Why read books, not screens?
6 Minute English
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đď¸ 25 July 2024
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Summary
Why is it better to read from a book than a screen? Phil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
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| 0:00.0 | 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. |
| 0:05.0 | Hello, this is 6 minute English from BBC learning English. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm Phil and I'm Georgie. For me there's nothing like reading a book. I love |
| 0:16.7 | turning the pages and the smell of the paper but nowadays the fact is that much of the time we read from electronic screens not paper. |
| 0:26.2 | Yes, like Georgie, I love books. I also find that too much screen time hurts my eyes, but the availability of digital |
| 0:34.8 | information means that I end up reading from screens most days. |
| 0:39.2 | So apart from sore eyes, is this a problem? |
| 0:43.1 | Is reading from screens harmless, |
| 0:45.0 | or could it be damaging us in some way, |
| 0:47.6 | such as reducing our attention span, |
| 0:50.2 | the length of time that someone can keep |
| 0:52.1 | concentrated on what they are doing. |
| 0:54.4 | That's what we'll be discussing in this program and of course we'll be learning some useful |
| 0:59.2 | new vocabulary too. |
| 1:00.6 | Great, but first it's time for my question. |
| 1:05.0 | Whether you prefer paper or screens, as humans we're now reading more words than ever before. |
| 1:12.3 | So, how many words does the average person read a day? Is it A 50,000 |
| 1:20.6 | words? B, a hundred thousand words, or C, 200,000 words. |
| 1:25.0 | I'll guess it's 50,000 words a day. |
| 1:28.0 | Okay, Georgie, we'll find out the correct answer later in the program. Of course there's |
| 1:36.8 | little doubt that any kind of reading is good for you. Here's Cressida Cowle, author of the How to Train Your Dragon Children's Books, speaking with BBC ideas. |
| 1:48.0 | Reading brings three magical powers. |
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