Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. .
Some students say they don't want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too easy.
. Dr Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learnmany important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. . Dr Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Each student ne needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs.
. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don't have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you:
•learn how English speakers use English
•read faster in English
•find examples of good writing in English
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•learn about the cultures of English speakers
A. learn new words
B. Many experts say pleasure, reading is very important for learning English
C. They also learn more about good writing
D. It is also the most important way
E. Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying
Benjamin Franklin invented America's first lending library in 1731 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. But the public library system was greatly improved in the late 1800's. Andrew Carnegie gave millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country.
Andrew Carnegie believed that libraries could help Americans, young and old. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have chances to read books, articles, news and more. "There are now more public libraries in the United States than McDonald's restaurants," said Clara Hayden, a worker in a library.
Now, there is a public library in or near a neighbor-hood. After all, the United States is home to 9,225 public libraries. Today, libraries continue to change and grow. About seven out of ten libraries offer free Internet service. This opens many doors for people who cannot go online at home, helping people ask for jobs online.
Libraries are also teaching kids about the fun of reading. One new programme called "Read! Build! Play!" combines reading with playtime. As kids listen to a book being read aloud, they play a game to know about the story.
Benjamin Franklin once said, "The doors of wisdom are never shut." As long as the doors of public libraries are open, his saying is most certainly true!
