Learn English and English Literature

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<span class="">Is it worth it to read the adapted literature in English, or to start with the original? </span>On the Internet, a lot of opinions are on this subject, so we decided to give you a simple and clear answer, based on the experience of our English teaching experience.</div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: OpenSansItalic, 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">In this article, we will describe in detail about whether to read </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: OpenSansItalic, 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">adapted</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: OpenSansItalic, 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: OpenSansItalic, 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">literature in any level of knowledge and whether you want to use a dictionary while reading or not.</span><br />
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Who should read adapted literature ?</h2>
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We will not torment you, everyone has to read uusefuladapted texts at appropriate level. There is a myth that the adapted literature is a "pale face" and  "dry exposition" of the original work. In fact it is not. Indeed, these books contain less idioms, less complex metaphors, similes and vivid specific terms.However, the story remains the same, and the benefits of reading is not reduced!</div>
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Some people believe that it is necessary to start with reading books in the original, even if you're just starting to learn English. In most cases, it is advised to read fairy tales, children's stories. However, we wish to note that the literature for children can contain a fairly large amount of vocabulary is not very necessary for everyday communication (all the "princess", "fairy", "magic wands" can never come in handy).</div>
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And if you start with the classics? Non-adapted works of William Shakespeare are sometimes hard to understand even with the level of Upper-Intermediate . Oh, there are so many unused English archaisms.</div>
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Read contemporaries? Well, it is useful, interesting, but hardly any Beginner and Pre-Intermediate student will be delighted at the prospect of diving in the dictionary to find every third or fourth word. A man may dislike reading in English, or even worse - to abandon the idea of language learning in general. According to our teachers, the optimal number of unfamiliar vocabulary in the text is around about 5-15%. With this amount of unfamiliar words you can guess the meaning of most of context, but it is much more useful and interesting than the endless immersion in the dictionary. In addition, the reading of this text will not be difficult, you will understand what is at stake, and you can get a real pleasure to work with the book.</div>
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Therefore, we recommend buying a specially adapted literature. Please note, usually on the book indicates what level of knowledge it corresponds. However, we recommend you to view many pages to finally make sure that it suits you. There is a little secret that they know some fans of the books: do not view the first page, look in the middle - in the middle of the product, you will see the true level of sophistication and style of the author. Usually, the first few pages, even adapted text books are little more complicated in start than in the middle.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 36px;">Adapted publications have several advantages</span></div>
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<li style="margin: 12px 0px;">In the adapted texts are usually used most frequently used words. That is why it is called as "adaptation": rarely used complex vocabulary is replaced by a simple and frequently used vocabulary of native speakers.</li>
<li style="margin: 12px 0px;">Often at the end of the book is a glossary. You do not need to search for additional manuals.</li>
<li style="margin: 12px 0px;">After reading the chapter you are invited to perform several tasks: you are free to check how well you understand the meaning of reading. Usually you need to answer questions about the content, analyze the actions of the main character, and so on. We recommend to perform such tasks aloud at the same time so you excel in oral communication skills too.</li>
<li style="margin: 12px 0px;">Excellent understanding of the text motivates further study of the English language.</li>
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When can I refuse to read the adapted literature?</h2>
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If you have reached the level of Intermediate , you can try to read the original texts. However, do not rush to seize gladly "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee or "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte. Start with books with a simpler vocabulary, such as the romantic saga "Twilight", trendy "Hunger games" or the popular "Harry Potter". Lovers of literature are more serious, you can start with short stories of Hemingway or Maugham, and try to read Stephen King. The plot is probably familiar to you, not so many flowery phrases are readily enjoyable.</div>
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How often should you look in the dictionary?</h2>
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You've probably heard more than once that when reading guess the meaning of words out of context and work less with the dictionary. Sometimes, however, you can not do without a dictionary, for example, in such situations:</div>
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<li style="margin: 12px 0px;">Word plays an important role in the proposal and has the primary meaning, and you can not guess its meaning from the context, you have several choices. In this case, of course you are supposed to look in the dictionary, so as not to lose the thread of the argument of the author.</li>
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We hope that our article has interested you, and you will be happy to dive into the world of fiction in English. Happy reading!</div>
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Useful if adapted to read literature in English?

Is it worth it to read the adapted literature in English, or to start with the original? On the Internet, a lot of opinions are on this s...

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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When properly selected literature learning process should be very exciting - it's not boring grammar exercises. Interesting book you can take with you on vacation, or look through it while standing in the public transport traffic. And time will fly faster and obvious benefits. With proper practice, you do not have to be afraid of difficult dialogues on highly specialized topics.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What book to choose?</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Children's literature in English is very diverse. Not very well chosen book may require the reader to a high level of training and, therefore, the reading will be tedious and your child can quickly get bored. Optimally start with </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">entry level </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">children's literature.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read nursery rhymes and children's poems.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Even if t</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hey have solid age, but these are loved by children today.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For example, kittens, lost gloves, more than four hundred years, and the three wise men in the same basin was considered appropriate back in the sixteenth century. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Popular Mother Goose in English verse speaks exclusively.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">morals, only contagious laughter and a little respect for the readers.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Without it Childhood is impossible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">British valued family above all else, so their good books for children are smart and interesting. Remember, some English writers you know from childhood, and select one of these works in English. Most likely, you do not even need a dictionary to understand what is in them.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For example, you can pay attention to the following well-known authors of the book:</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Features English works</strong></span><img alt="A child in a chair and a wardrobe with writers" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1605" height="160" src="http://www.englishneo.ru/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bookkids.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(178, 194, 209); float: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 8px;" width="170" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Excluding works with a strong romantic beginning, the whole British children's literature can be described as follows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Almost all children's works in English are imbued with subtle lyricism, light gentleman irony, sometimes even slip of satire. Gorky characterized this feature as a desire to turn inside out all the usual and ordinary and replace it with a fantastic story, alogism. Sometimes it seems absurd, but this is more fun. Takes great effort to convey all these colors in any other language, the more valuable your desire the more you become familiar with the original.</span></div>
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Children's Literature in English - determined by the choice

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