Practicing reading skills: 11 interesting resources for reading in English

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

"No words" to express your thoughts in English? In this case, start reading, because there are at least 11 interesting and useful resources on the Internet for this.

If you need to improve your knowledge of English and expand your vocabulary, read on. In the meantime, we have collected a small selection of interesting and useful resources that will help you with this. After all, classes should be not only informative, but also interesting.

Do you have the energy for scrupulous studies, or, on the contrary, you shiver at the very thought of an English lesson? Regardless of your preferences and desires, here you will find the resource that is right for you.

Breaking News English

Interactive English lessons in 7 levels, including speed reading, audio comprehension and dictation at speed. Each text is adapted news, accompanied by audio recording and exercises. A link to the original is also present.

LearnEnglish - British Council

A must have for those who decide to take their reading skills seriously and work on vocabulary. The British Council, as always, has a well-thought-out structure and scheme for working with texts: before you start reading, you can familiarize yourself with new vocabulary, then read the text and, if you wish, listen to its audio recording. And then complete the task.

Short stories

A resource for those who want to forget about adapted texts and switch to reading in the original. It is a collection of short stories divided into 8 categories by genre. The site has a reader rating, as well as a collection of word games that you can use to reinforce your vocabulary.

Uselessfacts

If you love entertainment reading, then this resource is for you. Here you will find hundreds of short sayings on a variety of topics. For example, the fact that polar bears are left-handed, or that Winston Churchill was born in a toilet while dancing (I don't know how true their facts are, but it's always interesting). I sometimes check this site during short breaks to take a break from work and practice my English at the same time.

Easy Reading

An informative and helpful blog for those looking to practice their English.

Easy Reading magazine is conceived as a free access resource for those who want to maintain and develop their English language. The journal publishes fragments of unadapted publications, the full version of which can be found here. To see the translation into Russian of the words in bold, you need to hover over them.

It is very convenient and easy, only there are not enough materials. We hope that the author will develop it.

English Reading Room

And this is a real treasure for advanced readers - here you can read popular newspapers, magazines, books for free. Just select the category of interest, magazine or newspaper, and start reading.

Using English

Texts with assignments for three levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced. Most of them are based on popular exams such as Cambridge ESOL, TOEFL, IELTS, etc.

Learning English Blog

It is also worth taking a look at the blog of the Air Force Training Center, which is maintained by the organization's employees themselves in between the development of training materials. Live language, lively themes and mini dictionaries in every post. "The Most It" for those who are tired of exercises and assignments.

News in Levels

An interesting site for practicing English reading and listening with the NiL Method. The site has three levels, in the first and second only those words are used that are needed at the appropriate level, which contributes to faster and easier memorization of words. Level 3 is news in the original. You can subscribe to the daily newsletter to practice regularly.

IMSDb

A resource for moviegoers where you can … read films. More precisely, scripts for various Hollywood films. Reading can be combined with viewing the picture itself, printing the text and more scrupulous work with unfamiliar words and phrases.

ESL DESK

And this tool is useful directly for reading any text. Just copy an excerpt of no more than 2000 characters into the program window, select your native language and click on the Click here button. As a result, all words will turn into clickable links, and you can check the meaning of any of them.

You can always find something that will be interesting and useful for you. Even short stories and stories will contribute to your knowledge of English and help, if not improve, then keep it at the proper level.