Jump to the List of Lessons Welcome to our Reading Comprehension section! To help you make the most of these lessons, make sure you study the Barriers to Study booklet first. It is available online, free of charge. Use a good and simple dictionary while reading and answering questions. Reading comprehension is an important skill, and it is not acquired by skimming over content and guessing the meanings of words and sentences. It is acquired by reading and understanding the words and concepts in your text. See also: Building Vocabulary and Some Common Mistakes Click Here for Step-by-Step Rules, Stories and Exercises to Practice All English Tenses Click Here for Step-by-Step Rules, Stories and Exercises to Practice All English Tenses Jump to the List of Lessons Using These Lessons Here you can find many interesting lessons with reading texts (and photos for illustration) in intermediate English, followed by reading comprehension exercises. Exercises include: Vocabulary Questions Collocation Questions Wh Questions (who, what, when, where, how, etc.) Evaluating Statements True or False Questions An important part of practice is collocation practice . Collocation Practice Do you sometimes ask yourself if you have used the best word for what you want to say, or is another one more suitable? For example: do you want to say "He came in quietly" or "He came in silently"? Check collocations . A collocation is a combination of words that is used together frequently. It's actually a common phrase. For example: "commit a crime" is a typical combination of words in English. You could say "make a crime," and it wouldn't be incorrect, but many people tend to use these words together, and it sounds right to a native. So "commit a crime" is a collocation. Another example: we say "heavy traffic" not "strong traffic," and so forth. Here are some more examples of collocations: Fully aware ("We are fully aware of the problem.") Do homework ("I will do my homework later.") Give a speech ("He gave a very good speech at the conference.") There are many collocations in English. The better you use them, the more NATURAL your English becomes. Most of the lessons in this section include collocation practice to help students practice this vital skill. Places around the World Asia and Africa Americas and the Pacific Ocean Customs and Traditions Food and Cooking Earth and the Universe Places around the World The World's Most Beautiful Islands – Five Wonders of Nature Delicious Desserts from Four Continents, Some of the World's Most Famous Desserts Can You Guess Where These Beautiful Natural Places Are? The Oldest Cities in the World The World's Most Beautiful Natural Wonders World's Largest Countries Can You Guess Where These Beautiful Natural Places Are? (Part 2) The Coldest Places Where People Live Europe's Smallest Countries Rome, the Eternal City Budapest, the Hidden Gem of Europe Vienna, the City of Culture Lisbon, the City of Explorers London, the Crown of Europe Belfast, the Street Art Harbor Barcelona, Gaudi's Masterpiece Bucharest, the Little Paris Dublin, the Fair City Dusseldorf, Japan on the Rhine Kiev, Eastern Europe's Secret Thessaloniki, the Aegean Secret Berlin, the Reunited City Monaco, the Casino City Tbilisi, the Food Capital Caucasus, the Border of Europe and Asia Sarajevo, the Jerusalem of Europe Saint Petersburg, the Capital of Imperial Russia Venice, the City of Canals Marseille, the City of 111 Districts Bristol, the Capital of the South West Valletta – Superbissima ("Most Proud" in Latin) Oslo, the Tiger City

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