These are all great suggestions! Another one I like to recommend to my students is Roads & Kingdoms, especially the culture-focused articles. Sometimes my students like to read about their native countries in English.
i personally recommend the following daily homework: 1 article of the Guardian + 1 Hour of LBC radio station and 1 chapter of a book with audible (Reading&listening at the same time).
Hello, Ben! Many thanks for your new useful video. BBC is my love forever without a doubt. I read The New Yorker (maybe because I have some really close friends there) I also read National Geographic And I think I'll add The Guardians into my list. Thank you Good luck with your incredible work
Hi Ben, I still remember when I saw some of your videos days before my B2/FCE exam (2021), now I've just been given positive results of my C1/EXAM. Your videos and your teaching methods have been of paramount importance in order to succeed in both exams. Thank you, I'm eternally grateful.
I like aeon, New Scientist, The Economist as well. The last one especially for audio edition which I believe is handy for English learners to pronounce words correctly
Oh, yeah... I would definetely recommend the Audio and Print Edítion of "The Economist", so that students could listen and read them along simultaneusly.
And I must add I am awfully To blame for skiving this piece of advice for I still prefer Guilliver's Travels or Tristam Shandy than Thé Guardian This is my fault i know I 'il never pass CAE without normal ordinary English I must have en effort over myself Thanks
Thank you so much! A lot of useful resources. My personal favourite is the Naked Scientists. I always spot new words and expressions there that are used in the exam texts and it's much easier to learn (or learning???) them in context. Can you, please, make a video on the difference between the verbs followed by to/ing? I know that some just need to be memorized, but some can use both with a difference in meaning, for example, try to do, try doing, like to do, like doing etc.,so you need to understand the context of the whole situation. Thank you 💕
Hey you Ben... It's my firt time here and I can already say I loved this video. Next year I'm trying the B2/FCE. I hope your chanel can help me to develop more and more my skills for the exam.
Hi Ben, I didn't know Medium and Longreads! They seem to be quite interesting! I read Al Jazeera sometimes. What do you think about this website? Also, I would really like to thank you for all your tips and videos, they helped me a lot in passing C1 Cambridge exam!
I used to read loads of books but now I just read things related to sport( basket,cycling,football,boxing,athletics) and every once in a while some other news lol
This is an excellent piece of advice The Guardian is good and challenging too Better than books because it is the core of conte;porary English and often more difficult than books Articles takes everything for granted in understanding I ;ean
Dear Ben, thank you for useful sources. The thing is that I find myself preoccupied with the quote which is usually attributed to Socrates: " 'The more I know, the more I realize I know nothing" ☹ And at times the realization is somewhat overwhelming to the point of discouragement (imposter syndrome:). But despite all these, I refuse to give up🙃✊
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Can't resist the temptation to proceed with the line from "Hurts" song: "it's such a wonderful life" 😁 Many thank for your reply!
Ben, can you give advice on how to read books? When I begin a new book, I read it the same way as articles: highlight new words, collocations, check their meaning etc. But it takes a very long time to get to at least page 50. And then I feel like I have read nothing. And the words I highlighted I don't really use in either my speech or writing. How should I read books in that case? Thank you in advance❤
Hello. I love reading books. The thing is that if I read something by an author I don't know I usually translate, let's say, about 10 pages. After that I don' need the dictioary or just occassionally. So maybe you could try an easier level or read a couple of books by the same writer. Then it should be better.
That's one of the reasons I recommend reading articles and short stories... at least for a while. Also, you need to be selective about the vocabulary you choose to learn/remember. You can't learn every word in the English language and some words/expressions are more useful than others.
In order to improve your speaking you need to practise regularly. You can find a speaking partner in Facebook groups, discord groups, online forums etc
I agree with Ben that articles from the Guardian, especially those from the Opinion section, are good quality. I usually read an article or two when I am on a bus to kill time. Those writers are fairly distinctive and use a spectrum of expressions and analogies in their writing. However, they are sometimes over stylized. I do understand this helps the articles stand out, though. So in terms of learning how to write better, I shouldn't have complained. 🤣
Hello Ben, Thx a lot for your recommendations. They may be predictable but with your explanation they are even more worth reading. Longread is new for me. Thx.
Why do you say newSHpaper, uSHeful etc like some Americans say GroSHery instead of groCery? Would you mind telling me, please? I am just wondering. Has it got something to do with where you come from? I really would love to know. Thanks a bunch for your video. 🙂
Thank you for the recommendations! Longreads seems to be very interesting! I like to read articles on the Australian broadcaster ABC. There is a large range of topics, from politics, health, environement to agriculture, trades...Moreover , they use lots of idioms. I also like to read natives' comments to the articles.
Ben , thank you for your videos ! They are very usefull for studying English !It s only 2 years of channel as i understood , so sure you will be more popular in the future !
Thank you, Ben, for being such a generous teacher, always ready to help us with the best advice to move forward, and for being there every step of this never-ending journey. I'll give each of your recommendations a shot, for sure. 😉
5 websites for reading articles;
1. The Gordian
2. BBC (work section)
3. The New Yorker
4. The Medium
5. The longread
thanks
These are all great suggestions! Another one I like to recommend to my students is Roads & Kingdoms, especially the culture-focused articles. Sometimes my students like to read about their native countries in English.
i personally recommend the following daily homework: 1 article of the Guardian + 1 Hour of LBC radio station and 1 chapter of a book with audible (Reading&listening at the same time).
Nice idea 👍
Great job Ben, thank you! I like The Conversation as well I think it’s very interesting.
Hello, Ben!
Many thanks for your new useful video. BBC is my love forever without a doubt. I read The New Yorker (maybe because I have some really close friends there)
I also read National Geographic
And I think I'll add The Guardians into my list. Thank you
Good luck with your incredible work
Thank you for the video and the recommendations! I was the girl who made the request 😉🤗
Hi Mercedes! You're welcome 🙂
Thanks for these suggestions. I'll try Medium and Longreads.
I hope you find them useful
Thanks a lot.
You're welcome
The New Yorker isn't free
Is any Indian here
me
@@nuzhatqamreen so where are u from
Hi Ben, I still remember when I saw some of your videos days before my B2/FCE exam (2021), now I've just been given positive results of my C1/EXAM. Your videos and your teaching methods have been of paramount importance in order to succeed in both exams. Thank you, I'm eternally grateful.
That's great, Patrick! Congratulations on your exam results!
I like aeon, New Scientist, The Economist as well. The last one especially for audio edition which I believe is handy for English learners to pronounce words correctly
Thanks for your recommendations
I like The New Scientist as well.
Oh, yeah... I would definetely recommend the Audio and Print Edítion of "The Economist", so that students could listen and read them along simultaneusly.
I do highly recommend BBC Radio 4 in Four, BBC Future, Big Think, MindShift. Big Think is outstanding.
And I must add I am awfully To blame for skiving this piece of advice for I still prefer Guilliver's Travels or Tristam Shandy than Thé Guardian This is my fault i know I 'il never pass CAE without normal ordinary English I must have en effort over myself Thanks
1. The Guardian
2. BBC
3. THE NEW YORKER
4. Medium
5. LONGREADS
1. THE GURDIAN
2. BBC
3. THE NEW YORKER
4. MEDIUM
5. LONGREADS
❤❤❤Will guardian article help me to deal with Cambridge ielts reading?
I recommend Sensation English. It's topics are divided into the level at which student is. I also recommend CNN, National Geographic
Hi thank you for your good content is there is a list contains all C1 or C2 vocabulary I really need the full list
Ben, thank you for the recommendations. They are extremely useful
You're welcome. I'm glad you found them useful 🙂
Ben you are very charismatic!
Love your videos🌞
🙂 Thanks
Thanks a bunch teacher. I could not find articles . After i watched your video i get lot of informations. 😊❤
A lot of information.
The plural of information is information, not informations
I’m an English teacher like you, Ben, and these were really helpful! I’ve never heard of Medium or Longreads so I’ll check those ones out too!
Thank you so much! A lot of useful resources. My personal favourite is the Naked Scientists. I always spot new words and expressions there that are used in the exam texts and it's much easier to learn (or learning???) them in context. Can you, please, make a video on the difference between the verbs followed by to/ing? I know that some just need to be memorized, but some can use both with a difference in meaning, for example, try to do, try doing, like to do, like doing etc.,so you need to understand the context of the whole situation. Thank you 💕
Thank you for making our " learning lives" a bit easier! Now, let's be pro active and delve into these webs.
💪
Hey you Ben... It's my firt time here and I can already say I loved this video. Next year I'm trying the B2/FCE. I hope your chanel can help me to develop more and more my skills for the exam.
Hi Ben, I didn't know Medium and Longreads! They seem to be quite interesting! I read Al Jazeera sometimes. What do you think about this website?
Also, I would really like to thank you for all your tips and videos, they helped me a lot in passing C1 Cambridge exam!
Congratulations on passing the C1 Advanced, Laura. Thanks for your comment
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Thank you, Ben 🤩
There is a free website called "English in levels", but it is not for learners who wants to reach a higher English level.
I used to read loads of books but now I just read things related to sport( basket,cycling,football,boxing,athletics) and every once in a while some other news lol
Hi, Ben! Thanks a lot for your recomendations. LBC is a good website as well.
This is an excellent piece of advice The Guardian is good and challenging too Better than books because it is the core of conte;porary English and often more difficult than books Articles takes everything for granted in understanding I ;ean
Super recommendations. This will improve my English skills 👍🏻 thank you
Thank you Ben, I get some task from the college to analysis english article. And yeah, your chanel come up first
Indeed the best articles
Medium is paid...how people like me can write, read their topic
Hi Ben. Many thanks for sharing. REgards from LIma-Perú. Stay safe! 🙂
Dear Ben, thank you for useful sources. The thing is that I find myself preoccupied with the quote which is usually attributed to Socrates: " 'The more I know, the more I realize I know nothing" ☹ And at times the realization is somewhat overwhelming to the point of discouragement (imposter syndrome:). But despite all these, I refuse to give up🙃✊
Those feelings are very common... never give up!
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Can't resist the temptation to proceed with the line from "Hurts" song: "it's such a wonderful life" 😁 Many thank for your reply!
Ben, can you give advice on how to read books? When I begin a new book, I read it the same way as articles: highlight new words, collocations, check their meaning etc. But it takes a very long time to get to at least page 50. And then I feel like I have read nothing. And the words I highlighted I don't really use in either my speech or writing. How should I read books in that case? Thank you in advance❤
Good morning! Awesome question 👏
It's exactly the same for me!!!😀
Hello. I love reading books. The thing is that if I read something by an author I don't know I usually translate, let's say, about 10 pages. After that I don' need the dictioary or just occassionally. So maybe you could try an easier level or read a couple of books by the same writer. Then it should be better.
That's one of the reasons I recommend reading articles and short stories... at least for a while.
Also, you need to be selective about the vocabulary you choose to learn/remember. You can't learn every word in the English language and some words/expressions are more useful than others.
@@tothepointenglishwithben. thank you, Ben! I appreciate your advice. And I'm really grateful for "longreads" resource. It's incredibly valuable🙂❤
It will be helpful in my process of learning english, thank your so much. I've been trying to fix some mistakes i make while i speak
i would know about medecine's articales ?
I love your videos, you're staggeringly amazing
Thank you I am a learning English and I think this is very useful to improve my vocabulary.
Sir I'm from Pakistan please guide me how I can conversation in English I'm very interested please I subscribed your channel
In order to improve your speaking you need to practise regularly. You can find a speaking partner in Facebook groups, discord groups, online forums etc
Thanku sir is these websites are useful to crack ielts exam
I agree with Ben that articles from the Guardian, especially those from the Opinion section, are good quality. I usually read an article or two when I am on a bus to kill time. Those writers are fairly distinctive and use a spectrum of expressions and analogies in their writing. However, they are sometimes over stylized. I do understand this helps the articles stand out, though. So in terms of learning how to write better, I shouldn't have complained. 🤣
In order to expose myself to pieces of writing on random topics I hit the "random article" option on Wikipedia and let the website do the job for me.
Great idea!
Great tips! I am a Brazilian English teacher and an English learner as well, and I love your videos!
Hello Ben, Thx a lot for your recommendations. They may be predictable but with your explanation they are even more worth reading. Longread is new for me. Thx.
Why do you say newSHpaper, uSHeful etc like some Americans say GroSHery instead of groCery? Would you mind telling me, please? I am just wondering. Has it got something to do with where you come from? I really would love to know. Thanks a bunch for your video. 🙂
Tank you so much teacher tank you for your videos
Thanks for the recommendations! I am taking a preparatoty course and I'm sure these recommendations will help me a lot.
My personal fave is an app Pocket .
great video as usual, but I have difficulty memorizing the words I learn, what do you advise me to improve my memorization?
Come up with your own examples with an emotional connection and review your notes regularly.
Sir please reply must my name is shumyl
Novara News is another resource...
Thank you for the recommendations! Longreads seems to be very interesting!
I like to read articles on the Australian broadcaster ABC. There is a large range of topics, from politics, health, environement to agriculture, trades...Moreover , they use lots of idioms. I also like to read natives' comments to the articles.
Pure information your channel very important
thanks for your hard work💞
It was extremely useful Ben!! Thank you very much
You're very welcome!
You deserve a heart ❤ it was extremely satisfying
Thank you so much 😀
Great!
Ben , thank you for your videos ! They are very usefull for studying English !It s only 2 years of channel as i understood , so sure you will be more popular in the future !
Thank you... Let's see 🙂
Ben ...sir.....
Good job Ben!
Very often I see the word FEATURE in the pages of a newspaper or magazine. What does it exactly mean?
It depends on the context, but generally means characteristic or attribute.
In this context, it's simply a long article dedicated to a particular topic
Thank you, Ben, for being such a generous teacher, always ready to help us with the best advice to move forward, and for being there every step of this never-ending journey. I'll give each of your recommendations a shot, for sure. 😉
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You're welcome
Hey Ben I am following your channel from while and would like to take your course or online coaching.
Hi... Are you preparing for an exam?
@@tothepointenglishwithben. preparing for ielts academics
Sorry, I don't have a course for IELTS. I specialise in the Cambridge English exams (B2 First, C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency)
Ok Ben gill but yours video are so riveting
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thank you
You're welcome 🙂