Students usually come to me and ask how they could improve their English, especially their vocabulary. Reading guys, this is the key. The more you read, the better your vocabulary and consequently your ability to think in English.
The idea is to read as often as you can. Reading might not be the most interesting activity for some people, but it’s surely a wonderful tool when talking about learning a second/foreign language. This could be the news, short stories or novels, texts from your textbook, internet content, and so forth.
The important is to choose something you like more, and also that is not too difficult in order not to make this a terrible habit.
Another extremely important tip is not to look up for every single word which is new to you. Many may be new, but if you concentrate on what you already know, you’ll surely understand a lot. Focus on what you know and then your brain will be able to find out what the other words mean. It’ll work very well, especially if you chose an interesting reading for you.
Read between the lines.
Estava comentando um dia desses com um aluno a respeito da importância da leitura para aquisição de vocabulário. Ele experimentou ler The Hound of the Baskervilles-Arthur C. Doyle e gosotu da experiencia e deu até uma "olhada" na Monica's Gang.
ResponderExcluirLeitura sempre fazendo milagres!!
Obrigada, sempre, pelas dicas Pedro. Abraços Carla