Day 14 – IELTS Reading Practice for Beginners | Smart English
Day 14 – IELTS Reading Practice – Beginner Level
📘 In this lesson, we’ll practice IELTS reading exercises suitable for beginners. Learn simple strategies to understand questions and find answers quickly.
📸 Fig 1.1 – Beginner-friendly reading strategies: skim, scan, and spot keywords
(Use short news stories to practice scanning headlines and paragraphs — excellent for beginners.)
📌 Simple Strategies for Beginners
- Skim first: read the first sentence of each paragraph – get the main idea.
- Spot keywords: circle words like names, dates, and numbers in the questions.
- Scan don’t read: move your eyes quickly to find those keywords in the text.
- True / False / Not Given: look for exact meaning – don’t add your own idea.
Fig 1.2 – Beginner practicing with IELTS reading book
✏️ Practice Exercise: “A Day in London”
Maria arrived in London last Monday. She visited the British Museum in the morning and saw the Rosetta Stone. Then she walked along the South Bank and ate fish and chips near the London Eye. In the afternoon, she took the underground to Hyde Park. The weather was cloudy but warm. She went back to her hotel in Paddington at 6 p.m. and rested before dinner.
(Hint for question 1: This is the famous wheel near where Maria ate fish and chips.)
(Hint for question 2: This is the ancient stone Maria saw at the British Museum.)
❓ 1 · Where did Maria eat fish and chips?
❓ 2 · What did she see at the British Museum?
❓ 3 · How did she travel to Hyde Park?
1. Near the London Eye (South Bank).
2. The Rosetta Stone.
3. By underground / the tube.
🌐 Real-World Reading Practice
Visit BBC Learning English – it has short news articles and lessons adapted for beginner and elementary readers. Perfect to improve skimming and keyword recognition.
🎯 Skimming vs Scanning – visual guide to find answers quickly
✅ Day 14 – Key Takeaway
Don’t read every word. Look for names, places, dates and numbers. The more you practice with short articles (like BBC news), the faster you’ll get at answering questions.
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