The main obstacle to English reading It is very important to read a large number of extracurricular books to improve English level, but students will encounter many problems in reading, such as vocabulary, grammar, background knowledge, reading habits and so on, which seriously affect the reading effect. Small vocabulary is the basic factor that restricts the effect of English reading. What restricts students' reading speed to cope with different genres and lengths of reading materials is the problem of low vocabulary. In daily English learning, students often come into contact with English materials in several ways, such as studying texts, reading newspapers and taking exams. In this process, the biggest obstacle is the new words. The existence of new words first greatly reduces the reading speed of readers, and then directly affects the understanding of the text. English grammar confusion English grammar should be an essential content for every English learner. Because on the basis of memorizing words, if you want to express yourself clearly and accurately in English, you must master basic English grammar and make clear the composition of sentences. Nowadays, English grammar is misused and semantic confusion can be seen everywhere. Some English learners are not sure about grammar, which leads to unclear expression and even misuse, resulting in serious ambiguity or misunderstanding. The important role of lack of background knowledge is usually ignored by a large number of English learners, because more people attribute reading obstacles to their understanding of new words and long sentences, and because they are very unfamiliar with the background knowledge of the materials they read, they have many obstacles in understanding the articles. Especially some English materials with special historical background are more difficult for readers to understand. Bad reading habits Common bad reading habits are: finger reading, sound reading, and reciting backwards. Reading means that in order to concentrate on reading, students often point to words or read under words with their fingers, pens or rulers. Finger reading greatly reduces the reading speed and distracts the reader's attention. There are generally three forms of audio reading: reading aloud, silent reading and psychological reading. As it turns out, readers with slow reading speed generally adopt some kind of sound reading method. Retrospection is also called rereading or diplopia. In actual reading, many readers return to reread many times, which affects both speed and understanding. Mastering certain reading methods and skills Reading ability consists of comprehension ability and reading speed. Comprehension depends on the mastery of vocabulary and grammar; And reading ability depends more on reading skills. The premise of reading skills and methods-breaking through words and vocabulary is the basic point of reading. Without words as the basis, no reading task can be completed, let alone reading speed, and low vocabulary becomes the bottleneck of reading. To enlarge vocabulary, we can combine intensive reading with extensive reading. The task of intensive reading is to impart systematic basic knowledge of language (pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, text structure, language function and thought, etc.). ), train basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating), and initially cultivate students' ability to communicate in English. The task of extensive reading is to focus on improving reading comprehension; Cultivate students' logical thinking ability of careful observation, hypothesis, judgment, analysis, induction and reasoning of language; Cultivate students' speed reading ability and interest, expand students' vocabulary and enhance students' cultural background knowledge. In terms of use, extensive reading is the most practical. In real life, 80%-90% of reading is extensive reading. Only those who have strong extensive reading ability to meet the actual needs can be said to have reading ability. Secondly, supplementing a large number of reading materials is helpful for learners to review, consolidate and increase their vocabulary in reading, which is a fast and efficient way of vocabulary accumulation. Common reading methods-read through and read through carefully are to understand the general idea, and read through carefully is to grasp the specific content. First, read the beginning of the article and get familiar with the topic that the author will discuss. Then reading the first sentence of each paragraph in the article can give us a framework understanding of the content of the article. Read the last paragraph of the article again, which is often a summary. This kind of pre-reading should be fast, so as to focus on the general idea of the paragraph or the central idea of the article. Some readers tend to pay too much attention to individual new words, which will inevitably affect our understanding of the central idea of the whole paragraph or article. In the process of reading, you will inevitably encounter new words. But generally speaking, three or two new words will not affect our understanding of the whole reading material. Secondly, we should reread the whole article comprehensively. The speed of the second reading depends on the information and guidance we get from the pre-reading of the material.