When you read a story in English, do you read it for the story or for the Englis
By wm69love88
@wm69love88 (3466)
China
9 responses
@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
6 Oct 07
I read a story for the story itself. I enjoy reading books and if my English improves because of it then that's a plus for me:P
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@shenzhouplaza (1676)
• China
1 Oct 07
It is quite a long time I have not read novels.I do not know if it is because of my laziness or because of my business. I wish I could have time and have peace of mind to read some books in such a rainy untumn afternoon, of course, there should be a cup of hot coffee on the stand by my side.
To answer your question, If I am reading a novel in English, I surely read it for the story. Cos I do not think it is a good idea while you are reading an English book,you remind yourself from time to time that your purpose of reading is to learn English language. It will definitely ruin the story,and what is worse, it gives you too much pressure in reading. In most cases, we lose the interests of reading.If we read English novels for the story, for the content, we will be greatly attracted by the plots by the charactors. after we finish reading the books,our English level is improved without our consciousness.
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@krayzee (1160)
• Romania
1 Oct 07
I definitely read it for the story. Luckily my English has improved a lot in the past years (ever since I started reading novels in English) but that is only a pleasant side effect.
I actually started reading books in English only because a few years ago I was very curious about a certain book and I only had it available in English :)
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@erickrubio (624)
• Philippines
6 Oct 07
Wm69love88, when I read a story written in English, I read it for the story.
@704287492 (9)
• China
1 Oct 07
For the story,also about English.What about you ?
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@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
22 Nov 09
Well, that's kind of hard to answer since English is the only language we speak in our house. So, I suppose I read the story in English because I understand the language better and I have no choice about reading in other languages that I am not familiar with at this point.