Friday, 7 September 2012

Following the News ~ A Reminder

Language experts say that reading is the best way to improve your English language skills. Most people can find at least one or two interesting articles to read in the daily news.

It's also very useful to be up to date with current issues for the IELTS Speaking and Writing tests, where you'll need to write about or discuss a range of topics and concepts, and illustrate your points with examples.

Here's a starter list for some good quality online newspapers:


http://www.reuters.com/

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

http://www.theatlantic.com/

http://www.guardiannews.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/

http://www.abc.net.au/

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/

http://www.theage.com.au/


Enjoy your reading!

3 comments:

  1. That's right, Sara. IELTS tests the four skills: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. Reading helps improve your language level for all four skills.

    Regular reading also ensures you have the ideas and information you need to hold a discussion and write an essay.

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  2. Also, the language used in newspapers is different than what is used in textbooks. It is good to expose yourself to many different types of language.

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