11. Benefits Increase Vocabulary Enhance Reading and writing proficiency More lively First-hand information Definition “received directly from a source” “from the first or original source”
12. How to read English news? Reading several English news articles per week in areas in which you are interested Preparing yourself for the content by reading related articles in Chinese Skimming for the main points Reading carefully for supporting details Guessing the meaning of words from the context Using a dictionary to look up difficult words Keeping a notebook for news vocabulary and expressions Making a written summary or translation