DO YOU LIKE READING?

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME DID YOU READ A BOOK?

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? WHY?

WHAT DO YOU PREFER TO DO? WATCHING TV OR READING A BOOK? WHY?

WHAT ‘S THE READING SKILL?READING is considered as the most important skill that people must acquire. Because one must learn to read in order to be able TO READ TO LEARN.

READING must be regarded as an act of communication. There is a communicator (the author of the book that the reader is reading), there is a message (transferred to the reader via symbols on paper), and there is a recipient of the message (the reader).

LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING VIDEO AND THEN TELL ME WITH YOUR OWN WORDS WHY IS READING

IMPORTANT?

WHY IS READING IMPORTANT?

1. OPEN YOUR BOOK PAGE 12 AND READ THE TEXT.

2. READ THE TEXT QUICKLY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. How often does the word television appear in the first paragraph?4 times

2. How often do the words television and books appear in the second paragraph?

Television: 3 times. Books: 5 times

3. How often does the word books appear in the third paragraph?

4 times

4. Which paragraph compares television programs with books?

Paragraph # 2

3. FIND THE WORDS IN THESE PHRASES THAT ARE SIMILAR IN YOUR LANGUAGE. DOES THE AUTHOR LIKE TELEVISION?

…television programs contain sex and violence

…bad television is causing anorexia

4. LOOK AT THIS SIMPLE PHRASE FROM THE SECOND PARAGRAPH. DOES THE AUTHOR LIKE BOOKS?

NO, HE DOESN’T.

YES, HE DOES

…you learn more from books.

5. ACCORDING TO EXERCISES 2,3 AND 4. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE TEXT? (USE YOUR OWN WORDS)

7. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH SUITABLE WORDS.

1. American students usually watch TV ________ hours a month.

2. _____is sex and violence ____ many TV __________.

3. Bad television also produces some ________ like obesity and anorexia.

4. John doesn’t ________reading books but he ________ watching films.

5. There is no better ________ than reading.

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There on programs

problems

like likes

hobby

8. ANSWER TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F) ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE.

1. There is no connection between TV violence and agressive behavior in real life. ( )

2. Bad television influences people’s bad habits, like smoking, for example. ( )

3. John prefers watching films to reading books. ( )

4. There is a small number of books in the world. ( )

5. Learning directly from books doesn’t help you understand life. ( )

F

T

T

F

F

9. FIND WORDS WITH THESE MEANINGS IN THE TEXT.

1. Include _____________ 2. Point out ____________ 3. Behavior ____________ 4. Producing ___________ 5. Don’t forget __________

containindicateconductcausing

remember

10. READ THE TEXT AND FIND THE PARTS OF SPEECH (IN PARENTHESES) THAT ARE MADE FROM THESE WORDS.

1. Study (noun) _____________

2. Violent (noun) ____________

3. Aggression (adjective) ____________

4. Calculate (adjective) ___________

5. Imagine (adjective) __________

STUDENT

VIOLENCE

AGRESSIVE

INCALCULABLE

IMAGINABLE