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Fri 18 Feb, 2005 10:42 pm
Hi, I having been in Canada for almost 6 years now and I am still having trouble with reading English. I am currently in grade 9 and I am taking 2 ESL courses. My teacher suggested me to take normal academic English for my second year (grade 10) in high school. But I am a little concerned about the reading. I have seen the grade 9 reading books for academic English. They are quite hard. I still have 6 months until I am going in to grade 10, so I would really like to use this time wisely to improve my reading skill.
I have no trouble reading books such as:
Please Don't Die by McDaniel
Angel of Mercy by McDaniel
Angel of Hope by McDaniel
The Angel Trilogy by MaDaniel
If I Should Die Before I Wake by McDaniel
Six Months to Live by McDaniel
Morning Song by McDaniel
The Giver by Lois Lowry
A Boat to Nowhere by Maureen Crane Wartski
Counterfeit Son by Elain Marie Alphin
From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
The Hunger by Marsha Torchuk Skrypuch
Thanis by Hazel Riley
Cloning Miranda by Carol Matas
Mistaken Identity by Norah mcclintock
The Body in the Basement by Norah McClintock
I have trouble reading books such as:
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident by eoin Colfer
Lord of The Ring by J. R. R. tolkien
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Messenger by Lois Lowry
I would really like your advice on how to improve my reading skills within 6 months. I would really like to find a efficient way. Thank You.
My advice, though simple, is to KEEP READING! Read things you LIKE to read, not things you HAVE to read. I adore reading, and indulge in it as much as I possibly can. It's better than movies! Read roadsigns, cereal boxes, comics, novels, non-fiction, everything you have any interest in.
The books you mentioned you have trouble with could be difficult even for native English speakers, so don't worry about them.
A bit of wisdom: Do not EVER read James Joyce!
BorisKitten wrote:
A bit of wisdom: Do not EVER read James Joyce!
I would second that, he ain't using much English in his writing.
5600hp wrote:BorisKitten wrote:
A bit of wisdom: Do not EVER read James Joyce!
I would second that, he ain't using much English in his writing.
Teehee! The worst part is, he SEEMS to be writing in English. So you're optimistically trying to read it thinking, well, this is English, I can understand it....NOT!
The best way to improve your reading skills is to read, read, and read until you drop dead.
Then write a summary of what you've read
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