IELTS Reading: read phrase by phrase

People who read too quickly in the IELTS test often miss the answers. If you go too fast, you won't really understand what you're reading, and you'll start to panic when you don't find what you're looking for.

On the other hand, some people read too slowly; they read each word as if it were a separate item on the page. These people tend not to finish the test.

Instead of skimming too quickly or reading each word slowly, I recommend that you read phrase by phrase. For example, read the first sentence of this lesson as three phrases:

People who read too quickly .....  in the IELTS test ..... often miss the answers.

Try to get into the habit of reading phrase by phrase. You should find that you can go at a reasonable speed and that you'll understand (almost) everything.

Comments

[Pachu]

Sir, I have a habit of reading word by word.So, reading phrases by phrases seems difficult to understand because it is not easy to handle.Is this tested or proven technique? Also it is difficult to recognise which words should be taken as one phrase while reading.Can you say the words for SUBJECT , words with VERB and words with OBJECT can be read as phrases ? Sir can you help us how to manage time in reading? what are other techniques for efficient reading ? Can you say how the writer of the ielts reading passage has organised the text? I have seen very few writers have written as same as writing task 2 style while most of them have not written as task 2 style.Why is this sir? Finally , I request you to make lesson from Cam 14 .We expect much more from you.

[Vishaal]

Awesome Advice!

[Shaza]

Thanks for this advice. I am the one who read too fast and miss the answers

[shokhrukh]

Vishaal

Agreed!

[Ripon]

Just excellent!!

[maida]

Hi dear Simon.
Could you please explain what you mean by phrase by phrase-reading?
Where should we pause? I have problem with this.
Thank you.

[hnminh]

Dear Simon, thank you so much for this useful lesson. I think I can do IELTS reading more effective now.