Thank you for that post. After reading all the Narnia books to my son I started on Lord of the Rings and surely found the vocabulary a great challenge. I was acually surprized how many words I did not know and found constant interruptions (looking up or explaining a word) quite tedious - especially late in the evening. We abandoned it 2/3 through and started on "The Swiss Family Robinson" - and now I am in the same boat! (I wish I could read it to him in German). I think I will study the lists you kindly made available first myself! Thanks for all the links!
Wilkommen Sabine! When I first started reading English books I had the same experience as you. I couldn't believe how often I had to stop to look words up; but because I did, my vocabulary increased immensely and I rarely come across a word now, even in Victorian novels, that I do not know. The 100 classic word lists is a great place to start.
I will also make the Classic Learner's Edition of A Christmas Carol available, which has a glossary and word study for all the challenging words. Did you know that there are versions of books that have English on the left and German on the right side of the page? We have a few volumes in this format including Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown, and Grimm's Fairy Tales.
Thank you for that post. After reading all the Narnia books to my son I started on Lord of the Rings and surely found the vocabulary a great challenge. I was acually surprized how many words I did not know and found constant interruptions (looking up or explaining a word) quite tedious - especially late in the evening. We abandoned it 2/3 through and started on "The Swiss Family Robinson" - and now I am in the same boat! (I wish I could read it to him in German). I think I will study the lists you kindly made available first myself! Thanks for all the links!
Wilkommen Sabine! When I first started reading English books I had the same experience as you. I couldn't believe how often I had to stop to look words up; but because I did, my vocabulary increased immensely and I rarely come across a word now, even in Victorian novels, that I do not know. The 100 classic word lists is a great place to start.
I will also make the Classic Learner's Edition of A Christmas Carol available, which has a glossary and word study for all the challenging words. Did you know that there are versions of books that have English on the left and German on the right side of the page? We have a few volumes in this format including Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown, and Grimm's Fairy Tales.
Wonderful that you are reading with your son! :)