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LearnEnglish Elementary Podcast Magazine No. 04
Section 5 - Your turn
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Section 5 is based on 'Your Turn'. It helps you to listen and understand people giving their opinions.
Suggestion: Look at the phrases that the people use. Sometimes they don't use complete sentences. Write down notes and then say what you think.
In ‘Your Turn’ you heard 5 people answer this question: Which do you prefer – the book or the film? What do you think?
Here are some things that people mentioned.
• You can use your imagination when you read a book
• A film shows you more than a book
• A film can spoil what you imagined when you read the book
• Books can take a long time to read
• A film is more exciting than a book
• You have to work harder when you read a book
• A good, serious book is always better than the film
Which ones do you agree with? Which do you prefer – the book or the film? Go to the bottom of the page to write your text.
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Transcript
Ravi: We went out into the street to find out what people think about this question: “Which do you prefer – the book or the film?”
Tess: Book or film? For me, the book, but let’s hear what people said.
Voice 1: I definitely prefer the book. I love going to the cinema but if there’s a book and I’ve read it, then I never go to see the film. Reading books is all about imagination and the film spoils that. Like when you read a book and you can’t imagine the character because you keep thinking of, say, Brad Pitt’s face.
Voice 2: The film definitely. Look at Lord of the Rings. It’s a really long book. In fact it’s three long books – it takes months to read and with the film you get all the special effects and it looks fantastic – much more exciting than the books.
Voice 3: It depends. It depends on the book. If it’s a serious book by a good writer then the book is always better than the film but if it’s not a great book – a thriller or something like that – the film can be better than the book.
Voice 4: Uh, the book, for me. You have to work harder with a book – you have to make the pictures in your head but when it’s a good writer it’s like watching a film – you make the book into your own film, in your head, and everyone has a different film – that’s much better!
Voice 5: I think I prefer films. You get more from a film. In a book you only get the story and you have to imagine how things look. In a film you get the story and you get the actors and music and everything. For example, if a film is set in Japan you get to see Japan. I’ve never been to Japan – I can’t imagine it! A film shows you more.
Tess: Well, I disagree with him but there were some interesting opinions there.
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