What Should I Read to Improve My English?
What should I read to improve my English?
Honest answer: read what you genuinely enjoy. You’ll read more, and you’ll learn faster. Recommendations like BBC/CNN/TED are fine — but only if the topic grabs you and the level fits.
Practical approach
- Start with interest. Pick topics you’d read in Vietnamese: tech, cooking, travel, parenting, finance, etc.
- Control difficulty. Use graded news, simplified summaries, or short newsletters first. Move up gradually.
- Read for language, not just facts. Save collocations and phrases you like; reuse them in writing/speaking the same day.
- Mix sources. Articles, transcripts, blog posts, manuals — anything that fits your life and attention span.
The best reading plan is the one you’ll actually follow. Choose content that makes you curious, then mine it for vocabulary in context.
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