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

When

you

read

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.

When you read 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.

The need for speed Don’t enjoy reading Read slowly Don’t read much Don’t understand much

Read faster Enjoy reading Read more Understand more