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LEARNING READING SKILLS


As you learn a particular language you learn many words and new structures in that language. For example, while learning English you learn to pronouncelthe words and to understand them intheir written forms. However, there is more than this in the process of learning to read. Reading in a second language means learning to use some reading skills. These skills may be similar to ones that you have learned in your native language. In this site you will practice many of the reading skills that you will need to read English quickly and well. This section of the book will help you to to do the exercises in the following units.