What shall I read to promote my reading skills and vocab storage? Shall I go for novels?
My 1st language is Arabic, 2nd is German, and 3rd is English
My 1st language is Arabic, 2nd is German, and 3rd is English
U've got a tough task there :)
let's see
As a student whose "3rd" lang is Eng, going for novels wouldn't be an advisable choice at all.
If u wish to boost ur reading skills and pick up major vocab that wud be of much more use to u then text book vocab (given that the level u r looking for in Eng is not mastery like German, but rather management of main lang skills to use it efficiently).
I wud advise u of short stories
Not any short stories though
Even after picking a category, u've got to go in levels
So starting with sth like "touching short stories" wud be perfect. they have literary style, and u r going to enlarge ur vocab storage with usable terms, and they win't give u hard time translating
http://storyforsoul.blogspot.com/
http://www.indianchild.com/short_stories.htm
after u finish these, we can move on to another level
just make sure to mark down the vocab and expressions as u go be them
and revise them every now and then to be able to use them in writing and speaking
let's see
As a student whose "3rd" lang is Eng, going for novels wouldn't be an advisable choice at all.
If u wish to boost ur reading skills and pick up major vocab that wud be of much more use to u then text book vocab (given that the level u r looking for in Eng is not mastery like German, but rather management of main lang skills to use it efficiently).
I wud advise u of short stories
Not any short stories though
Even after picking a category, u've got to go in levels
So starting with sth like "touching short stories" wud be perfect. they have literary style, and u r going to enlarge ur vocab storage with usable terms, and they win't give u hard time translating
http://storyforsoul.blogspot.com/
http://www.indianchild.com/short_stories.htm
after u finish these, we can move on to another level
just make sure to mark down the vocab and expressions as u go be them
and revise them every now and then to be able to use them in writing and speaking