Extensive Reading in a foreign language asks learners to read a lot of easy, interesting books.
Easy books so they can read quickly. Why?
The need for speed Hard to explain, Easy to demonstrate
Kun
basahon
mo
hin
mahinay
in
usa
nga
barasahon,
usa
ka
pulong
kada
basa,
pareho
hit
ginbubuhat
mo
yana,
masayunay
maintindihan
an
karagsidngon
han
kada
pulong,
pero
makuri
hin
duro
maintindihan
an
ungod
nga
karagsidngon
han
nakasurat.
Kun basahon mo hin mahinay in usa nga barasahon, usa ka pulong kada basa, pareho hit ginbubuhat mo yana, masayunay maintindihan an karagsidngon han kada pulong, pero makuri hin duro maintindihan an ungod nga karagsidngon han nakasurat.
When you read a passage slowly, one word at a time, as you are doing now, it is easy to understand the meaning of each word, but it is very difficult to understand the real meaning of the text.
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