Controll reading I term

  Chris, Belgium

 I prefer magazines to books because I just cannot spend that much time reading a book. You can read magazines everywhere: on the train, in the car or if you have to wait for somebody. It's much nicer. Time passes by and you don't have to invest that much time, like for example if you would have to read a whole book. 

Why doesn’t Chris read books?

Buddhi, Sri Lanka

Do I prefer books or magazines? I'll say magazines because I don't like to read for too long. I actually don't read for too long, so I prefer short articles or something interesting that would finish quickly. I don't like to read for too long. I know that's a bad habit. I’ve got to work on it but I prefer magazines.

What does Buddhi like in magazines?

Tom, the UK

I read a lot of books. Magazines ... uh, very pretty and they look nice on the shelf but I almost never look through them. I'm not interested in the advertising, but give me a good book, and I can read it for hours and hours.

What doesn’t Tom like in magazines?

Aiste, Lithuania

I think books are really nicer to read. At present I'm reading mostly books from my major area, and as for magazines, so most of the time I don't read magazines. I just take them and scan them while checking out the pictures and what the major topic is. But as for reading, I think it's a little bit too shallow.

 What books is Aiste reading at present?

Chrystal, the USA

I prefer both. Actually, I like both, but then if I were to choose, I would choose magazines because they're easier and books are ... honestly, they're boring. I fall asleep all the time. They say that magazines are not good for your imagination, so it's really good to read books more when you're a child, but I don't think that's quite necessarily true because magazines also provide good pictures and colors and I think it's better for imagination.

How can we understand that books are boring for Chrystal?

David, Kenya

What do I prefer between books or magazines? I'm more into magazines because they're interesting and easy to follow. They are both good but you know you have to go to ... I have to go to a deeper level of reading and sometimes it's boring for me.

What does David like better?

p. 94 ex.5

Agree or disagree with the following statements. True or false.

Celia doesn`t agree with Sarah.

We can use the public phone for calling our parents.

Sarah studies well because of the wish of her parents.

Sarah doesn`t think all kids are lazy.

Their new schoolmate is a bully.

The bully has to be spoken to.