794. The Surprising Power of Reading Aloud (Article)

Reading out loud can have lots of benefits on our memory and our mental health. How can it help with your English? In this episode I read an article, help you understand it and give comments on the importance of reading, both quietly in your head and out loud. 📖 Read the article on the BBC Future website 📄 Read the transcript and download the PDF transcript from my website (free) ✅ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast to access the 3-part series about this episode, and more Contents 0:00:00 Hello / Introduction 0:05:17 Task 1: Questions to consider before reading 0:07:40 Task 2: Can you read the article out loud? 0:12:22 Reading section 1 0:14:43 Section 1 recap / comments / explaining vocabulary 0:21:36 Reading section 2 0:22:24 Section 2 recap / comments / explaining vocabulary 0:23:57 Reading section 3 0:25:05 Section 3 recap / comments / explaining vocabulary 0:27:12 Reading section 4 0:28:47 Section 4 recap / comments / explaining vocabulary 0:41:35 Reading section 5 0:42:08 Section 5 recap / comments / explaining vocabulary 0:44:30 Reading section 6 0:45:48 Section 6 recap / comments / explaining vocabulary 0:49:51 Reading section 7 0:52:29 Section 7 recap / comments / explaining vocabulary 0:56:05 Reading section 8 0:57:07 Section 8 recap / comments / explaining vocabulary 0:58:14 Reading section 9 0:59:43 Section 9 recap / comments / explaining vocabulary 1:01:53 Reading section 10 1:03:36 Section 10 recap / comments / explaining vocabulary 1:05:21 Conclusion / Advice / Summary of benefits of reading aloud