- cheap – дешевий,
- entertainment – розвага, видовище,
- expensive – дорогий, коштовний,
- reasonably – розсудливо, прийнятно,
- source – джерело,
- thoughts – думки, ідеї,
- feelings – почуття,
- paper-back (book) – книга у паперовій обкладинці,
- equally – однаково.
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Books in Our Life
Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes; fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read a novel, when a play on television can tell you same story with colour, picture and action?
Why read the biographies of famous men and women, when an hour long television programs can tell you all that you want to know?
Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers and magazines sell in very large numbers. And all books in every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are published today as paper-back book, which are reasonably cheap. A paper-back novel, for example, is almost always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or theatre, and you can keep a book forever and read it many times.
Books are a wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. Every home should have an atlas of the world, with large clear maps. It might be expensive, but a good encyclopedia is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. In addition, it is useful to have on your bookshelves other non-fiction books such as history books, science textbooks, cookery books, books about medicine and health, etc. It is equally important to have some fiction on your shelves, too. Then you can relax with a good story, or from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favourite poets.
1) State whether the statements are True (T) or False (F):
1. Television has killed reading. (F)
2. Today, newspapers and magazines sell in very large numbers. (T)
3. Books are an expensive way to get information and entertainment. (F)
4. Although some books with hard covers are cheap. (F)
5. To read the book at home is cheaper than go to the cinema. (T)
6. Every home should have a good TV. (F)
7. Every home should have an atlas of the world. (T)
8. Science textbooks can help you to cook some tasty dishes. (F)
2) Answer the questions:
1. Why do people read books?
2. What books should be in every home?
3. You can relax with a good story, can't you?
3). Relaxation.
A minute for a joke
The more we learn, the more we know.
The more we know, the more we forget.
The more we forget, the less we know.
The less we know, the less we forget.
The less we forget, the more we know.
So why study?
Домашнє завдання. Прочитати текст, виконати вправи 1) і 2).