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Did you know that you can learn English with news websites? In fact, it is surprisingly easy too, and we can't think of a more educational way to get your reading practice in.
Choose the right news websites
If you want to learn English with news, then stick to the right news websites. There are some pretty shoddy news websites out there. While you could feasibly learn English from them, we find that some websites are better than others.
We recommend that you stick to BBC News. There are several reasons for this.
The first is that BBC News tends to stick to pretty basic English, and it likes to be quite descriptive in what it says. As a result, you will be picking up a lot more vocab like that.
In addition to this, BBC News is available in tons of different languages. So, if you do not understand something in English, then it is likely that there will be a version of the article written in your native language. It won't be an exact translation, but it may help to provide you with a better idea of what is going on in the story.
Finally, BBC News is known as one of the least biased news networks in the world. In this day and age, this is incredibly important. It means that you are learning the news as opposed to somebody's opinion of what they think the news actually is.
Learn English with news
Learning English with the news is pretty much the same as if you were reading a book. This means that when you find a news website you like, you can go in armed with a dictionary and just read. If there are any words that you do not understand then you can jot them down and look them up in your dictionary. As you read through the news, you will start to become more and more familiar with English. Eventually, there will come a point where you don't have to translate anything. You just have to read and you will understand everything. That is going to be a wonderful day for you indeed!
Remember, one of the wonderful things about reading the news is that you will be educating yourself at the same time. If you are reading English news, then you will be learning about English culture. You will learn about government and the way the country works. This will open up the options you have available to you when you are talking to somebody in English.
Finally, make sure that you do more than just read the news. Listen to news channels in English. Listen to podcasts. Try to talk about the news, or even attempt to write your own news articles. The more you do all of this, the more chance you have of actually being able to learn the language. If you need any help with this, then any of the English tutors here at Justlearn will be more than happy to help you out.
