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Why should you

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beginner level? Why do I need to

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in English? My students often ask me this. They think I'm going to class. Do my homework. I watch movies in English. Why should I read books? Actually, reading is the best way to

improve

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English. I will tell you why the first reading is very important now in 2006 only one in 100 people went to university now 7 out of 100 people go to university all jobs require more reading and writing than 100 years ago this is true for everyone , but no No matter if you are an office worker or a mechanic, the second reading will

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oral and written vocabulary and grammar is better than any other way, it will not improve your listening comprehension, but it will improve your vocabulary and when you have a better vocabulary you will be able to listen . more easily and improve your listening comprehension that way at school you probably read a lot of English you probably read boring textbooks and stories with exercises at the end but I don't mean that, I mean reading for pleasure, that is, reading a book. you enjoy it because you enjoy it you are not reading because your teacher said: read this book you are not reading because you think I should read this book you are reading because you want to In 1965 they did an experiment in schools in the United States these schools were for kids who had committed crimes, for example, some of them stole things, they gave some of the boys free books, they were fun books like James Bond, they said you can do whatever you want, you don't have to read the books, but the boys did read the books they read a lot books some children read a book every two days after 2 years they gave the students a test the students who received the books improved in reading and writing and liked school more the students who did not receive the books did like it they did not improve in reading and writing, in fact some of them got worse, this is not only true for native speakers, they also did an experiment with students

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ing English in the Fiji Islands, they used three ways of teaching, the first was normal English teaching.

English. grammar class exercises and so on the second way was to read silently the students read books in class the third way was to read together the teacher read books to the students after a year the two ways with reading were the best, they were much better than the students who took regular English classes they did the experiment again in Singapore there the students who read silently did very well they got the best results on the grammar tests other students took grammar classes but did worse on the tests of grammar in normal classes we try to remember the grammar and vocabulary when we read we

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it naturally maybe you are thinking when I read in English it is very difficult I have to use the dictionary all the time it is boring I can't do it I understand so I wrote this book I think You like to read this book because the stories are easy and fun the first stories are short and easy and the later stories are longer and more difficult when you finish the book you will think wow, I did it.

I do a podcast called spoken stories in English nine of the The stories in this book were written for spoken stories in English. One of the stories I wrote for this book, but when I made this book, I improved the stories. Now you can read the stories at beginner, pre-intermediate, intermediate or advanced levels. All stories are fairy tales some are very popular fairy tales but others are not so popular one of them I wrote it myself you may be thinking that fairy tales fairy tales are for children I need useful vocabulary I need to learn about business and science that can't be fun In fact, the vocabulary in these stories will be useful.

Mcon did an experiment in which he analyzed the vocabulary of 22 novels. 85% of the words were in academic word lists. These are lists of words you need to know to study at University. And Rogers did too. An experiment said that if students read a million words of science fiction, they would learn important science words to study in college, the answer was yes, so yes, fairy tales are useful for you too, but I understand if you still don't Do you believe me when I learned all this. I also found it hard to believe, but I like to try new things and I love learning languages, so in 2017 I decided to do an experiment.

I had wanted to learn Spanish for a long time, but I didn't learn much. normal classes I said that later I would read a million words in Spanish I will see what my level is a million words are approximately 20 novels so it was a lot of work I started with a very easy reading like this book then I started reading translations of books I knew that in English, for example, I have read Harry Potter and Game of Thrones in English, so I read them in Spanish. Finally, I read new books in Spanish. I read Latin American authors, that is, writers like Isabel Alende, Luis Jorge Bores and Manuel Puik.

I love them. I also listen to podcasts, but I always read the transcripts and added the words to my goal after I finished reading a million words. I wrote and spoke with native speakers. It was at an intermediate level. I could understand almost everything I read. I could understand people when they spoke clearly and I could have conversations and I had spent most of my time reading without

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in one year I learned more than most students learn in 5 years I didn't try to remember grammar and vocabulary The I learned naturally maybe you're thinking I don't believe this or maybe you're thinking wow I'm going to read for hours every day but I have to say something very important you should read books that are easy you should read books that are fun if a book is too difficult or too much boring leave it and find another Steven Crashion, a language teaching expert, says to only read in English things that are fun and interesting, read things that are really easy and that you wouldn't read in your native language because they are too easy for you to read comic magazines, detective stories, romantic stories, etc.

Don't feel bad about reading translations. If you read very easy books, when you see a word you don't know, you will understand the meaning easily. I don't have to use a dictionary, so what's easy, experiments show that you should understand at least 98% of the words in a text. 98% is very high. I know, but let me show you an example. Here is a text where 10% of the words. they are not real words so you should understand 90% of the words Jerry FLIR Ed got out of bed and opened the curtains he said to himself as he made breakfast he made coffee and buttered the bean bag someone called to his phone and picked it up. i was very surprised by who was tongling so his vinky fell to the ground its that easy to understand could you read a whole book of that here is the same text but only 2% of the words are not real so you should understand 98 % of words? words Jerry jumped out of bed and opened the curtains he sang to himself while he was making breakfast he made coffee and buttered his toast someone called his phone and he picked it up he was very surprised who was calling so his vinky fell to the floor floor, how was that?

You probably didn't understand everything, but it was more fun to read than the first text, which is why reading for pleasure is so great, maybe you don't understand everything, but you understand enough to follow the story and not. I don't have to pick up a dictionary, so if you find this book too difficult, read something easier, if you find it boring, read something more fun. I know not. Everyone likes my writing and that's okay, find a book that is good for you when you have fun, we learn a lot more because I want this book to be fun, it has no exercises.

I thought about adding them after each story, but I don't think that's a good way to pass the time. Instead, you should read more, read for pleasure. If you finish this book, you can try the previous level because you already read the stories, you will know them well and it will be easier to understand, but maybe when you finish this book you will love the stories. I hope so, if you want to read more. You can listen to my podcast stories spoken in English. I write a new story every week with audio and text and there are over a hundred episodes for you to listen to.

Happy reading and happy learning. Why you should read intermediate level. Why do I need to read? in English I get this question a lot from students, they argue that as long as they go to class, do their homework and watch movies in English, there is no need to sit with something as boring and old-fashioned as a book, so to speak. They are simply wrong, in fact, reading is the best thing you can do to learn English and I am here to tell you why, first of all, reading skills are more important than ever, whether in English or in your native language, in 2006 only one in every 100 people went to university now there are 7 out of every 100 all jobs, from office workers to mechanics, require much more reading and writing than a century ago competition is greater and

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s win in second place reading is the best way to improve overall English proficiency Yes, you Reading Heard Me Right will improve your oral and written vocabulary and grammar much more efficiently than any other method.

It won't improve your listening skills, but it will give you the vocabulary necessary to train your ear quickly, but we're not talking about just any reading. At school you probably read a lot of boring English textbooks and stories with exercises at the end. No, we're not talking about that, we're talking about reading for pleasure. That means reading a book because you enjoy it, not because your teacher told you to. . not because it's what you're supposed to read to improve your

english

no questions no book reports just pure pleasure yeah right you're probably thinking it's too good to be true let me show you in 19 1965 an experiment was carried out on criminals youth reform centers in the United States, a group of students received free books, they made sure they were interesting books that would appeal to young children like James Bond, but unlike most reading programs, they were not required to read the books that were given to them, they could simply Throw the books away, return them or Draw on the pages and no one would punish them for it, but the children read them, they read a lot, some read a book every two days at the end of two years, they evaluated the students.

Not only did their reading and writing improve tremendously, their attitude toward school also improved, but the students who were not in this program stayed the same, in fact, some of them got worse over the two years. English as a Second Language ESL students in Fiji looked at three traditional methods of teaching English: sustained silent reading, which means reading silently for a long time, and a more conventional reading program in which teachers read aloud. to students at the end of the first course. Year-old students taught with the two reading methods had a 15-month advantage in their English ability compared to 6.5 months for the traditional method when the study was replicated in Singapore.

The students who only did sustained silent reading did better on grammar tests than the students who had only taken grammar classes when we do grammar exercises we try to memorize the rules of the language when we read we absorb them but I know what you are thinking that is very good but when I take a book in English it is too difficult For me, I get bored of searching for words and I give up after a few minutes, that's why I wrote this book. It's designed to make you fall in love with reading by giving you fun, familiar stories that are easy to understand.

The stories gradually increase in difficulty. and extension so that you can feel a sense of progression and success at the end. Most of them were originally posted on my podcast. Stories spoken in English, but they have been rewritten and improved for this book, as well as having a version for each language level. They are a mix of classic and less popular fairy tales, plus one I wrote again myself. I know what you're thinking about fairy tales, but they're for kids. I need useful vocabulary about business, science and technology. There's no way to make it fun. The problem with language is that there isn't that big of a difference between important language and fun language.

We use a wide range of words when we talk about technical topics, as well as when we converse with our friends. A study by Mcquillin examined the vocabulary in 22 novels and found that they included 85% of the words on academic word lists, and Rogers found that if a student read a million words of science fiction, they would acquire many of the technical words needed to get a science degree, so yes, reading fairy tales will help you improve your English in everything. areas even for academic purposes as an English teacher I have seen many times that the students who obtain the best results are those who read the most for university, for business or simply to travel theReading is the factor that predicts success, but I understand if I'm still not sure when I learned all this.

I was too, but I like to experiment and I'm passionate about learning languages, so in 2017 I wanted to learn Spanish for a long time, but apart from struggling with dualingo and not learning anything. He hadn't made a serious attempt. I set a goal: I would read a million words in Spanish and then see what my level was. A million words is about 20 standard-length novels, so it was a huge task. I started with very easy resources. like podcast transcriptions for students, but I avoided anything that seemed like too much work once I learned the basics. I started reading translations of books I knew in English, like Harry Potter and a Song of Ice and Fire, you may know it as Game of Thrones I was finally ready to move on to completely new books and fell in love with Latin American authors like Isabel Alende Luis Jorge boring and Manuel pu with reading I also listened to podcasts but I always read the transcripts and counted the words as part of my reading.

After achieving my goal, I tested myself by writing and

speaking

with native speakers and found that I was at a decent intermediate level. I could understand almost everything I read, understand clearly, speak and have conversations at a comfortable level even though I had barely spoken the language since I started learning. He had been learning for about a year and had made more progress than most students in 5 years. I didn't memorize the vocabulary and grammar. rules, I absorbed them at this point, either you are thinking that this is all complete nonsense or you are super excited ready to start reading for hours a day, but the next thing I am going to say is extremely important, you

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read books that are easy you

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read books that are fun if a book is too difficult or too boring put it down and look for another one Steven Crashion, an expert in the field of second language acquisition, says to only read second language material that is genuinely fun and interesting material . that's so easy that you'll probably feel guilty reading it in your main language this is your excuse to read comics magazines detective stories romances etc. there's no shame in reading translations idil you want to be reading a book so easy that when you see a word you don't know , you can understand the significance of context research which has shown that for this to happen, the text must contain at least 98% known words. 98% that is very high.

I know, dear

reader

, but let me show you an example. a text where I replaced 10% of the words with nonsense words, it's 90% understandable Jerry got out of bed and opened the curtains, it was a beautiful day, he said to himself as he went about his daily routine pouring coffee and spreading butter . He puffed but then his phone rang and the person speaking was so unexpected that he dropped his vinky on the floor. It's that easy to understand. Could you read a whole book? Here you have the same text but 98% understandable. Jerry jumped out of bed and opened the door. curtains it was a beautiful day, he sang to himself as he went about his daily routine of pouring coffee and buttering toast, but then his phone rang and the caller was so unexpected that he dropped his vinky on the floor, how was that even if you could?

I didn't understand everything, I bet it was a lot more fun to read than the first text and that's the magic of reading for pleasure, even if you didn't understand everything, you got enough to follow the story and continue without having to pick up a dictionary, so If you find this book too difficult, leave it and read the next level. If you find it boring, read something else. Yes, I give you permission to stop reading my book. I know, no. Everyone likes my writing style and that's it. It's okay, find what works for you as you read, focus on the meaning of the stories and don't worry if you don't understand every word, just relax and try to get lost in the pages, believe it or not, when we have fun.

Learn Much Better The levels in these volumes are based on the Common European Framework of Reference, a system for defining language levels. You will know them as A1 1 A2 B1 B2 C1 and C2, although these books only cover A2 C1 if you are at level A1. You will probably need more guided teaching before you start reading and if you are at level C2 then you can start reading books for native speakers. A great strategy if you don't feel so confident in your reading ability is to start with the beginner level of the book and reread it level by level until you reach Advanced, this will allow you to really absorb the new language and gradually increase the difficulty.

There is not a big difference between intermediate level stories and advanced level stories, but even reread the same ones. A story twice can be very effective. We need to repeatedly encounter new words and phrases before our brain can really understand them. Finally, this book has no exercises. I considered adding them after each story, but it would contradict everything I just told you. The most effective. The way to pass the time is to read for pleasure and the exercises distract you from that, but if you finish this book and want more stories, go and listen to my English spoken stories podcast.

I publish a new story every week with audio and text, and there are more than 100 episodes for you to listen to through happy reading and happy learning.