Correct reading in English. Transcription, pronunciation and translation of English words online

It is necessary and important, and starting from school. But if for some reason this could not be done at school age, then you should not despair, you can start at any time.

Each language has several aspects:

• vocabulary

Without at least one part in stock, one cannot speak of a good command of the language. The most effective method of study is the translation of texts both from English into Russian and vice versa.

In the course of translation, a person memorizes grammatical structures characteristic of a given language, replenishes with vocabulary and individual phrases, which he can then use in conversation, and also trains and learns. Individual texts are selected for each age group, according to the specifics of thinking.

Texts for children

IMPORTANT: texts for children should be small in volume, so you cannot force a child to read several pages a day. It is better to do everything gradually and efficiently.

Example 1

My name is Lena. I'm 6 years old. Every day I wake up at 6 o'clock and wash up. I brush my teeth, my hair and have a breakfast. My mother works every day too, so she cooks my meal. My father is a policeman. He usually listens to the radio and drinks coffee. We have a dog. Its name is Holy. We are a small and happy family.

My name is Lena. I'm 6. Every day I get up at six and wash my face. I brush my teeth, wash my head and eat breakfast. My mom also works every day, so she prepares food for me. My dad is a police officer. He usually listens to the radio and drinks coffee. We have a dog. Her name is Holi. We are a small and happy family.

Exercises to the text:

• Insert the required form of the verb to be:

• Write out all the nouns with translation. For example: name is a name, etc.

Example 2

Good morning! My name is Katya, I'm 8 years old. I live in a big house. There are many toys and balls. I have a big family - my father, mother, sister and grandmother. My sister's name is Isabella, she is 3 years old. I like to play with her. My grandmother is old, so she is clever. We talk every evening. I don’t go to school now, because I have holidays, so I play with my puppies.

Good morning! My name is Katya, I am 8 years old. I live in a big house. There are many toys and balls here. I have a big family - my mom, dad, sister and grandmother. My sister's name is Isabella and she is 3 years old. I like to play with her. My grandmother is old, so she is smart. We talk every night. I don't go to school now because I have holidays, so I play with my dolls.

Exercises to the text:

Advice:

• It is advisable to write each new word in a separate notebook with translation, this way the mechanical memory is activated
• Words need to be taught every day, then they will move from a passive vocabulary to an active one
• You should not force the child to read the text that he does not like, the material is remembered faster when it is interesting

Texts for schoolchildren

Example 1

Let me introduce myself. My name is Veronika and I'm 10. I am a pupil. I study at school number 122. I am at the forth form. I like my class, that's why I study with pleasure. I have many friends here; their names are Natasha, Olya and Alina. Our usual entertainments are playing with puppies, running and talking.

This year I come back home myself. I am not afraid to go by bus and cross the road. At home I do my homework and watch TV, sometimes I cook dinner. My parents come home at 6 o'clock and we go shopping. I love them so much.

Let me introduce myself. My name is Veronica and I am 10. I am a student. I am in school number 122. I am in the fourth grade. I love my class, so I enjoy learning. I have many friends here; their names are Natasha, Olya and Alina. Our usual pastimes are playing with dolls, running and talking.

This year I am returning home myself. I'm not afraid to ride the bus and cross the road. At home I do my homework and watch TV, sometimes I cook dinner. My parents come home at 6 o'clock and we go shopping. I love them very much.

Exercises to the text:

1. Translate the following words and phrases from English to Russian:
   • Let me introduce myself
   • A pupil
   • The forth form
   • With pleasure
   • Entertainment
   • To be afraid
   • Cross the road
   • Do homework
   • Cook dinner
   • Go shopping
2. Translate the following words and phrases from Russian to English:
   • My name is …
   • I go to school
   • I have many friends
   • Play with dolls
   • This year
   • I'm going home myself
   • Watching TV

Example 2

My name is Vika. I'm 18 years old and I'm a student. I study at the university every day and my classes finish at 5 o’clock, so I don’t have much spare time. But when I'm free, I like to spend some time with my friends. Usually we visit a café or go to the cinema.

On Saturday and Sunday we go to the gym and train hard. In the evening we like to ride a bike or walk in the park. When I’m at home, I watch interesting films and read books. My favorite film is “Green Mile”, and book is “Harry Potter”. I practice sport too. Every Tuesday I play volleyball on the beach, and also swim and take sunbath.

My name is Vika. I am 18 years old and a student. I study at the university every day and my classes end at 5 o'clock, so I have little free time. But when I'm free, I like to spend time with my friends. We usually go to a cafe or go to the cinema.

On Saturday and Sunday we go to the gym and work out hard. In the evening we ride a bike or walk in the park. When I'm at home, I watch interesting films and read books. My favorite movie is The Green Mile and my book is Harry Potter. I also go in for sports. Every Tuesday I play volleyball on the beach and swim and sunbathe.

Exercises to the text:

1. Come up with sentences with the following words and translate:
   • Student;
   • university;
   • spare time;
   • to spend time;
   • to visit a café;
   • to ride a bike;
   • to practice sport;
   • to take sunbath.
2. Come up with a story about yourself based on the text provided.

Advice:

• While reading the text, one should memorize grammatical constructions and standard phrases, which will help to speak English
• The language should be applied everywhere, try what you do and what you see
• If you convince your family and friends to start learning the language too, then together it will be much easier for you to master it.

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Example 1

Once upon a time there was a poor miller. He lived in a small house with his three sons. The miller worked at the mill, and his sons helped him. The miller had no horse. That's why he used his donkey to bring wheat from the fields. The years went by. The miller grew old and died. His sons decided to divine their father’s things among themselves. That was easy: he had almost nothing to leave to his sons. Only his mill, his donkey and his cat.

“I'm going to take the mill” said the miller’s oldest son.

“I'm going to take the donkey” said the second.

"And what about me?" asked the youngest son.

“You? You can take the cat, ”laughed his brothers.

Once there was a poor miller. He lived in a small house with his three sons. The miller worked at the mill and his sons helped him. The miller did not have a horse. Therefore, he used a donkey to bring wheat from the fields. The years went by. The miller grew old and died. His sons decided to share their father's belongings among themselves.

It was easy: he had practically nothing to leave to his sons. Only his mill, his donkey and his cat.

“I'll take the mill,” said the miller's eldest son.

“I'll take a donkey,” said the second.

"What about me?" The younger son asked.

"You? You can take a cat, ”his brothers laughed.

Exercises to the text:

Example 2

Hello, I'm a peacock. I'm from Africa. I live in the grasslands. Now I’m grown-up, but I want to start my story from my birth day. Here it is. I'm sitting in an egg. It is as big as me. I'm tired to sit here. I want to get out and see the world. Sometimes it is light and sometimes dark in the egg. When it is dark, I sleep. When it is light, I want to go out, because I have nothing to do here.

Now it is very light. I hit the egg with my beak. Suddenly, there is a small hole in the wall of the egg. Now I can see the outside world. Oh! It’s great there! I see a lot of different animals. They are walking in the grass. Some animals are eating the grass; another - the leaves.

Hi, I'm a peacock. I am from Africa. I live in a pasture. Now I have grown up, but I want to start my story from the day I was born. There she is. I'm sitting in an egg. It's as big as me. I'm tired of sitting here. I want to get out and see the world. Sometimes light and sometimes dark in the egg. When it's dark, I sleep. When daylight, I want to go out, because I have nothing to do here.

It's very light now. I hit the egg with my beak. Suddenly a small hole appeared in the wall of the egg. Now I can see the outside world. Oh! This is amazing! I see many different animals. They walk on the grass. Some animals eat grass, others eat leaves.

Exercises to the text:

Advice:

• The adapted texts are good for beginners, but don't get carried away with them. When you realize that you have already improved your level enough, move on to more complex texts. You can choose the same stories, but not adapted.
• An effective way to learn a language by translating texts is the Ilya Frank method. You can go to it after you have mastered the adapted material well.

Texts for Beginner Adults

Adult texts touch on more serious topics, according to the outlook of a person. But, despite their seriousness, words are just as easy to remember as from children's texts.

Example 1

Moscow Kremlin is one of the most famous tourist attractions in the world. It is situated in the capital of Russia - Moscow. Moscow Kremlin has a big history. It is more than 500 years old. It has 20 towers. The highest tower is Troizkaya tower. The president of Russia works in Kremlin. It is red now, but many years ago it was white. Many tourists come to Moscow to visit the Kremlin Square and the Kremlin itself.

The Moscow Kremlin is one of the most famous tourist attractions in the world. It is located in the capital of Russia - Moscow. The Moscow Kremlin has a long history. It is over five hundred years old. He has 20 towers. The highest is the Troitskaya Tower.

The Russian President works in the Kremlin. It's red now, but was white years ago. Many tourists come to Moscow to visit the Kremlin Square and the Kremlin itself.

Exercises to the text:

1. Write a similar text about the Kazan Kremlin. Auxiliary words:
   • Kazan Kremlin;
   • Tatar;
   • Kazan;
   • Ivan the Terrible;
   • capital;
   • UNESCO.

1. Translate the following words and phrases:

Example 2

What do women wear? It's a very difficult question for men. The woman's cloth depends on the weather and the season of the year. They usually wear a skirt with a blouse or a dress. If it is cold, they take a coat. It is always necessary to have a hat and a pair of beautiful gloves. There are stockings and shoes on their feet.

And what do men wear? Their usual clothes are a shirt and trousers, a jacket or a coat, shoes and socks. If it gets cold, they take a hat and pair of gloves.

What do women wear? This is a very difficult question for men. A woman's clothes depend on the weather and the season. They usually wear a skirt with a blouse or dress. If it's cold, they take a coat. You should always have a hat or a pair of nice gloves. They have socks and shoes on their feet.

What do men wear? Their usual clothes are a T-shirt or pants, a jacket or coat, shoes and socks. If it gets cold, they bring a hat and a pair of gloves.

Exercises to the text:

1. List all named garments and translate.For example, skirt is a skirt, etc.

1. Make up short story describing your wardrobe. For example: There are many clothes in my cupboard: skirts, trousers, etc.

Advice:

• Adults often fail to find time to devote to studying, then you need to combine learning English with current affairs. For example, on the way to work and repeat after the announcer.
• Change the language on your phone to English, then you will definitely learn some more new words to expand your vocabulary.

Learning languages ​​has never seemed easy, but to make it easier for yourself, you should use the correct and, as well as try to speak English whenever possible.

Hello friends.

I think each of you - whether you are a parent or a teacher - understands that the rules for reading English for children differ from the rules for adults, but not in content, but in the volume and presentation of the material.

Preschoolers or children school age who are just starting to learn English, you need to give such information in a very portioned manner, accompanying all this with vivid pictures, video and audio materials. Of course, you should immediately give memorable examples and, if possible, reinforce everything with exercises. Then this topic will be easy and even interesting for a young student.

On this page you will find very colorful and useful tables with basic English vowel sounds. ().

In the first table you can see the basic vowels and how they are read.

In the second table - the most common combinations of vowels in words and also how they are read.

And in the third and fourth - examples of sentences with words containing the mentioned letters and combinations.

How to work with them?

1. First, explain to your child that each vowel letter in English can be read in different ways and using the 1st table look at the examples and read them together (you can also study if it is not clear to the child).
2. Then talk about the fact that in English there are vowels that often stand next to each other, and in this case they will sound differently together. In the examples from the 2nd table, you will see this and read it together.
3. In the third and fourth tables, you and your child can read whole sentences, each of which contains several words with the same vowel sounds (they are underlined). Before each example-sentence, a transcription icon with a processed sound is highlighted in red. Read it first, then read the entire sentence.

To make it easier for you, I have recorded audio for these materials. Listen and practice.

Letters and Sounds

Commentary on table 1: If you've noticed, every vowel letter in English can be read in two ways: either the way we read it in the alphabet, or differently. So, usually alphabetically, the letters "A, e, i, o, u" read in words that end with a letter "E" or more than one syllable . But in short, monosyllabic words ending in a consonant, they are read differently. This must be remembered! Reading a letter "Y" in two ways you also need to remember - but here the logic is different - in short words, where it is in the last place, we read it alphabetically (to be precise, almost alphabetically), and in long words - in a different way.

Reread examples of short monosyllables and longer ones regularly with your children. English words with vowels - then their reading rules will be "written" in the child's memory, and subsequently he will be able to recognize the way a letter will be read by analogy. You will find a lot of similar practice in mine.

Sample sentences

Hope you enjoyed it!

By the way, oh important rules when teaching a child to read correctly in English, I wrote - there you will also find a little practice with the voiced material.

How to learn to read in English (M. Kaufman) Is a very interesting textbook for children. What is very remarkable, in parallel with learning to read, there is an acquaintance with the English-speaking culture. This awakens the child's interest and curiosity in the language ... And interest, as you know, is already 50% of success! If not more ...

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Hello dear friends! If you are just starting to learn English, then the first thing you need to do is learn to read.

This can be done quickly and easily, as there are certain reading rules in the English language. First, let's get acquainted with, to find out how to read english letters.

English letters are accompanied by English transcriptions so that you can easily learn to read English letters on your own. Why do you need to know the English alphabet?

First of all, while you are learning English and do not know many more English words, your interlocutors will often spell unfamiliar words to you, helping you to understand the word. You will do the same when the interlocutor does not understand you or does not know the word you said.

Rules for reading English words depending on the type of syllable

Why "spelled Liverpool, but pronounced Manchester" or how to read a word in English correctly?

First, let's learn the 4 basic types of vowel reading E, A, Y, U, O, I in stressed syllables in English

Type I of a syllable is an open syllable, it ends in a vowel. For example: make, note.
Type II of a syllable is a closed syllable, it ends in a consonant letter. For example: cat, system.
Type III - a syllable, where the stressed vowel is followed by the letter "r". For example: girl, turn.
IV type - a syllable, where the stressed vowel is followed by "re". For example: cure, fire.

Check your pronunciation of English vowels

Let's reinforce the vowel reading with the following exercise:

I type of syllable- open syllable

Note, lone, mice, rice, type, tune, shy, lay, say, he, hay, name, same, nine, nice, game, came, make, Kate, Pete, five, tie, life, eve, me, size, no, cope, smoke, rose, nose, spine, sly, cry, vine, maze, home, tube, made, fume, cube, pace, lace, sky, hale, spine.

II type of syllable- closed syllable (a syllable ending in a consonant is considered closed). This is the second row in the table. Pay attention to the words rat, hot, red, bit, myth, run, at the end of which there is no mute vowel. These words sound like "Rat, Hot, Ed, Beat, Miss, Ran."

Cap, pen, bed, ten, not, spot, lot, bad, rat, sit, send, test, pit, in, send, spell, tin, less, ban, mad, fat, Sam, land, did, fit, sat, pet, tin, slip, sad, glad, bag, jam, gap, lag, can, kin, Jim, Jack, yes, ink, cup, run, cod, spin, not, doll, hop, hot, bank, rank, spin, up, us, bus, bun, cut, fun, vet, well, but, nut.

III type of syllable- vowel + letter "r", which affects the sound of the vowel at the root of the word, giving it a certain length. So the words car, sort, term, fir, Byrd, fur sound like "ka: co: t, te: m, fe: be: d, fe:".

stern, Far, curt, hard, hart, car, card, cart, fork, cork, work, sort, term, first, Byrd, furs, curl, her, curb, turn, girl, sir, burn, turn, word, born, torn, bird, form, serf, herb.

IV type of syllable- vowel + letter “r” + vowel. The letter "r" in this case is also not readable; all three vowels together sound like this: care, store, mere, tire, cure - "kea, one hundred :, mie, taie, kyue."

Fare, here, pure, rare, cure, during, mare, fire, bare, mire, stare, tire, sere, mere, store, core, more, care.

Check the pronunciation of English diphthongs

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Pronunciation of English consonants

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Check the pronunciation of English consonants

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Like and learn with our tips!

1. Jot down the words you are having trouble with in your notebook. Underline the part of the word that is most difficult for you.
2. Use a dictionary, not a spell checker! Unfortunately, you cannot always trust her.
3. Learn words with all sorts of prefixes and suffixes, for example: biography - auto biography, child - child hood etc.
4. Learn the rules, but don't rely on them. We have already said: there is an exception to any rule.

“I” is written before “e” (exception - after “c”)

One of the first reading rules taught in English class. The rule works for words in which a long “ee” is pronounced, as in shield(shield).

Examples: piece (part), niece (niece), priest (priest), thief (thief).

But after the “c”: conceive (to comprehend, to conceive), receive (to receive), receipt (a receipt; not to be confused with a recipe - a recipe).

For words in which the sound "a" or "i" is pronounced, the opposite is true:

“A”: eight, neighbor, reign, weight

"I": either (any; or), height (height), feisty (absurd), sleight (dexterity)

Exceptions: seize, weird, conscience, efficient, etc.

English reading lessons from scratch

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 are in a 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 consolidate 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. The journal publishes fragments of unadapted publications, full version 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

The blog is also worth checking out. training center Air Force, which is conducted 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 comprehension 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.

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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 short stories will contribute to your knowledge of English and help, if not improve, then keep it at the proper level.

What resources do you use to practice English and what do you read most often? Share your experience in the comments.

One of the ways to learn English is by reading. Regular reading in English not only allows you to replenish your vocabulary in the most natural, enjoyable and in an accessible way, but also observe the practical application of grammatical structures in finished texts.

If you regularly read fiction by English-speaking writers, you are learning “correct” English, which is different from spoken English.

In addition, you become familiar with the culture of the countries of the target language, you have the opportunity to "observe" the natural behavior of the heroes of the books in various life situations.

Easy texts in English for beginners can be roughly divided into two types:

• simple literary texts;
• topics are short stories about specific topics.

At first, both children and adults can be recommended topics on the simplest topics - about yourself, about your family, about the daily routine, about the weather, about holidays. Children, most likely, will be interested in stories about toys and animals.

Topics

Here are examples of some of these light topic texts in English:

My family

Meet my family. There are five of us - my parents, my elder brother, my baby sister and me. First, meet my mum and dad, Jane and Michael. My mum enjoys reading and my dad enjoys playing chess with my brother Ken. My mum is slim and rather tall. She has long red hair and big brown eyes. She has a very pleasant smile and a soft voice. My mother is very kind and understanding. We are real friends. She is a housewife. As she has three children, she is always busy around the house... She takes care of my baby sister Meg, who is only three months old. My sister is very small and funny. She sleeps, eats and sometimes cries. We all help our mother and let her have a rest in the evening. Then she usually reads a book or just watches TV. My father is a doctor. He is tall and handsome. He has short dark hair and gray eyes. He is a very hardworking man. He is rather strict with us, but always fair. My elder brother Ken is thirteen, and he is very clever. He is good at Maths and always helps me with it, because I can hardly understand all these sums and problems. Ken has red hair and brown eyes. My name is Jessica. I am eleven. I have long dark hair and brown eyes. I am not as clever as my brother, though I try to do my best at school too. I am fond of dancing. Our dancing studio won The Best Dancing Studio 2015 competition last month. I am very proud of it. I also like to help my mother with my little sister very much. Our family is very united. We love each other and always try to spend more time together.

My family

Meet my family. There are five of us - my parents, my older brother, my little sister and me. Meet my Mom and Dad, Jane and Michael first. My mom loves to read and my dad loves to play chess with my brother Ken. My mom is slim and quite tall. She has long red hair and large brown eyes. She has a very pleasant smile and a gentle voice. My mom is very kind and understanding. We are real friends. She is a housewife. Since she has three children, she is always busy around the house. She takes care of my nursing sister Meg, who is only three months old. My sister is very small and funny. She sleeps, eats and sometimes cries. We all help our mother and give her a rest in the evening. Then she usually reads a book or just watches TV. My dad is a doctor. He is tall and handsome. He has short dark hair and gray eyes. He is a very hardworking person. He is quite strict with us, but always fair. My older brother Ken is thirteen and very smart. He is well versed in mathematics and always helps me with it, because I barely understand all these examples and problems. Ken has red hair and brown eyes. My name is Jessica. I am eleven. I have long dark hair and brown eyes. I'm not as smart as my brother, although I try really hard at school too. Dancing is my hobby. Our dance studio won the Best Dance Studio 2015 competition last month. I am very proud of this. I also really love helping my mom with my little sister. Our family is very friendly. We love each other and always try to spend more time together.

Lunches for school

Every day in elementary school in America begins at 9.20 a.m. Children have classes till 3.15 p.m. At 12 o'clock children have lunch. Many boys and girls bring their lunch from home. But some of them go for lunch to a school cafeteria.
Mrs. Bradley prepares school lunches almost every weekday for her two children. Sometimes she gives the children money and they eat in the school cafeteria. But usually the children prefer to take a lunch from home.
This morning Mrs. Bradley is making peanut butter and cheese sandwiches, the children "s favorite. She puts two bottles of apple juice for the children to drink. She is going to put the sandwiches, some cherry tomatoes and two bananas in their lunchboxes. The lunchbox is easy for the children to carry to school.

School lunches

Every day in primary school in America starts at 9.30 am. Lessons for children last up to 3.15 days. Children have lunch at 12 o'clock. Many boys and girls bring their own lunch. But some go to the school cafeteria for lunch.
Mrs Bradley prepares school meals for her two children almost every working day. Sometimes she gives the children money and they eat in the school cafeteria. But usually children prefer to take lunch from home.
This morning Mrs. Bradley is making peanut butter and cheese sandwiches, kids' favorite (sandwiches). She puts in two bottles of apple juice for the children to drink. She's going to put sandwiches, some cherry tomatoes and two bananas in their lunchboxes. It's easy for kids to carry lunchboxes to school.

Giraffes

There are different kinds of animals on our planet, and all of them are very important for it. For example, everybody knows that the sharks are dangerous for people, but they are useful for cleaning seawater. There are two types of animals: domestic (or pets) and wild. People keep pets in their homes. And some wild animals are very dangerous. Domestic animals live next to people, whereas wild animals ’“ homes ”are forests, jungles, oceans and so on.
Giraffes are very beautiful and unusual animals. They are the tallest land animals in the world. Giraffes can reach a height of 5.5 m and a weight of 900 kg. They are famous for their long necks. But does anybody know, that giraffes have a very long tongue? They even can clean the ears with it! Giraffes are usually yellow or light brown with dark stains. Giraffes live in African savannas. They can live from 20 to 30 years. It is interesting to know, that giraffes sleep only twenty minutes at a time. They sit down on the ground and bend their long neck down.
Giraffes do not hunt. They eat leaves, grass, and fruit. Due to their long neck, they can reach the highest leaves on the trees that other animals cannot eat.
You can often meet giraffes in city Zoos. They are very friendly and all the children like them very much.

Giraffes

There are many different types of animals on the planet, and they are all very important to her. For example, everyone knows that sharks are dangerous to humans, but they are useful for purifying sea water. There are two types of animals - pets (or pets) and wild ones. People keep pets in their homes. And some wild animals are very dangerous. Pets live next to people, while the "homes" of wild animals are forests, jungles, oceans, and so on.
Giraffes are very beautiful and unusual animals. They are the tallest land animals in the world. Giraffes can reach a height of 5.5 meters and a weight of 900 kg. They are famous for their long necks. But does anyone know that giraffes have a very long tongue? They can even clean their ears! Giraffes are usually yellow or light brown with dark spots. Giraffes live in the African savannas. They can live from 20 to 30 years. It is interesting to know that giraffes sleep no more than 20 minutes at a time. They sit on the ground and bend their long necks.
Giraffes don't hunt. They eat leaves, grass and fruits. Thanks to their long necks, they can reach the very top leaves of trees that other animals cannot eat.
You can often see giraffes in city zoos. They are very friendly and children love them.

Fiction for easy reading in English

As for fictional texts, it is advisable for beginners to choose adapted books. Now you can pick up works of art for any level of language proficiency, with dictionaries, comments and translation. At the initial stage, short and easy reading texts in English are suitable, as well as specially adapted books of the first three levels of difficulty (starter, beginner, elementary). You don't have to look up every word you don't know in the dictionary. As you read the story, try to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words by meaning. If the book you have chosen corresponds to your level, then there will not be too many such words, and you may well be able to understand the meaning of what you read.

Here are some of the works by English and American writers that are easy to find in English adapted versions. All these books have been translated into Russian and are well known to Russian readers, which, of course, will provide additional assistance when reading them in English.

How to get the best reading experience

So you've decided to build your English base by reading English books. But finding and reading English texts for beginners is half the battle. For good result it is necessary not only to read, but also to work with the material read. Here are some tips on how to do it.

• Look for English texts with audio accompaniment. This way you can not only increase your vocabulary, but also control and improve your pronunciation.
• Look for English texts with assignments after them. These can be questions, various exercises for choosing words or correct options, etc. This will give you an additional opportunity to consolidate new words in memory and work out grammatical constructions.
• If there are no exercises after the texts, try the "Why" -questions method. It lies in the fact that on the basis of what you have read, you yourself can make up for yourself several questions starting with "Why?". Moreover, it is better if the text does not contain a direct answer to your questions and you have to speculate or conjecture something while answering them.
• Try, using the text, to make a short retelling, no more than 7-8 sentences. It is advisable to use new words in this case. Learn the retelling by heart. Say it out loud.

Online text comprehension exercise for beginners

Read the text and complete the assignments.

The trip to my Granny

Yesterday I visited my Granny in the countryside. We go there every weekend and I enjoy these trips. But not this time. It was raining cats and dogs, our car broke several times and we all were very tired. But when we saw the Granny, I forgot about the difficulties.

Answer the questions

Indicate whether the statements in the text are true (true - correct, false - incorrect)

Make a sentence that reflects the main message of this text

In world the is Family the best thing ... in world the is Family the best thing ... in world the is Family the best thing ... in world the is Family the best thing ... in world the is Family the best thing ... in world the is Family the best thing ... in world the is Family the best thing ... in world the is Family the best thing!

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