Ключевое слово: «critical thinking»

Foreign language learners can gain a lot by reading authentic texts, and reading tasks play an important role in any foreign language lesson. Reading tasks assist foreign language instructors in achieving a wide range of goals as they advance students’ reading comprehension skills, develop their soft skills, expand their horizons, and, of course, improve their foreign language skills. Since foreign language textbooks tend to use similar tasks from unit to unit, it is necessary to diversify reading tasks now and then to make students interested in reading. This article gathers examples of different reading activities that increase students’ motivation and gives practical advice on how to implement them successfully in a foreign language lesson.