Hi everyone! How would you talk about this? I'd love to hear your ideas on it. Feel free to write them in the comments, or consider joining me over on Telegram where you can leave both written and voice comments. Thanks a lot for your support. I hope this activity helps you Get Speaking English a little more confidently, fluently and accurately. Here's the transcript: Idea 1 - Well, to be honest, I prefer e-readers. They are better for reading on the go[1]. I can simply slip[2] it into my bag and always have something to occupy my time[2] with whenever I'm stuck waiting for something to happen. Idea 2 - Well, I detest[3] e-readers and the like, so I tend to read physical books. It's almost comforting or nostalgic[4]... you can't replicate that feeling with a device. Idea 3 - I'm definitely a fan of old-school books. For starters, you can annotate[5] them or dog-ear[6] the pages... you can't really do that with an e-reader. I like to make notes for studying later and I find it more challenging to do digitally. Idea 4 - While I prefer the tactile[7] experience of reading real books, I find myself using my tablet more. I think it's due to the vast array of[8] books available online... You can find anything. Idea 5 - I'm somewhat torn between the two[9]... On one hand, I can take my e-reader anywhere, but on the other hand, I enjoy reading physical books before going to bed... it enhances the quality of my sleep[10] when I do it. Here are the vocabulary notes: [1] to slip something into something else - to put it in easily and quickly [2] to occupy your time - to keep yourself busy [3] to detest something - to strongly dislike or hate something [4] nostalgic - a feeling of happiness or being sentimental while remembering past events or experiences [5] to annotate something - to add notes or comments to a text [6] to dog-ear pages - to fold over the corner of a book's pages so you can remember your place [7] tactile - related to touch [8] a vast array of something - a very large selection [9] to be town between two things - to be unable to decide [10] to enhance the quality of your sleep (a collocation)
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Hi everyone! How would you talk about this? I'd love to hear your ideas on it. Feel free to write them in the comments, or consider joining me over on Telegram where you can leave both written and voice comments.
Thanks a lot for your support. I hope this activity helps you Get Speaking English a little more confidently, fluently and accurately.
Here's the transcript:
Idea 1 - Well, to be honest, I prefer e-readers. They are better for reading on the go[1]. I can simply slip[2] it into my bag and always have something to occupy my time[2] with whenever I'm stuck waiting for something to happen.
Idea 2 - Well, I detest[3] e-readers and the like, so I tend to read physical books. It's almost comforting or nostalgic[4]... you can't replicate that feeling with a device.
Idea 3 - I'm definitely a fan of old-school books. For starters, you can annotate[5] them or dog-ear[6] the pages... you can't really do that with an e-reader. I like to make notes for studying later and I find it more challenging to do digitally.
Idea 4 - While I prefer the tactile[7] experience of reading real books, I find myself using my tablet more. I think it's due to the vast array of[8] books available online... You can find anything.
Idea 5 - I'm somewhat torn between the two[9]... On one hand, I can take my e-reader anywhere, but on the other hand, I enjoy reading physical books before going to bed... it enhances the quality of my sleep[10] when I do it.
Here are the vocabulary notes:
[1] to slip something into something else - to put it in easily and quickly
[2] to occupy your time - to keep yourself busy
[3] to detest something - to strongly dislike or hate something
[4] nostalgic - a feeling of happiness or being sentimental while remembering past events or experiences
[5] to annotate something - to add notes or comments to a text
[6] to dog-ear pages - to fold over the corner of a book's pages so you can remember your place
[7] tactile - related to touch
[8] a vast array of something - a very large selection
[9] to be town between two things - to be unable to decide
[10] to enhance the quality of your sleep (a collocation)
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Thank you, that is a great deal of help