Some books are easier to read than others. Non-fiction (history, biography, travel, cooking etc).You will need an intermediate level for most magazines, but a pre-intermediate level may be ok for some magazines. Many magazines have pictures which can help your understanding. If you cannot find the magazine you want in your town, you may be able to order it for delivery. You can find English-language magazines in many large cities around the world. Some magazines are published weekly, some monthly. Try reading newspapers if your level is intermediate or above. Newspapers are interesting because they are about real life and the news. You can find English-language newspapers in all large cities around the world. Choose a magazine or book about a subject that you like. For example, you could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up, or at lunchtime. Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday. For example, read for a short time once a day. Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read mark them with a pen then come back when you have finished reading to check in a dictionary and add them to your vocabulary book. But you don't have to write them while you read. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your vocabulary book. If you need to stop every three words to look in a dictionary, it is not interesting for you and you will soon be discouraged.
Read something that you can (more or less) understand. For example, if you like to read about football in your own language, why not read about football in English? You will get information about football and improve your English at the same time. If you choose something to read that you like, it can actually be interesting and enjoyable. This is one of the big advantages of reading because different people work at different speeds. You cannot easily do this when speaking or listening. You can read ten pages in 30 minutes, or take one hour to explore just one page. You can read as fast or as slowly as you like. So, by reading you see and learn grammatical English naturally. This is not always true when people speak. When people write, they usually use "correct" English with a proper grammatical structure. Texts that you read show you structures and expressions that you can use when you write. When you read, it gives you a good example for writing.
Not only do you learn new words, but you see them being used naturally. You may not even need to use a dictionary because you can guess the meaning from the rest of the text (from the context). But if there are, say, a maximum of five new words per page, you will learn this vocabulary easily. If there are too many new words for you, then the level is too high and you should read something simpler. You will usually encounter new words when you read. There are many advantages associated with reading, including: Learning Vocabulary In Context When you learn a language, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful.
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