We learn to read English correctly. Words ending in “y” after a vowel

Sounds expressed by letters are conveyed using transcription signs. How to read the transcription is described on the page: Transcription

What are open and closed syllable types: Open and closed syllable

Vowel sounds.

Stressed vowels

eɪ]- c a se - [keɪs ]- case.

æ ] -t a nk - [tæŋk]- tank, tank.

Vowel + r - [ ɑː ] - c a r - [kɑː ]- car, car.

Vowel + r + consonant - [ ɑː ] -p a rk - [pɑːk ]- a park.

Vowel + r + vowel - [ eə]-v a ry - [ˈveəri]- vary.

In an open syllable it reads like - [ iː ]-sh e - [ʃiː ]- she.

IN closed syllable reads like - [ e ]-b e t - [bet]- bet, bet.

Vowel + r - [ zː ]-h e r - [hɜː ]- her, her.

Vowel + r + consonant - [ zː ]-t e rm - [tɜːm ]- term.

Vowel + r + vowel - [ ɪə ] - m ere - [mɪə]- only.

In an open syllable it reads like - [ aɪ ]-l i ne - [laɪn]- line.

In a closed syllable it reads like - [ ɪ ] -b i t - [bɪt ]- bit, a little.

Vowel + r - [ zː ]-s i r - [sɜː ]- sir.

Vowel + r + consonant - [ zː ]- th i rd - [θɜːd ]- third.

Vowel + r + vowel - [ aɪə ]-h i re - [haɪə]- rent.

In an open syllable it reads like - [ əʊ ] - z o ne - [zəʊn ]- zone, district.

In a closed syllable it reads like - [ ɒ ] -l o t - [lɒt]- a lot of.

Vowel + r - [ ɔː ] - o r - [ɔː ] - or.

Vowel + r + consonant - [ ɔː ] -b orn - [bɔːn ]- was born.

Vowel + r + vowel - [ ɔː ] - st o ry - [ˈstɔːri ]- story.

In an open syllable it reads like - [ jʊː ]-n u de - [njʊːd ]- naked.

In a closed syllable it reads like - [ ʌ ] - c u t - [kʌt ]- a cut.

Vowel + r - [ zː ]-f u r - [fɜː ]- wool, skin.

Vowel + r + consonant - [ zː ]-b urn - [bɜːn ]- burn.

Vowel + r + vowel - [ jʊə ]-p u re - [pjʊə ]- clean.

In an open syllable it reads like - [ aɪ ]- m y - [maɪ ]- my.

In a closed syllable it reads like - [ ɪ ] - m y th - [mɪθ ]- myth.

Vowel + r + vowel - [ aɪə ]-t y re - [taɪə ]- tire.

Vowel combinations

[iː ]

ee-s ee - [ˈsiː ]- see

ea-s ea - [siː ]- sea

ie-bel ie ve - [bɪˈliːv ]- believe

[ɑː ]

a + ss - gr ass - [ɡrɑːs]- grass

a + st - l ast - [lɑːst]- last

a + sk - t ask - [tɑːsk ]- task

a + sp - gr asp - [ɡrɑːsp]- grasping

a + lm - c alm - [kɑːm ]- calm

ea + r - h ear t - [hɑːt ]- heart

[ɔː ]

au- au thor - [ˈɔːθə ] - author

aw-s aw - [ˈsɔː ]- saw, saw

oo + r - d oor - [dɔː ]- door

aught-t aught - [tɔːt ]- learned

ought-th ought - [θɔːt ]- thought

a + l - w al l - [wɔːl ]- wall

a + lk - t alk - [ˈtɔːk ]- conversation, conversation

wa + r - war m - [wɔːm ]- warm

[ɒ ]

wa- wa nt - [wɒnt]- want

[uː ]

oo-t oo - [tuː ]- too, too

ou - gr ou p - [ɡruːp ]- group

[juː ]

ew-n ew - [njuː ]- new

[ʊ ]

oo-b oo k - [bʊk ]- book

[zː ]

ea + r - l ear n - [lɜːn ]- teach, study

wo + r - wor k - [ˈwɜːk ]- Job

[ʌ ]

o-s o n - [sʌn ]- son

ou-c ou ntry - [ˈkʌntri]- a country

oo-fl oo d - [flʌd ]- flood

[eɪ]

ai-r ai n - [reɪn]- rain

ay-d ay - [deɪ]- day

ey-th ey - [ˈðeɪ ]- They

eigh- eigh t - [eɪt ]- eight

[aɪ ]

i + gn - s ign - [saɪn ]- sign

i + ld - ch ild - [tʃaɪld ]- child

i + nd - bl ind - [blaɪnd ]- blind

igh-n high t - [naɪt ]- night

[ɔɪ ]

oi- oi l - [ɔɪl]- oil, petroleum

oy-t oh - [tɔɪ ]- toy

[aʊ ]

ou- ou t - [aʊt ]- from, outside

ow-d ow n - [daʊn ]- down

[əʊ ]

oa-c oa t - [ˈkəʊt ]- coat

ow-kn ow - [nəʊ ]- know

o + ll - t oll - [təʊl ]- losses

o + ld - c old - [kəʊld ]- cold

[ɪə ]

ea + r - n ear - [nɪə ]- near, about

ee + r - engin eer - [ɛndʒɪˈnɪə ]- engineer

[eə]

ai + r - ch air - [tʃeə ]- chair

e + re - th ere - [ðeə]- there, there

ea + r - b ear - [beə]- bear

[ʊə ]

oo + r - p oor - [pʊə ]- poor

our-t our - [tʊə ]- tour, travel

Consonant sounds.

Consonant combinations

[k ]-lu ck - [lʌk ]- luck, chance

[ʃ ] - sh ip - [ʃɪp ]- ship

[tʃ ] - ch ip - [tʃɪp ]- chip

[tʃ ]-ca tch - [kætʃ ]- catch, catch

[ɵ ] - th ick - [θɪk ]- thick

[ð ] - th is - [ðɪs]- this, this, this

[f] - ph one - [fəʊn ]- telephone

[kw] - qu ite - [kwaɪt ]- enough

[n] - kn ife - [naɪf ]- knife

[ƞ ] -thi ng - [θɪŋ ] -

[ƞk]-si nk - [sɪŋk]- sink, drain

wh + o - [h] - wh o - [huː ]- Who

wh + other vowels - [w ] - wh at - [wɒt ]- What

wr at the beginning of a word before vowels - [r ] - wr iter - [ˈraɪtə ]- writer

Consonant sounds with two reading options.

Reads like [ s ] before: e, i, y. ni - [c e naɪs ] - good, - [cityˈsɪti ]

- city. k ] And How [ in other cases: - [with ome kʌm ] - come, - [kætʃ ] c atch

Reads like [ ʤ ] - catch. before: e, i, y. - [lar g e lɑːdʒ ] - [- big, en gine

ˈendʒɪn ] - engine. - [Exceptions: g et ɡet ] - [- receive, be g in bɪˈɡɪn] - [- start, g ive

- city. ɡɪv] And How [ - give. - [g ] g ood ɡʊd] - [ɡəʊ ] - good, pleasant,

g o

- go, go.

Reading types Additional material, partially duplicating the previous one. Taken from another source and given for a deeper understanding of this topic. The tables indicate how to correctly pronounce diphthongs, vowels and consonants in the English language.. The sound conveyed by a letter or letter combination is indicated using transcription signs, and the pronunciation

English sounds

	indicated in Russian letters should be understood as a hint for transcription, and not as an exact pronunciation of English sounds.	Rules for reading vowel sounds
			Phonetic symbols	Approximate Russian sound
Word
Transcription	ɪ	Table. Types of reading in English. Vowel sounds. I,Y	And	Short, open "and"	i t it
			ɪt	(it)	si x six
			sɪks	(six)	empty
ˈɛm(p)ti	e	(empty) E	uh How	(six)	empty
			"uh" in the word "this"	e mpty empty	ten ten
ten	æ	(ten) A	uh	Open sound "e" (between "e" and "a")	a nt ant
			ænt	(ent)	ma p card
mæp	ɒ	(map) O	O	Short "o" sound	ho t hot
			hɒt	(hot)	o range orange
ˈɒrɪn(d)ʒ	ʌ	(orinch) U	A	Short sound "a"	under
			ˈʌndə	(ande)	su n sun
sʌn	(san)	U,OO u	y short	"y" lips are rounded	put it down
			ˈput	(put)	boo k book
buk	ə	(ten) Short sound "e" (between "e" and "a")	a bout oh, oh, oh	əˈbaʊt	(about)
			sile nce silence	ˈsʌɪləns	(silence)
			lawyer	ˈlɔːjə	(l oh yeah)
EE, EA	i:	Table. Types of reading in English. Vowel sounds. Long "i" sound	ea sy easy	ˈiːzi	(i:zi)
			Queen n queen	kwiːn	(kui:n)
			see see	ˈsiː	(si: )
A, AR	ɑ:	(orinch) Long and deep "a" sound	ha lf half	hɑːf	(ha:f)
			car a car	kɑː	(ka: )
O.O.	u:	at Long “u” sound without rounding the lips	foo d food	fuːd	(ugh:d)
			too too, too	tuː	(that: )
ER, IR	h:	e Reminds me of the “e” sound in the word “beet”	bir d bird	bзːd	(byo:d)
OR,AW	ɔ:	(map) Long "o" sound	or or	ɔː	(O: )
			for m form	ˈfɔːm	(fo:m)
			law law	lɔː	(lo: )

Rules for reading consonant sounds

English letters and letter combinations	indicated in Russian letters should be understood as a hint for transcription, and not as an exact pronunciation of English sounds.	Rules for reading vowel sounds	Examples of pronunciation of English sounds
			Phonetic symbols	Approximate Russian sound	Pronunciation in Russian letters
Table. Types of reading in English. Consonant sounds.
P	p	P	pen pen	pen	(pen)
			pap er paper	ˈpeɪpə	(P e´ ypa)
			cup cup	kʌp	(cap)
B	b	b	b oy boy	ˌbɔɪ	(the battle )
			tab le table	ˈteɪb(ə)l	(T e´ybl)
			pub beer	pʌb	(Pub )
T	t	t Sound “T” but the tongue is not at the teeth, but at the gums.	t en ten	e mpty empty	ten ten
			sixteen sixteen	ˌsɪkˈsti:n	(sykstin)
			eight eight	eɪt	(eith)
D	d	d	d og dog	dɒɡ	(dane)
			ladd er staircase	ˈladə	(l a´ta)
			bed bed	bed	(trouble)
C, K, CK	k	To	c at cat	kæt	(ket)
			tick and ticket	ˈtɪkɪt	(T and´ whale)
			cake	keɪk	(cake)
G	g	G	g irl girl	ɡɜ:l	(gel)
			tiger tiger	ˈtʌɪɡə	(T a´yga)
			big big	bɪɡ	(big)
CH, TCH	ʧ	h	ch air chair	tʃɛ	(h e´)
			watch ing	ˈwɒtʃɪŋ	(V rank)
			match match	matʃ	(match)
J, G, DGE	ʤ	j	j ump jump	dʒʌmp	(jump)
			log ic logic	ˈlɒdʒɪk	(l o´jik)
			fridg e refrigerator	frɪdʒ	(fridge)
F, PH	f	f	ph oto photography	ˈfəʊtəʊ	(f o´utau)
			coff ee coffee	ˈkɒfi	(To o´fi)
			cliff	klɪf	(cleave)
V	v	V	v iew view	vju:	(ugh)
			lov er favorite	ˈlʌvə	(l a´va)
			five e five	faɪv	(five)
T.H.	θ	c Like the sound "s" but tongue between teeth	th in thin	θɪn	(syn)
			Cath erine Catherine	ˈkæθrɪn	(To eh´srin)
			month month	mʌnθ	(mons)
T.H.	ð	h Like sound "z" but tongue between teeth	th is this	ðɪs	(zys)
			moth er mother	ˈmʌðə	(m a´ze)
			breathe e breathe	bri:ð	(bri:z)
S, C	s	With	six six	(it)	(syks)
			parc el package	ˈpɑ:s(ə)l	(P a´ sl)
			class	klɑ:s	(cla:s)
S, Z	z	h	z oo zoo	zu:	(zu)
			laz y lazy	ˈleɪzi	(l e´zi)
			dogs dogs	dɒɡz	(dogz)
SH	ʃ	w	sh e she	ʃi	(shi)
			fish fishing	ˈfɪʃɪŋ	(f and´ tires)
			wash	wɒʃ	(fosh)
S	ʒ	and	vis ion vision	ˈvɪʒ(ə)n	(V i´zhen)
			beige beige	beɪʒ	(beizh)
H	h	X Short exhalation - “x”	have to have	hæv	(hav)
M	m	m	m e me, me	mi:	(mi: )
			farmer	ˈfɑ:mə	(f a´ma)
			hom e house	həʊm	(home)
N	n	n	name name	ˈneɪm	(n e´ im)
			runn er runner	ˈrʌnə	(R a´ on)
			son son	(ande)	su n sun
NG	ƞ	n Nasal sound "n" using the back of the tongue	singer singer	ˈsɪŋə	(With and´nya)
			boxing	ˈbɒksɪŋ	(b o´ xin)
L	l	l	I like it	ˈlaɪk	(l a´ yk)
			ball et ballet	ˈbaleɪ	(b a´lay)
			football football	ˈfʊtbɔ:l	(f u´ solid waste:l)
R	r	R “r” - without vibration	red red	red	(ed)
			lorr y truck	ˈlɒri	(l o´ri)
Y	j	th	y ou you	ju	(Yu )
			lawy er lawyer	ˈlɔ:jə	(l oh yeah)
W	w	at the sound is similar to “u”; the lips are stretched and rounded	w in to win	wɪn	(vin)
			flow er flower	ˈflaʊə	(ow a´ ua)

Diphthongs. Reading rules.

English letters and letter combinations	indicated in Russian letters should be understood as a hint for transcription, and not as an exact pronunciation of English sounds.	Rules for reading vowel sounds	Examples of pronunciation of English sounds
			Phonetic symbols	Approximate Russian sound	Pronunciation in Russian letters
Table. Types of reading in English. Diphthongs.
A,AY,AI	eɪ	Hey	ai m goal	eɪm	(eym)
			say	ˈseɪ	(With Hey)
I, UY, Y	ai	ah	I I	ai	(ay)
			buy	baɪ	(bye)
OY, OI	ɔɪ	Ouch	oi l oil	ɔɪl	(oil)
			toy toy	tɔɪ	(that one)
O.O.W.	əu	OU	ow n own	əʊn	(oun)
			ho me home	həʊm	(home)
			low low	ləʊ	(low)
OW, OU	au	aw	out out	ˈaʊt	(out)
			cow	kaʊ	(kaw)
EA, EAR, ERE	ɪə	ie “and” + between “e” and “a”	ear ear	ɪə	(ie)
			bear d beard	bɪəd	(beed)
			here here	hɪə	(hie)
AIR, ARE	eə	ea "e" + between "e" and "a"	care	keə	(kee)
			hair hair	heə	(heh ´ )
URE, OUR	uə	uh "y" + between "e" and "a"	tour travel	tʊə	(tue)
			insure	ɪnˈʃuə	(inshue ´ )

And how can you quickly learn this skill?

In order to achieve a goal, you need to break it down into stages of achievement. How to quickly learn this skill?

Let's highlight several components:

1. First, you need to learn the alphabet and Special attention pay attention to the pronunciation of letters.
2. Second, learn the letter combinations used in words in English language. For example, vowel combinations -ch, -sh, etc.).
3. Third, it is necessary not only to learn words, but also to pay special attention to their transcription, that is, correct pronunciation.
4. Learn to read phrases and sentences and use intonation correctly.

From the article you will learn:

How to learn to read English on your own from scratch

Now let's take a closer look at exactly how to quickly master the ability to read.

When mastering the alphabet, you must learn the transcription of each letter and at the same time know that the pronunciation of a particular letter English alphabet may vary depending on the word and the order of the letters. Do not sign the transcription in Russian letters - this way you will immediately eliminate the problem of “broken English”.

Pay special attention to the second stage - letter combinations, syllables. Learn. Rules for reading open closed word, the use of letter combinations - there are not many of them, but if the more you pay attention to such little things, the faster you will advance in your learning.

Correct pronunciation of different combinations of vowels and consonants is the main key to quickly mastering reading.

After mastering the words, pay attention to the intonation - this is already playing with the voice.

How to learn to read English correctly

As noted above, under no circumstances use textbooks or dictionaries where the transcription is written in Russian letters. This way you will distort your pronunciation.

There are only 6 vowels in English - A, O, E, I, U, Y and each letter has 4 ways of pronunciation depending on the type of word.

Also, vowels in combination with others form diphthongs and triphthongs (which are not so difficult to learn - only from 8 and 2, respectively.

And this is where transcription comes to the rescue. At self-study When reading in English, you should pay special attention to the icons of the Greek and Latin alphabet written in the dictionary on the right in square brackets.

In order to indicate the longitude of a particular sound, a colon is placed after it in the transcription. Thus, transcription deciphers the sound image of any word in the English language.

Pronunciation is the main component of successful reading acquisition

1. Features of articulation. English words it is necessary to pronounce as if with force, exhaling and straining the muscles of the mouth.

2. Tongue position. For a native English speaker, the tongue lies flat, and its conic is bent upward and will be located at the alveoli (tubercles above upper teeth) or barely reach them.

This important point. You can keep your tongue in your mouth pressed against the upper cusps above the upper teeth, and thus, after a while, read English very well and clearly with a minimal accent.

It’s very good to watch videos that answer the question in an accessible form - how to read English quickly and well.

Reference material for self-learning reading

You can learn to read English and the most correct way in this case is to use English-Russian dictionary with transcription. You need to look up every unfamiliar word in a dictionary and immediately learn its pronunciation (transcription will help you with this).

Many people who are just starting to learn this in-demand language often have difficulty learning how to read English. Such problems are associated with complex rules: the multivariate pronunciation of some letters, the need to memorize the associated language norms, the presence of a considerable number of exceptions. But you also have to combine them into words, and pronounce them quickly enough so that the meaning of the text does not slip away. Sometimes people who undertake such an undertaking experience almost despair, believing that they have missed right moment for learning in childhood. This is just a misconception - if you listen to some advice, they will cope with the task.

Learn to read English from scratch: starting from the basics

Those who have zero knowledge of this language will have to start getting acquainted with it from the alphabet. It is required to correlate the graphic design of each letter with its name. You can see the entire English alphabet and listen to the pronunciation of the names of the letters at this link. Understanding how to learn to read English correctly will not come without understanding the peculiarities of reading transcription. Knowing it, a person will be able to read any word or expression found independently in the dictionary. Sound transcription table.

How to learn to read English correctly: difficulties with vowels

The main difficulties in finding the correct pronunciation arise in connection with vowels. Consonants are usually pronounced approximately the same in all words, except for those cases when they occur in letter combinations, but even for those the transcription is not difficult to remember. With vowels it is much more difficult, since the ways of pronouncing them vary greatly depending on their proximity to other letters and the openness and closedness of the syllables. Key variations, with corresponding transcriptions, are provided on this website.

How to learn to read in English: regularly replenishing your vocabulary

Difficulties in learning to read English well will invariably await those who prefer to make do with the small stock of standard words and expressions they have, without seeking to expand them. The latter is a prerequisite for improving knowledge of a foreign language, increasing reading speed and understanding what is hidden behind a specific set of symbols. Replenishment of the vocabulary occurs in the process of watching foreign films, listening to foreign musical compositions, communication with English-speaking foreigners. Exercise machines from Lingualeo will also help you learn new words.

How to quickly learn to read in English: improving grammar

Without mastering grammatical rules, it is difficult to fully understand what you read. Grammatical constructions create the basis, the skeleton of any text, onto which semantics is already strung. This circumstance certainly affects your reading speed. Written speech, unlike oral speech, cannot do without complex grammatical structures. You need to know when and which one is appropriate. You need to consolidate what you have learned in practice - by regularly reading texts.

How to quickly learn to read English: a special electronic service

Those who want to learn to read English on their own usually encounter one common problem: reading books involves constantly looking into dictionaries, which turns the process into torture instead of pleasure. To avoid this, you should switch to electronic English-language books, the text of which must first be run through this service. After an express analysis of the content, it will help you understand which verbal constructions are most common and will provide translations of unclear words/phrases.

How to learn to read and understand English: the ability to analyze

One of key points improving reading skills - understanding what is said in the text. We must learn to feel the logic of the language, the peculiarities of the construction of its phrases, and semantic nuances. If an understanding of the meaning is achieved, it is not necessary to translate the sentences for yourself. It is worth picking up characteristic features in the books you read. foreign language phrases, strive to remember them and use them in oral speech on occasion. Helps to consolidate them in memory

If you can't read English, don't despair. In the same USA, almost 14% of the population, that is, 32 million people, cannot read! Moreover, 21% of the population reads at a fifth-grade level. But it’s never too late to learn to read English! Read this article and you will understand what you need to pay attention to.

Steps

Sharpening the Basics

Start with the alphabet. The alphabet is the beginning of everything, and you will find 26 of its letters in all words. You can learn the alphabet different ways, choose the one you like.

• Sing. It will sound stupid, but songs are what help many people. The melody allows you to remember letters with minimal effort, shows the entire alphabet and the connection between letters.
  • You can listen to the song online or by downloading it to your player.
• Feel it. If you're more hands-on, make letters out of sandpaper, then look at them, then close your eyes and use your fingers to trace the letter. After this, name the letter and the sound it denotes. Then remove your finger from the paper and use it to draw a letter in the air.
• Move. Take magnets in the shape of letters of the alphabet and move and move them, eventually forming words from them.
• Go ahead. If in a room, then take a floor covering with the letters of the English alphabet. Say the letter - step on the corresponding square. Ask someone to tell you the letters and step on the corresponding squares yourself. Let your whole body participate in the process of learning the alphabet!

1. Distinguish between vowels and consonants. The vowels of English are represented by the letters a, e, o, u and i, while the remaining letters represent consonants.

   • Vowels seem to open your mouth when pronounced, while consonants, on the contrary, close. Vowels are pronounced without unnecessary sounds, but consonants are pronounced together with other sounds.

2. Use the phonics method to teach reading. With this method, you can better understand the relationship between letters and sounds. For example, when you learn when the letter “S” sounds like “sa” and when it sounds like “ka,” or when you notice that the syllable “-tion” is pronounced like “shun,” you are using the phonetic method.

   • Choose the method that is convenient for you from the two classic ones. The first one is the so-called “See-tell” when you learn to read whole words, or the so-called. “syllabic approach”, in which you first learn to pronounce individual syllables and their combinations, and only then words.
   • The phonetic method is phonetic because it requires listening to the sound of syllables and words. To do this, you'll need an online program, a DVD, or someone willing to help you learn the pronunciation of different sound combinations.

3. Learn punctuation marks. It is very important to know what all the little squiggles and dots mean, because they carry a lot of important information for the correct understanding of the sentence.

   “Attack” the words. This kind of tactic will help you find out the meaning and pronunciation features of an unknown word, taking it apart and analyzing it step by step.

   • Look for visual cues. Check if there are photos, illustrations or anything like that on the page. Look at what is depicted there and how it may intersect with the meaning of the sentence.
   • Voice the word. Say the word slowly and clearly. Then repeat the sounds themselves that make up the word, separately and clearly, starting from the very first.
   • Split the word. Look at a word and see if it has any sounds, prefixes, suffixes, endings, or stems that you already know. Read each piece, then try to make a whole word out of them and read it.
     • For example, you already know that the prefix “pre” means “before, in advance, before”, and the stem “view” means to look. What does the word “preview” mean? If you break it down into parts you know, you can even guess the meaning - this is a “preview”.
   • Look for connections. Think about whether the words you don't know are similar to those you already know. Think, maybe this is a form of an unknown word, or part of something?
     • Alternatively, try using a word you know in a sentence and see if the meaning is lost. It may turn out that the meanings of two words are close enough to each other to understand the connection between them.

4. Re-read. Have you read the proposal? Let's do it again. Replace words you don’t know with those you know, and analyze whether the meaning appears in the sentence.

   Use your background knowledge. Consider what you already know about the topic of the book, paragraph, or sentence, and use that knowledge to figure out what the word is.

   Make guesses. Look at the pictures, table of contents, chapter headings, maps, diagrams, and other parts of the book. Then, based on what you saw, write what you think about the book as a whole, what it might say, etc. Then start reading and see if your guesses are confirmed.

   Ask questions. After reading the book's title, headings, looking at the images, etc., write down any questions you have about it all. Try to answer these questions yourself as you read the book, and write down your answers. If some questions remain unanswered, well, you’ll have to look for those who can answer them!

   Visualize. Imagine that you are not reading a book, but watching a movie. Carefully, in every detail, imagine the main characters, the setting, and try to imagine how the story will unfold in space-time. It would be a good idea to make sketches of all this.

   Build connections. Think about whether you can draw parallels with what you read from your own experience? Maybe some of the characters in the book remind you of someone you know? Or have you encountered similar situations? Or maybe the book reminds you of a movie? Write down all the connections and intersections that come to your mind - with their help it will be easier to understand the book.

There is a myth that only English experts can read books in the original. But today you will see that even a beginner can master literary work and understand its meaning (especially if it is adapted books in English for beginners). In addition, you can always click on an unfamiliar word and see its translation.

Why is it so important to read books at a beginner level?

• First, reading books guarantees a deeper immersion in the language than texts from textbooks.
• Secondly, this is a huge plus for self-esteem and motivation, which is very important for further language learning.
• And finally, this is one of the easiest and interesting activities, if suitable literature is selected.

That's why we found it for you the best adapted versions of foreign works(just follow the links). All books have been rewritten by professional linguists and significantly shortened: the average volume of a simplified version is approximately 10-20 pages, which is quite possible to read in one evening.

A story about the friendship of two smart mice from France and Great Britain, concerned about their fate cultural heritage Shakespeare. This book often uses direct speech, which means that in the future you will not have problems with spoken English.

by Mark Twain (beginner - 7 pages) It's hard to find someone who hasn't heard about the exciting adventures of Tom Sawyer. And reading about them in the original is even more fun. The vocabulary of the story is suitable even for those who “yesterday” started learning English.

by Sally M. Stockton (elementary - 6 pages) An ageless story about a brave archer who fights for justice. After reading the book, you can watch one of the many film adaptations.

by Andrew Mathews (elementary - 6 pages) A wonderful story about a teenage girl, Susie, living in the shadow of her more attractive friend Donna. Susie hates her freckles and thinks they make her look ugly. Find out how the story ends and whether Susie's attitude towards herself will change.

by John Escott (elementary - 8 pages) There was also room in our selection for a ghost story. The author has a very vivid narrative style, so it is difficult to tear yourself away from the story. This means you can easily master 8 pages in one go.

by Mark Twain (elementary - 9 pages) Another work by Mark Twain in our selection will delight you with the story of Huckleberry Finn. A great chance to remember your childhood. The adapted version of this children's book is a real find for a beginner!

More than ten pages - success! Simple books in English for beginners

by Peter Benchley (elementary - 12 pages) An adapted version of the famous “Jaws” - a novel about a great white shark attacking vacationers in a resort town (brrr, horror!). Long, common sentences may make the book difficult to read. elementary level, but we believe that 12 pages is not a problem for you.

by Lewis Carroll (elementary - 13 pages) A wonderful opportunity to once again find yourself in Wonderland and learn the names of the heroes in English. The book is read very quickly and easily - tested from my own experience in elementary school.

by Jack London (elementary - 15 pages) A heart-warming story about a dog's life during the Gold Rush. The book focuses on the relationship between humans and animals. In my opinion, this work is one of the best in our selection in terms of plot and writing style.

by Roger Lancelyn Green (elementary - 16 pages) A great opportunity to get acquainted with the exploits of King Arthur and the famous knights of the round table. Welcome to the English Middle Ages.

For those who are serious. Reading books in English for beginners

The second story by Arthur Conan Doyle, dedicated to the investigations of Sherlock Holmes. The simplified version of the work perfectly preserves the beauty of the narrative and the mystery of this detective story.

by Elizabeth Gaskell (pre-intermediate - 51 pages) The novel North and South describes the confrontation between factory owners and aristocrats during the Industrial Revolution in England. The book will appeal not only to fans of romantic classics performed by Jane Austen, but also to those who like historical works.

Books in English with translation for beginners