Influence of the technical progress on the reading activity of the British nation. Was done by the pupil of the 9 th form Simashko Valeriya Leader – Flintuk. - презентация

1 Influence of the technical progress on the reading activity of the British nation. Was done by the pupil of the 9 th form Simashko Valeriya Leader – Flintuk I.G

2 The aim of my research is to know and get a deeper knowledge in this topic. The aim of my research is to know influence of the technical progress on the reading activity of the British nation, and get a deeper knowledge in this topic.

3 . Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. (Richard Steele) different opinions on reading important Not important, -it is the perfect way to make fun -to relax -not to be alone -helps discover new things, -explores new ideas -expends outlook. -teaches how to escape from everyday life problems. -it is boring -takes too much time -hurts eyes -it gives a headache -It is easier to watch TV or video

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5 different ways of getting new information Television Radio The Internet Reading books Reading Newspaper and magazines

6 Role of television in the peoples life Wonderful source of information: TV channels show a great variety of programmes: documentaries and current affairs programmes, feature films and comedies, soaps and police series, concerts and talk shows. The best way to spend free time 99% British homes have a TV-set Every person watches TV 26 hours a week.

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9 The British radio

10 The Internet another important source of information. It is a computer system that allows millions of people around the world to receive and exchange information about almost everything. According to the statistics there are 10 million Internet users in the UK

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14 for detailed sports reports for horoscopes for the news to see whats on TV for other reasons reasons why people buy periodicals

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16 Types of the British newspapers Quality Contain political, industrial and cultural news Devote pages to finance matters and business Have an undramatic design with long articles Guardian, Independent, the Times, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph. Tabloids Have short articles about the private lives of famous people Give information about films, concerts Report the latest scandal or gossip in the private lives of famous people: Daily Mail, Daily Express, Today, Daily Mirror, Daily Star, Sun

17 Magazines For teenagers For adults Radio Times and TV Times. Then comes the Readers Digest. What Car? The Radio Times and TV Times list details of the weeks television and radio programmes. The Readers Digest is a collection of features on a wide variety of subjects.

18 With so many modern forms of finding information, such as radio, TV and the Internet, people read fewer books, newspapers and magazines. Nowadays, most people consider television and the Internet their most important source of information, and a majority ranks them as the most believable news source. In my opinion, we cant say exactly which source of information is the best. It depends on what kind of information you need. However, I dont think we should forget the educational value of reading a good book