Read and listen to the blog post. What is the writer's main argument? Choose the correct answer. (Đọc và nghe bài viết trên blog. Lập luận chính của nhà văn là gì? Chọn
1 (trang 54 SBT Tiếng Anh 8 Friends plus): Read and listen to the blog post. What is the writer's main argument? Choose the correct answer. (Đọc và nghe bài viết trên blog. Lập luận chính của nhà văn là gì? Chọn câu trả lời đúng.)
Bài nghe:
a. Making books is cheaper than making films.
b. People who don't read books are lazy.
c. You use your imagination more when you read.
The book or the film?
The film was OK, but I enjoyed the book more. How often do you hear people say this as they're leaving the cinema? I have to admit, I've said it many times!
A. Over the years, I've tried to get excited about film adaptations of novels. And there have been lots of famous ones to choose from: The Hunger Games, The Fault in Our Stars, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, as well as the massive hits, Twilight and Harry Potter.
B. Often the films are fantastic. A huge amount of money is spent on the special effects. They're nearly as amazing as the ones I imagine in my head, for free, when I read the book.
C. For me, this is the big difference between reading and watching a story. In a film, I'm shown someone else's idea of how the characters and the places look.
D. When I read, on the other hand, I share the hero's thoughts, and see the world the author describes. Reading is a creative activity. And there's only one thing that can prevent me from using my imagination: watching the film first!
E. So, I always download the book before watching the film. And while I might see the film weeks after my friends, I know I'll see a fascinating version of the story-in my own imagination-first.