What is reading comprehension in English?
Reading comprehension is your ability to understand written English. It helps your vocabulary, grammar, and sense of how sentences and texts are organised. Although Rozy focuses on speaking, reading supports your overall level and gives you ideas and phrases to use when you talk.
How reading supports speaking
When you read, you meet new words and structures. If you then use them in speaking—for example in Rozy—you reinforce them. Reading also gives you topics and ideas to talk about. So reading and speaking practice work well together.
Choosing reading material
Start with texts that are slightly challenging but mostly understandable. Graded readers, short articles, or subtitles can help. Then bring what you've read into conversation practice with Rozy.
Frequently asked questions
- What is reading comprehension?
- Your ability to understand written English: main ideas, details, and inference. It's a different skill from listening but uses the same grammar and vocabulary.
- Does reading help my speaking?
- Yes. Reading builds vocabulary and grammar that you can then use when you speak. Using new language in conversation (e.g. with Rozy) helps it stick.
- How can I improve reading comprehension?
- Read regularly at a level that's a bit challenging. Note useful words and phrases, then try to use them in speaking practice.
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