Before we read the first reading of Unit 7 in Skillful, "Survival", take a few minutes to think about and write down your ideas about a couple of questions on reading.
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My question for readers
Respond to these two questions in one comment:
- What do you read?
- What do you do when you read?
Note that these questions are not about reading English: they are both about reading generally. Especially for the second question, it's probably a good idea to spend a couple of minutes thinking before you start writing, perhaps two minutes out of the allowed ten minutes.
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- I haven't paraphrased or cited anyone's ideas, so there is no need for a reference citation.
I usually read the blog in facebook. When I read, I'm looking for information that I want. But in this case, I just read for fun and not too serious. If I notice something that seem to annoy me, I would skip it. Because facebook is not the media to rely on every information, that is a reason I just use it for entertainment. So the media I use to seek for the reliable news is BBC News or radio that is not fake news or information for sure. However, everything has three side: their side, our side, and real side. So I still have to carefully think about it that it is really true, not to believe everything I hear.
ReplyDeleteI usually read news on newspapers and the websites. I usually spend my free time to update the world information from these things. News allow you to know about the world now situations. We need to know about these things because it might have an effect on us in some ways.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read, I have to read at least twice to make sure that I do not miss any important idea. I need to look at the pictures in the news too because it might help me to understand the main idea. Sometimes if it too long to read at once, I will take a rest for a few minutes before continue reading.
I have read a lot since I was in primary school. I read magazines such as The Economist, New Scientist and Scientific American. I read novels by literary and popular authors. I like Patrick White and Jane Austen even more than I enjoy John Grisham or J.K. Rowling. I also read at least a couple of newspapers daily, mainly The Bangkok Post, The New York Times and The Sydney Morning Herald. These days, most of this reading is done on a screen, either my computer or a tablet, but if I'm stuck somewhere waiting with nothing to do, I also read on my phone.
ReplyDeleteWhat do I do when I'm reading? This depends on what I'm reading. If it's non-fiction, I ask myself whether it sounds right or not. For example, if I'm reading a philosophy article in a journal or somewhere, I want to check that every step in the writers argument is logical and believable. I also worry about how believable things are in fiction, but it's a different sort of believable: do the characters seem real? Is the story too silly? Is it consistent? I really hated Dan Brown's awful The da Vinci Dode because the characters seemed too silly to take seriously, and their dialogue was not very believable. The story was also too messy with amazing coincidence after amazing coincidence. Homer tells a vastly better story, with perfectly believable gods interacting with his human characters.
I like read, and I read a lot (to be honest, I try to do it).I like to read some of internet magazines, of course, I prefer to chose sources on Russian. I like it because when I read it I can think about our real life, and I can understand a real problems of our society. That's quite interesting for me to know some information about Russia, because all my family there, and I'm worry about them a lot. I have to understand what is the economic situation in the country. I work with Russian tourists, and this information very important to me.
ReplyDeleteI also like to read books. Firstly, it can be funny for you< but I love the smell. Now we have a lot of opportunity to find e-books. But not for me, I prefer the real book! I like to read because when I read I can rest. I can spend my time in others life with the Little prince or conquering Everest with famous mountaineers. That's important for me in our busy life!
I Like to read novel books, art magazine (sometimes science magazine), things about nature and things on social.Further more, When I read I look for inspiration for my creative art work and often learn new words and observe the way the writer use to express and organized their idea. Because recently I desire to learn how to write in academic. So reading is not just for entertain myself as before.
ReplyDeleteActually, I don't like reading. I prefer watching and listening. However, I have just started reading one book named The Alchemist because My friend recommended that it is a very good book and you will realize that what is your goal after finishing reading. I am not sure about the story much because I have read only 10-20 pages. The book tells story about one shepherd who has a dream to go to one place, but there are many obstacles to go there.
ReplyDeleteI usually read novels because it amuse me and give me imagination. When I read novels, I almost cut everything around me - noisy sound, people who sit nearby, or even my problem that I have been thinking before I start to read. It is kind of I let myself into another world. Sometime, I feel enoy when someone interupt my reading while the story is in climax.
ReplyDeleteI enjoying reading film magazines.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read, especially, in English. I usually look at what is a structure of the sentence. I also look at how they use vocabulary and try to interpret the idea that the author used.