1. What You NEED
When You READ

2. D you l i ke r eadi ng books? I f you do, m
o
aybe you al r eady have l ot s of
books i n your house. Books ar e t he m n t ool t o acqui r e know edge on
ai
l
a cer t ai n subj ect . Though t her e ar e l ot s of i nf or m i on t hat you can
at
f i nd i n t he i nt er net , t her e ar e st i l l r eader s w l i kes books t hat
ho
sur f i ng i n t he i nt er net . Books ar e handy and can be car r i ed anyw e
her
you go. I f you w
ant t o r ead i nt er est i ng books, you can sear ch al l t he
best sel l i ng books onl i ne. You can al so sear ch som i nt er est i ng
e
books i n t he l i br ar y. You can ask t he l i br ar i an about t he books t hat
ar e m l y bor r ow Ask al so your f r i ends i f t hey have som
ost
ed.
e
i nt er est i ng books t hat t hey can r ecom end. I f you w
m
ant t o under st and
t he book t hat you ar e r eadi ng pr oper l y, you shoul d need t o know t he
pr oper w of r eadi ng. Som peopl e j ust r ead t he w ds and sent ences
ay
e
or
i n t he books w t hout even under st andi ng w
i
hat t hey r ead. You al so
need f ew t hi ngs i n or der f or you t o enj oy r eadi ng books.

3. Here are few things that
you Need when you Read

4. Books/Novels
Yes! The f i r st t hi ng you need i f you w
ant t o r ead i s t he book. D you
o
w
ant t o r ead a book t hat w l l not sui t your i nt er est ? M peopl e
i
ost
stop reading and think that reading is boring because they choose a random
book which doesn’t sui t t hei r i nt er est . You w l l not be abl e t o enj oy
i
a book i f i t i s not i nt er est i ng. You shoul d choose a book t hat i s
base on your i nt er est . For exam e, you l ove f unny m es or TV show
pl
ovi
s,
you m ght w
i
ant t o r ead f unny novel s. N
ovel s have di f f er ent genr es
l i ke, f unny, hor r or , dr am f i ct i on, hi st or y et c. I f you ar e st i l l
a,
st udyi ng or i n col l ege, you m ght w
i
ant t o r ead books t hat i s r el at ed
i n your cour se t o expand your know edge about i t .
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5. Comfortable Place
Af t er you choose t he book t hat you w
ant t o r ead, t he next t hi ng you
need t o do i s choose a com or t abl e pl ace f or you t o r ead. You m ght
f
i
w
ant t o r ead i n your r oomso t hat no one can di st r act you f r om
reading. Choose a place wherein there is peace. Stay away from a noisy place;
you definitely won’t under st and w
hat you ar e r eadi ng because of noi se
and other distractions. If you want to read in a cool place like park, make
sure to bring earplugs so that you won’t be abl e t o hear sounds ar ound
you. You al so need t o choose a com or t abl e posi t i on w l e you r ead.
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6. Dictionary
Do you want to fully understand the book that you are reading? There are
times that readers don’t understand a certain scene in the book when they
encounter some words that they don’t know or under st and. You need t o
br i ng a di ct i onar y w t h you so t hat you w l l be abl e t o know t he
i
i
m
eani ng of t he w d t hat you see i n t he f i r st t i m I t w l l be har d
or
e.
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for readers to understand the word even if they read the sentence multiple
times. So bring a dictionary so that you don’t need t o st op r eadi ng and
t hi nk f or a l ong t i m f or t he m
e
eani ng of t he w d.
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7. Book Mark
A book m k has a ver y i m t ant r ol e i n r eadi ng books. You can pl ace
ar
por
t he book m k i n t he page w e you st op r eadi ng, i n t hat w w
ar
her
ay, hen
you r ead agai n, you w l l sur el y know w e t o st ar t r eadi ng. I t w l l
i
her
i
be a w e of t i m t r yi ng t o sear ch page by page j ust t o know w e
ast
e
her
you st op t he l ast t i m you r ead. Even i f you pl an t o f i ni sh t he book
e
t hat you ar e r eadi ng i n your w e day, you st i l l need a bookm k.
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ar
What if you need to go into the bathroom? What if your family members ask
you to help them for a while? Isn’t i t usef ul ?

8. Glasses
W you r ead, your f ace i s cl ose t o t he book t hat you r ead
hen
especially if you read while lying on your bed. It is a good idea to wear
glasses (reading glass) so that your eyes won’t hurt too much if you plan to
read for a long time especially if the words that you read are getting blurry.
You won’t be abl e t o under st and t he w ds t hat you r ead w
or
hen your
si ght i s get t i ng bl ur r y.

9. Food
If you already choose your book and your place to read, you might want to
bring food. If you are planning to read in a park don’t forget to bring food. In
that way, you don’t need to stop reading a search for food when you feel
hungry. Most people can’t absor b i nf or m i on t hat t hey hear or r ead
at
when they are feeling hungry. You can bring snacks to avoid getting hungry
when you read. Don’t f or get t o br i ng w er . R
at
esear ch show t hat i f you
s
dr i nk l ot s of w er , your br ai n w l l f unct i on pr oper l y.
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10. Lights
M r eader s r ead books i n day t i m t her e ar e al so r eader s w
ost
es,
ho
r ead books bef or e t hey go t o sl eep. I f you ar e pl anni ng t o r ead at
ni ght , you shoul d have l i ght so t hat you can see t he w ds cl ear l y.
or
Even i f you r ead i n a di mpl ace, your eyes w l l sur el y get hur t i f
i
you t r y t o r ead i n a di mor dar k pl ace. M r eader s have a l am on
ost
p
t hei r t abl es so t hat even i f t hey t ur n of t he l i ght i n t hei r r oom
,
t her e i s st i l l a l am t o l i ght up t he book.
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11. You w l l def i ni t el y gai n l ot s of i nf or m i on by r eadi ng di f f er ent
i
at
t ypes of books. Books can al so be use f or ent er t ai nm . I t can
ent
r em t he st r ess of a r eader . I t can al so af f ect t he per sonal i t y or
ove
t he m of a per son depends on t he t ype of book t hat t hey r ead. For
ood
exam e, you r ead a f unny novel bef or e you go t o w k; you w l l
pl
or
i
sur el y be i n a good m al l day. I f you w
ood
ant t o sear ch f or som
e
i nt er est i ng books onl i ne, I r ecom end Pet er Andr ew Sacco because
m
hi s books ar e ver y i nt er est i ng and he i s al so a good aut hor .

12. Additional Tips
• If you don’t have enough m
oney t o buy a book, you can go i nt o a
l i br ar y and bor r ow books.
• You can al so r ead i n t he l i br ar y i f you w
ant a peacef ul pl ace t o
r ead.
• If you read a book outside your house and you forgot your dictionary, you
can still write down all the words that you don’t under st and and know
t hei r m
eani ng w
hen you got hom
e.
• M sur e t hat t he f ood you w l l eat w l l not m your st om
ake
i
i
ake
ach
ache; you w l l not be abl e t o enj oy or f i ni sh w
i
hat you ar e r eadi ng i f
you st ay i n t he t oi l et .
• You al so need t o t r y ot her genr es of books; t her e ar e ot her books
t hat w l l def i ni t el y sui t your i nt er est t oo.
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