First, enlarge vocabulary.
Vocabulary has a great influence on English reading ability. The article consists of sentences, and sentences consist of words. If you don't know the words, it will seriously hinder English reading, so it is necessary to expand your vocabulary. As for how to help students remember words, I have tried some methods in my daily English teaching.
1. Put the words in the sentence.
Polysemy is common in English vocabulary. For example, the word well has a completely different meaning and part of speech in different sentences.
(1) He likes English very much and gets good grades in English. He likes English very much and is good at it.
Well is an adverb in this sentence, which means "good land"
(2) me? I don't feel very well. I don't feel well.
She was ill for a month, but she? It's almost ready now. She was ill for a month, but she is almost well now.
In these two sentences, well is an adjective, which means "health, good health"
(3) well, let? Let's begin our class. Ok, let's start our class!
Well is a spoken word in this sentence.
From the above three examples, students can easily grasp the meaning and usage of this word.
Some phrases themselves have multiple meanings, and if students don't fully grasp their meanings, it will directly affect the thinking of doing problems. For example, in an article, "Do you think long skirts will come back?" In this sentence, back means "popular again"; In "When will you come back?" Come back means "come back"; In the sentence "It? Suddenly came back to me when I met you. "Come back" means "restore memory". If students don't understand the three meanings of "coming back", they may misinterpret the whole meaning of the article.
2. Combination of sound, form and meaning
Some words are homophones, but their spelling and meaning are different, such as "writing" and "right"; Some words are homographs, but their pronunciations and meanings are different, such as record n. "record" v. "register. Some words are homographs and homographs, but their meanings are different, such as answer n." Answer; Reply; Reply; Answer ",v." answer; Reply; Reply; (Make) an answer. "
3. Word formation
Most words in English vocabulary are formed by word formation. In English teaching, let students master the meanings of common prefixes, suffixes and roots, and then they can guess their derivatives according to known words, thus expanding their vocabulary. For example, the prefix inter- has the meaning of "mutual, mutual", so you can guess the meanings of words such as interchange, interdependence and international. For example, if the suffix -ess has the meaning of women, you can guess the meaning of words such as actress, poetess and hostess.
Second, master reading skills.
In English reading teaching, teachers should teach students some reading skills. Only students who are proficient in English reading skills can read English efficiently. At present, the twenty-six tricks of English fast reading are the best books to explain reading skills. It divides reading comprehension into 26 systematic skills in terms of strategies, styles, test sites and questions. Each skill is divided into skill guidance, thorough explanation of a problem and quick experience. For these four parts of the exercise, here are some reading skills among the 26 tips:
1. guessing the meaning of words is an effective means to improve reading speed.
Mastering some methods to guess the meaning of new words is of great significance to eliminate the interference of some new words in reading and improve reading ability. The meaning of some words can be guessed by some clues and hints in the context.
For example, there is a reading comprehension: the woman is in the cinema, and she likes this movie very much. But there was a man in the seat next to him. He began to look at the floor below him. The woman was angry and whispered, "What are you doing there? What are you looking for? " Ask the students to guess the meaning of the word whisper. Speak loudly. B. Speak softly. C. talk happily. We know from the context that the woman and the man are in the cinema, and people can only whisper in the cinema, so it is easy to guess that B should be chosen for this question.
For another example, there is an article: Jan works as a student counselor in a university. . If students need help or advice, they can come to her. I asked her when the office opened and what it was like. Problems encountered by students. I am here every day of the week, and my colleagues (colleagues) are here at the event and on weekends. There is also an emery-gen phone number in the evening. Title: What does the word "urgent" mean? A. Hotline B. Consultation C. Emergency D. Help. I know from the article that it should be urgent to call late at night, so I choose C.
2. Learn to distinguish words that play a connecting role
These words play a connecting role in sentences, sentences or paragraphs. The most commonly used are: and, but, because, so. These words can help students predict the meaning of the next sentence.
For example, the word "she" is a common prompt in the whole class, but today she appeared in the middle of the first class. But there is a turning point, so the meaning before and after is just the opposite. The second half of the sentence means that she is "in the middle of the first class" today, so reverse reasoning can draw the conclusion that she is always "on time".
I broke my glasses, so I can't see what happened. I broke my glasses and couldn't see clearly what happened at that time. The word "so" means causality, and the result of the second half sentence can be guessed from the reason of the first half sentence.
3. Grasping the topic sentence is the main way to quickly grasp the main idea of the article.
Topic sentences usually appear at the beginning or end of an article. For example, in an article entitled "How to Be a Good Student", which one should be taken care of in the second paragraph? Good health is another important thing for good students. Anyone, who doesn't? Without a strong body, even if he has a lot of knowledge, he can't do anything for the country. There was a man who, when he was a student, studied hard but neglected his health. No sooner had he come to serve his country than he died of poor health. From this we can see that it is very important for a student to have a strong body. The underlined sentence is the topic sentence of this paragraph. As long as students understand this sentence, they will master the main content of this paragraph.
Third, accumulate certain cultural background knowledge.
The improvement of English reading ability requires not only certain language knowledge, but also certain cultural background knowledge. English articles contain the customs, history, culture and religion of some English-speaking countries. Therefore, in order to cultivate English reading ability, students must have a certain understanding of these aspects.
For example, in an article, "John lives on the second floor. Anna lives on the fourth floor. He is always woken up when she comes back. Beautiful, she often makes noise "appeared." Seeing this sentence, it is difficult for students to understand, across the 13 floor. Why is John influenced by Anna? The reason is that in most English-speaking countries, people don't like the number 13 (for religious reasons) and think it is unlucky. So in some high-rise buildings and hotels, there is no 13 floor or 13 room, and 12 is followed by 14.
For example, the English words "Christmas", "sandwich" and "White House" are all produced in a specific social and historical environment, and they all have different meanings. The same word also has different meanings in different cultural backgrounds.
If you translate the sentence "You are a lovely dog" into Chinese, it means "You are really a lovely dog." In the eyes of China people, this sentence is derogatory. However, in English, this sentence means, "You are really a lovely person." "Dog" is used here to refer to people who not only have no intention of swearing, but also show a close relationship. In Britain and America, dogs are considered as friends of human beings.
It can be seen that only with a certain understanding of the cultural background knowledge of English-speaking countries can students understand the article more quickly and accurately.
Fourth, cultivate good reading habits.
1. Scan
That is, to grasp the central meaning of the article by browsing the full text, that is, to capture the main idea of the paragraph by browsing the full text quickly, and to clarify the author's attitude and intention.
Read carefully
Read the full text, grasp the center of the article, especially the key words and sentences, so as to have a profound and accurate understanding and mastery. Then read the questions and options after the passage, read the article carefully with these questions, solve problems accurately, and improve reading speed and efficiency.
Find it.
Search is an essential step to reduce errors and improve accuracy.
Read backwards
Reverse reading is aimed at shallow questions, read the questions first and then the articles.
In short, in English teaching, English reading is a main way to learn English, and the quality of English reading ability is very important to English learning, and the improvement of reading ability is a very important link in English learning. There are many reading skills. As long as we continue to practice and explore, we can always find more reading skills and methods suitable for junior high school students, so as to improve students' reading ability faster and more effectively.