<p>Hello</p>
<p>I still have about 2 years ahead to take the GRE
I am an international student "science major"</p>
<p>What General Readings would enhance my performance in the test?
what books, periodicals, TV shows do you recommend ??</p>
<p>Any other tips for reading??</p>
<p>thanks in advance for any single advice</p>
<p>Well, I would watch the news on cable t.v. Everyone in my family who has English as a second language would always watch CNN and what have you in order to learn how really proper English sounds when spoken aloud.</p>
<p>Also, since you are a science major, subscribe to a magazine pertaining to your major. Read it with a dictionary and write down any word you do not understand. The Readers Digest is a very good magazine in my opinion because it is long and has nice stories and even a vocabulary quiz.</p>
<p>You can also go on the GRE web site and print out their little study guides and start doing things early. </p>
<p>Buy a big spiral notebook and a really good dictionary. Try to always look up and write down any word you do not understand.</p>
<p>merlinjones</p>
<p>thanks alot merlinjones</p>
<p>but still .. </p>
<p>can anyone list me about 15-20 books names and by then I'll know the kind of readings I should deal with during these 2-3 yrs.</p>
<p>any other advice pleeeeeeeeease ! (K)</p>
<p>I'm not entirely sure what you're looking for here. I don't know what's so magical about reading 15-20 books. But...</p>
<p>If I were you, I'd try to find a course syllabus for a good, year-long freshman-level English literature class at a top-rate American university. So, just search the internet for something like that.</p>
<p>ender04</p>
<p>am not stating am going to read 20 books</p>
<p>I just said I need a list containting 20 books names from the kind that is helpful to enhance one's reading comprehensive.
from this list, I would infer the kind of books I shoul dbe dealing with during these yrs</p>
<p>:( pleaaaaase !
am waiting a reponse from everybody and cant wait to head to the bookshop</p>
<p>Here are a lot of different hyperlinks for free and semi free GRE test prep...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ets.org/gre/%5B/url%5D">www.ets.org/gre/</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.testprepreview.com/gre_practice.htm%5B/url%5D">www.testprepreview.com/gre_practice.htm</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.800score.com/gre-index.html%5B/url%5D">www.800score.com/gre-index.html</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.soundkeepers.com/GRE/%5B/url%5D">www.soundkeepers.com/GRE/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.greguide.com/%5B/url%5D">www.greguide.com/</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/acegre/acegre.html%5B/url%5D">www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/acegre/acegre.html</a> </p>
<p>here is the MIT OpenCourseWare Project, where you can look up a fair mount of classwork in different subjects for free and stuff...</p>
<p><a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html</a></p>
<p>Here are some free English Tests...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.english-test.net/%5B/url%5D">http://www.english-test.net/</a></p>
<p>And here is a big old web site full of English stuff...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wordhacker.com/en/links.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.wordhacker.com/en/links.htm</a></p>
<p>I figure that all of these hyperlinks work, but I did not double check them.</p>
<p>O/P, You really need to speak with your last English Professor. Make an appointment and speak of the GRE and have your last English Professor help you.</p>
<p>How about the general reading ??</p>
<p>the list of books u guys recommend</p>
<p>merlinjones:
Dunno how to thank you
Never got a more helpful reply
May God Bless You</p>
<p>zxzz74,</p>
<p>If you want to constantly be reading something of value, then try reading a good newspaper every day. A good national paper like the New York Times is going to have tons of worthwhile vocabulary. Plus, it'll make you more aware of what's going on in the world!</p>
<p>Also try the Economist for good international coverage. Keep in mind, however, that it has a British English bias, so you may see some 'u's in places you didn't know they had them!</p>
<p>Read books you want to read. You shouldn't force yourself to read through War and Peace in English just because some site says it's a good read. For example, I rather enjoy Harry Potter. So I read the first Harry Potter in Japanese.</p>
<p>Basically, just immerse yourself in the language. Use it daily, and use it a lot.</p>