Ex.5. Make up 5-7 sentences of your own using the active vocabulary of Text A.

Comprehension check

1. What kinds of books are mentioned in the text?

2. Do you agree with the author of the article that most of the reasons to read books are highly subjective? Prove your opinion.

3. What are the ways people can share their interest in reading?

4. Name the main reasons to read a book.

5. How can a book help people relax?

6. Do we always gather information when we read?

7. How can people discover new worlds through reading?

8. Does reading stimulate the mind?

9. Reading books is economical, isn`t it?

10. Why does reading help master subjects?

11. Prove that the books are worlds unto themselves.

12. In what ways does reading develop our imagination?

13. Do we get satisfaction from reading?

14. Why is it essential for people to share what they read?

15. How does reading influence man`s personality?

TEXT B

TOP TEN REASONS TO READ, READ, READ!

1. Reading helps you become an interesting person. (Impress your friends, dates, and future in-laws!)

2. Reading helps you learn how to write correctly. (Get good grades, make your grandmother happy when she reads your well-written thank-you notes, and impress your future boss who'll promote you because you express yourself so well.)

3. Reading develops your imagination. (Write terrific stories for school, cook up funny ideas for friends, and maybe even earn big bucks writing screen plays forHollywood!)

4. Reading entertains you. (No more long boring car rides, waits in the dentist's office, or too-long summer vacations when you can't think of anything to do.)

5. Reading teaches you about things unfamiliar to you. (Write A+ reports for school, impress your friends, and earn big prizes on TV game shows!)

6. Reading takes you to places you've never visited. (Read about actors on Broadway, bullfighters in Spain, and astronauts in space.)

7. Reading introduces you to new ideas. (Learn about the beliefs of the world's religions, why some physicists believe that time is circular instead of linear, and how scientists speculate that our thoughts can influence the outcome of experiments.)

8. Reading takes you to times you've never experienced. (Spend a week in Colonial times, or experience the burial ceremony of an Egyptian king, or learn what life was like when William Shakespeare was writing “Romeo and Juliet”.)

9. Reading introduces you to people you've never met. (Find out how the Amish live, or how a fireman in New York City spends his day, or what an NFL football player's practice is like.)

10. Reading is FUN! (Laugh out loud! Gasp in disbelief! Feel your heart beating in suspense!)