18:22.540 They are invaluable practice. 00:18:22.540 --> 00:18:27.540 Finally, tip number nine is to read extensively. 00:18:27.540 --> 00:18:32.700 Now most of you or some of you will know that there's a difference between extensive reading 00:18:32.700 --> 00:18:34.980 and intensive reading. 00:18:34.980 --> 00:18:42.180 Okay, so extensive reading is when we read a large amount of material for a general understanding. 00:18:42.180 --> 00:18:47.580 So we're not consulting the dictionary, we're reading lots of different texts with the purpose 00:18:47.580 --> 00:18:53.900 of getting a general understanding of those texts. Intensive reading, on the other hand, 00:18:53.900 --> 00:19:03.580 is when we have shorter texts, but we want to fully understand everything in those passages. 00:19:03.580 --> 00:19:09.980 So for example, we can answer lots of different types of questions about the passages. So, 00:19:09.980 --> 00:19:15.740 the IELTS test is more similar to intensive reading. We're tested on our understanding, 00:19:15.740 --> 00:19:20.320 But when we read for pleasure, for example, when we read all of the Harry Potter books 00:19:20.320 --> 00:19:25.300 because we want to find out what happens to Dumbledore, we're extensively reading. 00:19:25.300 --> 00:19:32.860 Now, I recommend extensively reading books or novels or articles that you're interested 00:19:32.860 --> 00:19:33.860 in. 00:19:33.860 --> 00:19:39.580 Things like all of the Harry Potter books or perhaps reading The Economist to find out 00:19:39.580 --> 00:19:43.420 what's going on in your country or in the world. 00:19:43.420 --> 00:19:48.520 Okay, now another student that got a Band 9 is this guy. 00:19:48.520 --> 00:19:54.300 This is Ahmed, he's from Syria, and he also got Band 9 in the IELTS reading test. 00:19:54.300 --> 00:19:59.060 He said this, "I read articles every day. 00:19:59.060 --> 00:20:05.500 I read the articles I wanted to read" extensive reading, "and I read for enjoyment first." 00:20:05.500 --> 00:20:07.300 Good extensive reading. 00:20:07.300 --> 00:20:11.780 "After that, I would read again to learn the new vocabulary." 00:20:11.780 --> 00:20:18.980 So he reads extensively and then he afterwards reads intensively for the purpose of learning 00:20:18.980 --> 00:20:20.780 a language. 00:20:20.780 --> 00:20:22.140 Okay. 00:20:22.140 --> 00:20:28.420 So the important thing is that we create a habit of reading in English. 00:20:28.420 --> 00:20:33.020 So for example, I like to read Last Thing at Night before I go to bed. 00:20:33.020 --> 00:20:36.500 I also like reading very early in the morning. 00:20:36.500 --> 00:20:42.220 the times that you like to read and get into a habit of reading English regularly. 00:20:42.220 --> 00:20:49.060 Important is to find books and articles that you want to read. So articles or 00:20:49.060 --> 00:20:52.940 books that you're interested in, you're not just reading just to learn the 00:20:52.940 --> 00:20:59.300 language. This is very important. As a result you'll probably read novels. For 00:20:59.300 --> 00:21:04.140 example, I was recently speaking to a student that liked to watch the film 00:21:04.140 --> 00:21:09.300 first and then afterwards to read the book because they found that if they 00:21:09.300 --> 00:21:14.180 already knew roughly what happened and the rough storyline they could 00:21:14.180 --> 00:21:19.100 understand the book better and they actually enjoyed it more. Similarly, read 00:21:19.100 --> 00:21:22.980 news articles that you're interested in. For example, I was speaking to a 00:21:22.980 --> 00:21:27.580 nutritionist that likes to read nutrition articles in science journals 00:21:27.580 --> 00:21:36.340 in English. Great! Okay, the final thing is read graded readers. Now graded readers 00:21:36.340 --> 00:21:42.060 are readers that have been... novels that have been changed slightly so 00:21:42.060 --> 00:21:47.620 that people without a fully proficient level of English can understand them. Now 00:21:47.620 --> 00:21:53.260 this is a great website that you can find graded readers in. What you can do 00:21:53.260 --> 00:21:59.980 is divide by... sorry, filter the books by level. So for example if you've got a 00:21:59.980 --> 00:22:03.840 beginner level, an intermediate level, an advanced level or a proficiency level. 00:22:03.840 --> 00:22:11.440 And you can also browse through the books to find the books that interest you most. 00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:17.440 So for example you can find things like Animal Farm by George Orwell or maybe 00:22:17.440 --> 00:22:23.600 Elon Musk's biography. The idea is you find the books that interest you most 00:22:23.600 --> 00:22:30.040 and you make a habit of reading these books regularly. Alright, I hope you've 00:22:30.040 --> 00:22:35.080 enjoyed this lesson and I'm looking forward to hearing all about your 00:22:35.080 --> 00:22:41.120 approach to reading. Remember we always have discussions in the Facebook group 00:22:41.120 --> 00:22:47.280 as well and this week we've really been talking a lot about what kind of methods 00:22:47.280 --> 00:22:53.680 we have for reading, what we find difficult about reading and what we also like to read in English. 00:22:53.680 --> 00:22:57.120 Come and join the Facebook group if you haven't already. 00:22:57.120 --> 00:23:02.160 Best of luck with your studies and I'll see you in the next lesson. Bye then! 00:23:02.160 --> 00:23:12.160 [MUSIC]