Find in the story the sentences to prove the following ideas. If the statements are wrong correct them with the help of the text.
Pamela likes to spend her time going to noisy parties
Pamela thinks that turning pages over and holding the book in her hands are enjoyable
Pamela thinks that she is happy because she reads a lot
Pamela thinks that traditional books are good for teens.
Search in the girls’ opinion for the phrases which would be the best continuation of the following statements
Margaret loves…
She believes that…
Books written ages ago are still…
Books are still interesting because they give
Andy thinks that CD book is fantastic because…
turning the pages over you can see what’s happening in pictures, in colours and in action!
you should have a computer to read it
they are more expensive than printed books
Andy thinks that CD books will be much more popular with teenagers because
they are like computer games
you can see what’s happening in pictures
the Internet provides us with access to any library in the world
Try to explain:
why he didn’t like reading when he was a little boy
why the situation changed
why he thinks that CD books are fantastic
why he thinks that CD books will be much more popular with teenagers
Advantages and disadvantages of printed and e-books.
The advantages of printed books:
- Pay once and can also borrow from the library.
- A chance to feel the atmosphere of previous generation.
- They keep the knowledge of the past.
The disadvantages of printed books:
- They can be quite expensive.
- Some of them are of a poor quality.
- The allergy for books’ dust. - Reading is not good for eye sight.
The advantages of books on CD:
- Convenient to keep.
- You can download any book you want from the Internet.
- They are available and cheaper. - More colorful.
The disadvantages of books on CD:
- Computer is bad for eyes and the whole organism.
- Books on CD are expensive.
- It’s hard to use them for old people
There are some proverbs about books. The next task is: Match the verbs and their translation.
Some books are to be tasted; others to be swallowed; and some few to be chewed and digested.
The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.
A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it you can't expect an apostle to look out
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
Some books leave us free, and some books make us free
Одни книги оставляют нас свободными от мыслей, другие - делают нас свободными людьми.
Одни книги пробуют на вкус, другие - проглатывают, и лишь немногие - разжевывают и усваивают.
Книга подобна зеркалу: если в нее заглядывает осел, трудно ожидать, что там отразится апостол.
Комната без книг подобна телу без души.
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