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    This document discusses ways for infrequent readers to develop a regular reading habit. It suggests finding short periods of free time throughout the day, such as while commuting or waiting, to do small amounts of reading. It also recommends always keeping a book with you so these short windows can be used productively. Further, it says not to get discouraged if you aren't fully enjoying a book, as it's okay to switch to something else. The key is finding topics you find engaging based on past interests, then making reading a consistent part of daily life.

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    This document discusses ways for infrequent readers to develop a regular reading habit. It suggests finding short periods of free time throughout the day, such as while commuting or waiting, to do small amounts of reading. It also recommends always keeping a book with you so these short windows can be used productively. Further, it says not to get discouraged if you aren't fully enjoying a book, as it's okay to switch to something else. The key is finding topics you find engaging based on past interests, then making reading a consistent part of daily life.

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    You are going to read an article about reading.

    Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-l for each
    part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. There is an example at
    the beginning (0).

    T U R NINGOVER

    a new leaf

    Do you only ever read on holiday? David Mills tells infrequent page-turners how to keep going all year.

    I The importance of reading


    Nobody would argue that reading books is a bad thing.
    We may feel that Arnold Bennett was going slightly over
    the top when he said that the man who does not read
    books 'is merely not born. He cant see; he cant hear; he
    s cant feel, in any full sense. He can only eat his dinner', but
    more often than not, we would agree, reading a book is
    normally better than watching television. So, most of us
    would really quite like to read.
    0

    read, and a plane to catch. Rather than spend a two-week


    holiday lumbered with a 900-page book I pulled the last
    100 pages out and took them with me.

    There are 1 06,000 books published in Britain every year.


    The best of seven centuries worth of literature is
    published in paperback. There has to be something you
    would like. Identifying it may take time. Be guided by
    what you have enjoyed in the past and branch out
    J 35 from there; Roald Dahl? Then try R.L. Stine. Stephen King?
    A recent government survey of what we actually do Then try Clive Barker. Agatha Christie? Then try Patricia
    Highsmith or Ruth Rendell.
    io revealed that the average woman spends the equivalent
    of only five days a year reading (the average man four
    ]
    days), compared to 56 days watching television. Cutting I 5 1
    down on time spent in front of the box should give you If you are not particularly enjoying a book, you are
    some spare hours, and if you are male youre even luckier. guaranteed to find 143 other things to do instead of
    is The same survey also discovered that the average man 4o reading. Consequently, it will take months to finish and
    spends 1 7 days a year doing nothing at all.
    put you off picking up another. When you find this
    happening, stop reading this book and start another
    2 J
    ] immediately.
    If you examine your day for reading opportunities, you
    i
    will discover lots of free time. Standing at the bus stop, 1 6 1
    travelling by train, over lunch, in the dentist's waiting Most people usually go to bed because they are tired.
    20 room, queuing up for things: the occasional 1 0-20 -is Why then do so many of them also think it would be the
    ideal time to read? Reading is tiring - it is mental exercise.
    minutes here and there quickly add up. But the time will
    Either you will fall asleep after two pages, or your brain
    fly if you always have your book with you.
    will become so stimulated you will have insomnia.
    30

    __ _
    __

    rrr

    I
    Books are there to be read.You can generally buy classics 1 7 |
    for l,so don't be overprotective with them. Read in the If you want to be part of 3,000 years of civilization (and
    25 bath (in the shower may not be such a good idea). I once so speculation about what happened before that) then get
    found myself with 75 pages of a Dickens novel left to reading. Otherwise, stick to eating dinner.

    Some people believe that electronic media will eventually replace books. Do you agree?
    GUIDE

    Extensive reading is essential not only for your reading skills but also to help build vocabulary and
    grammatical knowledge which you can use when you are writing and speaking. Think about your
    reading from now until the First Certificate exam and fill in the details below.
    1

    How many hours per week could you spend reading at home?

    What would be the best times for you to read at home?

    _
    How much extra reading time would that give you? _
    Where can you get reading materials in English from? _
    Which books would you like to read as simplified, graded readers? _

    What other kinds of reading can help you learn English? _

    __

    Where else could you read? (see part 2 of the text above)

    UNIT 4 Taking it easy

    39

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