Hey, everyone. I'm Alex.
Thanks for clicking, and welcome to this lesson on "How to Improve Your English By Reading".
So, it might be very obvious how reading can help you improve, you know, your speaking
in English, particularly your vocabulary, but there are a number of reasons and a number
of things that reading regularly and reading in specific ways can actually help you to
improve your English, and also not only like your reading English, but your ability to
speak properly or to speak confidently.
And again, this applies not only to English as a second language learners, but also to
English speakers, period.
So pick up a book, and here's how picking up a book can help you to improve your English.
So, number one: You can improve your English by picking up any book, reading out loud,
and exaggerating what you're reading.
You might think: "This sounds ridiculous", but if you are a second language learner,
this is a fantastic way to improve your enunciation, your pronunciation, and presentation skills.
Even if you're not a second language learner...
English as a second language learner.
So, for example, it doesn't matter what type of genre you like, what type of books you like.
Me, personally, I love science-fiction, I love fantasy.
And I can turn to, you know, pages in any of these books and read out loud, exaggerate
what I'm saying, and just the act of doing this, of speaking out loud what I'm reading
makes me feel, again, more confident speaking in front of an audience, for example.
So I'll just open to a random page here and...
Okay, so in this book, just so you know, there's a horse, his name is Artaq.
And it says: "Artaq did not hesitate.
He veered toward the Silver River.
The wolves came after, soundless, fluid, black terror.
Will was sure that this time they would not escape.
Allanon was no longer there to help them.
They were all alone."
Now, what you notice is I'm...
I'm trying to exaggerate: "They were all alone."
Even like my l's.
And focus on every letter when you're reading, because this type of reading, reading out
loud, exaggerating, if you are a professional, this is a great way to build that clarity
in your speech when you're speaking in front of people, and pacing yourself, how fast you
speak as well is important, obviously, when you're giving a presentation.
This second part...
Again, this one can apply to both native speakers of English, but it's more specifically geared
towards English as a second language speakers, and that is: Paying attention to word endings.
And especially "ed" and "s" endings.
So, specifically past tense words, like "wanted", okay?
Or plural words, like "hawks" instead of one hawk, because a lot of, again, English as
a second language learners sometimes forget the "ed" ending when they're reading.
I've taught classes where, you know, students have to read out loud, and they're so focused
on reading and getting the words correct, but the pronunciation, they just drop the
ends of words sometimes, especially "ed", especially "s".
So let me see if I can quickly find an example.
Okay, here's one: "When he stayed on his feet..."
When he...
Oh, why am I pointing?
You can't see that.
You can't see that.
So: "When he stayed on his feet" this is one part of the sentence.
Again, you have the verb "stayed", so some new learners of English will sometimes read
that as: "When he stay", "When he stay", and they just drop the end.
So please, please, please focus on those "ed" and "s" endings, and this will really help
your fluency, the ability of others to understand you, as well as your enunciation.
"Stayed", okay?
Number three: Pay attention to punctuation.
Now, punctuation refers to the use of commas, periods, question marks, exclamation marks
when you're reading.
By paying attention to these things, you can actually focus on improving your intonation
and your fluency; two specific things.
So, the intonation refers to the up and down movement of your voice when you are saying
something or reading something.
So, for example, you know, raise...
In the second part I said: "Raise intonation for yes or no questions."
So if you notice when you're reading that, you know, this person is asking a yes or no
question, then your voice should be moving up at the end.
And, you know in speaking, this also improves that.
So, for example, in this book there is...
Okay, here's a yes or no question, the question is: "Did you find her?"
So, I see a question mark, I see a yes or no question, and let's say I want to read
this out loud and exaggerate.
I can also say: "Did you find her?
Did you find her?
Did you find her?"
And it sounds ridiculous, I understand, when you're reading out loud, exaggerating, but
after some time, you know, that exaggeration, that focusing on your enunciation, which is
kind of like making your sounds as clear and distinct as possible, focusing on every "l",
every "e", every "s" in a word, that will actually improve your pronunciation and the
ability of other people to understand you long term.
Another thing punctuation does: Pause briefly after periods, and pause after commas.
So, again, if you're giving a list of things, if you're reading and it says: "They went...
He went to the store and he bought apples, pears, and oranges", you could say:
"He went to the store and he bought apples, pears, and oranges", or:
"He went to the store and he bought apples, pears, and oranges."
It might not sound like there was a pause, but I did pause very briefly between each
word in that list.
So, paying attention to those things also teaches you, again, how to clearly enunciate
and also your fluency.
Now, again, your fluency is how smooth your language sounds when you're speaking.
So if you're just saying: "Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah", it's fast and you think:
"I can speak quickly in English."
But it doesn't sound natural.
Nobody speaks like...
I mean, people do speak like that, it's more difficult to understand them, but it's better,
obviously, if you pay attention to short pause.
Hmm, comma.
Okay?
And finally: Highlight words you don't know.
So when you're reading, obviously, this is one of the major benefits of reading, is vocabulary,
vocabulary.
It's so important, I put it twice.
That's what happened here, okay?
So, maybe I will open this book and I'm going to read...
Hmm.
Hmm.
Okay, there's a person saying something here, and he says:
"There are books, ancient books of healing from the old world."
And maybe I'm a new English speaker, and I say:
"Healing, healing. I've never heard the word 'healing' before.
H-e-a-l-i-n-g."
Maybe I want to stop, highlight that, go back, check it out on the dictionary or something,
online, on my phone, somewhere, and you just learned a new word.
Okay?
So obviously, if you're reading a book and you're stopping 20 times in one page, your
book is probably too difficult for you.
But if you're stopping four, five, maybe six times a page because of new vocabulary, as
a new English learner, that's not bad.
Okay?
All right, so like I mentioned, reading, reading, reading can really help you improve your English
in a number of ways.
It can improve definitely your presentation skills by reading out loud and exaggerating,
your enunciation which is your ability to pronounce each sound correctly and distinctly
in a word, your pronunciation which is, you know, you're saying "book" instead of "booque".
Okay?
By paying attention to word endings, specifically "ed" and "s" will improve others' ability
to understand you, especially if you are an English as a second language learner.
Punctuation will also improve your fluency, your intonation if you're paying attention
to question marks or anything else; periods, commas, exclamations.
And highlighting words you don't know, all of these books, these books specifically,
other books, too, that you enjoy, will help you to improve your vocabulary.
So, unlike other lessons, there is no quiz for this one.
All I want you guys to do is pick up a book, pick up something you're interested in,
try out these methods, and let me know if it works for you because it's been working for me,
so let me know if it also works for you.
Also, don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel,
and I'll see you guys another time.
Bye.
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IT'S NOT WHAT THE CITY WANTED,
BUT TODAY THE
LEGISLATURE AGREED ON A NEW PLAN
TO INJECT
PLAN WILL INCREASE TAXES ON
HOTEL ROOMS
NEXT 10 YEARS...
50 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR WILL
ALSO BE SET
ASIDE FOR EDUCATION.
ALEXANDER ZANNES FOLLOWS UP.
ALEXANDER?
PORTION OF THE
CITY'S CURRENT SHARE OF THE
HOTEL ROOM TAX--
THAT MONEY WILL HAVE TO BE MADE
UP IN OTHER
With Honolulu's rail project in
desperate need of funding,
the legislature agreed today
that for the next ten years
Honolulu's tourism industry will
be pitching in. The newest
by 2.75 percent for the next ten
years. Saying this move
year will be set aside for
education.
millon that goes to the city,
that money, the mayor says,
will have to be made up
elsewhere.
short fall. end of the day, they
have several revenue raising
measures that they could look at
.. or they have to make
city council will have to look
into,
and as you know it's over 50
years old.. much like stadium
or airport. it's declining iin
terms of value. how much
from the TAT, the mayor still
says much more is needed to
get the Rail to Ala Moana, the
question is where will that
money come from.
the pain? well those second home
owners .. investment
properties.. maybe they'd pay
more but we're raising it .. do
resort. commercial or industrial
ALEXANDER:
TODAY IF THE T.A.T. AND G.E.T
EXTENTIONS COME
TO AN END IN 2027, THE RAIL
COULD BE FACING
SHORTFALLS OF CLOSE TO A BILLION
DOLLARS BY THE
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His height is 178 centimeters, and the weight of 102 kg.
As a child, he was an active child and takes several
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His first tournament was held in 1990, where he won the first
a place.
In 1992, he won the championship California.
In total, he played 27 events, of which
8 won.
In parallel with their performances La Cour at the age of 27 years
He became the youngest manager store in which all
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In addition, he represented the interests of a few large
companies specializing on sports nutrition and
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After a while, Skip creates a site where talks
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Texans select home-state hero D'Onta Foreman
The Texans have tabbed a Lone Star State hero as their next backfield horse. Houston selected Texas running back D'Onta Foreman with the No. 89 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.
The Texans will end up with the reigning Davey OBrien Award Winner (Clemson QB Deshaun Watson) as well as the Doak Walker Award Winner (Foreman).
Foreman rushed for 2,028 yards and 15 touchdowns in a dominant 2016 season that NFL Network analyst Charles Davis compared to Derrick Henrys 2015 campaign at Alabama.
The Longhorns star recently revealed to NFL Networks Andrea Kremer that the death of his infant son inspired that remarkable season.
At 6-foot-0 and just over 230 pounds, Foreman boasts a power backs body but faces questions about his ability to run through contact at the NFL level.
If he keeps his weight down, though, he offers legitimate 4.50 40-yard dash speed as a talented downhill runner.
I think this is a really good pick, NFL Network draft analyst Lance Zierlein said, for a team who wants to win with the running game while they figure out the quarterback situation.
Foreman will be a welcome addition to a Houston backfield which featured an overworked Lamar Miller last season.
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Pseudal Straight Skip La Cour - Duration: 2:34.Hello.
Are you SPORT SCIENCE Skip La Cour was born on June 26
1962 in California, USA.
His height is 178 centimeters, and the weight of 102 kg.
As a child, he was an active child and takes several
sports, but, over time, I focused all their attention
on bodybuilding.
His first tournament was held in 1990, where he won the first
a place.
In 1992, he won the championship California.
In total, he played 27 events, of which
8 won.
In parallel with their performances La Cour at the age of 27 years
He became the youngest manager store in which all
this time continued to work.
In addition, he represented the interests of a few large
companies specializing on sports nutrition and
wishing to conclude with These sponsorship deals.
Throughout his career La Cour positioned himself
as a natural athlete, not using banned
drugs.
That is why, in his own He said he did not become a professional
bodybuilder, because they do not I could compete with steroiodnymi
monsters.
After a while, Skip creates a site where talks
all interested persons about natural bodybuilding.
Over time, he acquires customer base, which
It starts to train.
Later, he creates his own clothing line and sports
power, and opens his gym.
He also is the author of 5 books on natural bodybuilding.
He was not very developed their social networks.
At this point, his profile instagramme signed
just over 14 thousand people.
A reference to his instagram you can find in the description
to the video.
Write in the comments, Who of you believes in what
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