Mychallengeforyouisthis:toreadabookfor15minuteseverysingledayforamonth.
Letmeexplainabitbytellingyouwherethechallengecamefrom.Ihavemanythingsincommonwithmydadlikemusictasteandsenseofhumorbutsadlyreadingisn’toneofthem.Icanhappilyspendawholedaywithabookbutmydadcan’treadabookforlongerthanabout5minutes.Hereadsemailswebsitesandpapersforworkbutnotbooks.He’sbusysoIthinksittingdowntoreadforjust15minutesadayisagoodwaytorelaxandtointroducehimtoreading.
Mydadisbynomeanstheonlypersonwhoavoidsbooks.IknowlotsofpeoplewouldratherrelaxontheircomputersorinfrontoftheTV.EveryoneisdifferentandhastheirowninterestsbutIthinkthere’relotsofbenefitstoreadingwhichscreen-basedactivitiesdon’thave.
Firstlyit’sbetterforyoureyes.Lookingatscreenscanbeverystressfulforyoueyemusclesandclearlyyoushouldavoidlookingatscreensforanhourbeforebedtogetagoodnight’ssleep.
OnethingIpersonallylovereadingisbeingtransportedtoanotherworld—Iwouldoftenforgetthetimeorthingsaroundme!Readingisagreatwaytoswitchoffbeforeyougotobedbecauseyouthinkmoreabouttheworldofthebookratherthantherealworldsoyoucantrulyrelax.IknowyoucanbetransportedtoadifferentworldinafilmoraTVshowbutIthinkbooksdoitbetter.
Ialsoenjoyhearingwhatpeoplearedoingandfindingoutwhattheythink.Readinggivesmethechancetogettoknowhundredsofnewpeople!Italsoteachesyoutoseethingsfromotherpeople’spointofviewandunderstandotherpeople’sdecisionsoropinions.Withabookyoucanheareverythingacharacteristhinkingorfeeling—youreallycanbeinsidesomeoneelse’shead!
Sogiveitago!Take15minuteswhenyou’rewakingupgoingtobedeatingtoomuchorhavingacoffee.Ifyoureadalotwhynottry15minutesofanEnglishbookorpassthechallengeontosomeoneelse?Goodluckandhappyreading!
21. Theauthorgivestheexampleofhisfatherinthetexttoshow___________.
A.hisfatherisverybusy B.readingisveryimportanttous
C.hisfatherlikesreading D.manypeoplehavenohabitofreading
22. Theau