Now, for the first time, he’s being sent to a real school – and he’s dreading it. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Ordinary kids aren’t stared at wherever they go. But ordinary kids don’t make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. He does ordinary things – eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.’Īuggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. This story is also written (or narrated) from the point of view of a young boy so once again, the language is simple and clear making it a great choice as a first book to read in English We hope you never have to cross such a fence. And sooner or later you will arrive with Bruno at a fence. If you do start to read this book, you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy called Bruno. We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what it is about. Usually we give some clues about the book on the cover, but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book. The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe. This makes it a fantastic first book to read in English He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own, but when he finds a neighbour’s dog murdered he sets out on a terrifying journey which will turn his whole world upside down.Īs this story is written (or narrated) from Christopher’s point of view, the language is simple and clear. He hates the colours yellow and brown and being touched. He knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings. Christopher is fifteen and has Asperger’s, a form of autism. The detective, and narrator, is Christopher Boone. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a murder mystery novel like no other. Never read a book in English? try one of these three:
For first-time readers of novels in English.So if you can combine fiction that you enjoy with a topic area that interests you, you’re onto a winner!īelow is a selction of books that either I or Spanish-speaking friends and clients have enjoyed reading, which you will find organised into different categories: For example, I learned a lot of legal vocabulary in Spanish through reading John Grisham novels translated into Spanish. Therefore, choosing a novel set in an area or field of interest can be beneficial for learning vocabulary that is useful for you. Reading novels in English should be enjoyable and not seen as work or as studying, so it’s important that you choose books that interest you and which you will enjoy reading.īooks, and especially novels, are also a great way to consolidate grammar knowledge and learn new vocabulary.
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