Reading is one of the best ways to increase
vocabulary and to consolidate
your understanding of grammar.
Not only will you come across many new words and phrases in context, you’ll
also see grammatical structures laid out on the page that you may have heard in
conversation but not quite yet worked out. With repeated exposure to the same
vocabulary and language patterns, you’ll find they begin to make their way into
your spoken English as well. In this way, reading helps speed up the normal
language learning process that sees passive comprehension become active
knowledge. In short, provided you’re also practicing conversation, the more
you read, the more quickly your spoken English will improve.
So this summer, choose a good story and enjoy reading in English!
By ELT learning journeys
