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8 must-know reading techniques as an ESL, "teacher", or amateur.

Some ways of improving your reading skills in just 8 basic steps. It's not piece of cake stressing words in English. Consequently, I have reposted this very important information lesson that is going to change your perpectives in your listening and reading proficiency. 1.   Nouns and adjectives with two syllables The rule:   When a noun (a word referring to a person, thing, place or abstract quality) or an adjective (a word that gives information about a noun) has two syllables, the stress is usually on the first syllable. Examples: table  /TA-ble/ scissors  /SCI-ssors/ pretty  /PRE-tty/, clever  /CLE-ver/ Exceptions:   Unfortunately, there are exceptions to this rule.   It could be that a word was borrowed from another language or it could be totally random.   You just have to learn these “outsiders” by heart.   Here are three words you can start with: hotel   /ho-TEL/ extreme   /ex-TREME/ co...