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b) Use the topical vocabulary in answering the questions: 
1. Can you remember at all the first books you had? 2. Did anyone read bedtime stories to 
you? 3. You formed the reading habit early in life, didn't you? What sorts of books did 
you prefer? 4. What English and American children's books can you name? Have you got 
any favourites? 5. Is it good for children to read fanciful stories which are an escape from 
the harsh realities of life? Should they be encouraged to read more serious stuffs as 
"sound preparation for life"? 6. How do you select books to read for pleasure? Do you 
listen to advice? Do the physical characteristics matter? Such as bulky size, dense print, 
loose pages, notations on the margins, beautiful/gaudy illustrations etc.? 7. Do you agree 
with the view that television is gradually replacing reading? 8. Is it possible for television 
watching not only to discourage but actually to inspire reading? 9. Some teachers say it is 
possible to discern among the young an in-sensitivity to nuances of language and an 
inability to perceive more than just a story? Do you think it's a great loss? 10. What do 
you think of the educational benefits of "scratch and sniff‖ books that make it possible 
for young readers to experience the

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fragrance of the garden and the atmosphere of a zoo? 11. What kind of literacy will be 
required of the global village citizens of the 21st century? 
c) There is some evidence to suggest that the concentration of young children
today is greatly reduced 
compared with that of similar children only 20 years ago. Do yon agree with the view that unwillingness to 
tackle printed texts that offer a challenge through length and complexity has worked its way up through