3. Read the sentences А-Н. Read the dialogue and fill in the gaps with the sentences A-H. A. take much time
B. use your imagination
C. give them more opportunities for entertainment
D. dip into the exciting adventures of the main characters
E. spending so much time in front of the screen
F. differs from the book
G. finding all kinds of information on the Internet
H. educate and entertain us

Kate: Have you read 'Тhе Lost Symbol' bу Dan Brown, Mike?
Mike: No, as а matter of fact, I'm not fond of reading.
Kate: But why?
Mike: I'm used to (1) . I саn access news, documents, images, weather and sports reports and more. It's really more efficient and time-saving.
Kate: Aren't you tired of (2) ? Personally, I find reading much more pleasant. I love reading when I'm travelling, when I'm having meals or when I'm bored. А lot of people are fond of reading because books are our best teachers. They (3) .
Mikе: But when I come home after school, I'm too tired and I don't feel like reading. 1 think watching a film is much more interesting than reading а book. Besides, it doesn't (4) .
Kate: 1 can't agree with you. Reading books helps те relax апd forget about my problems. Reading ofteп relieves stress and makes me fee] happier. То my miпd, watching а film is easier than reading а book because you doп't have to (5) . I think that по screen version сап bе better than а book itself. Any movie director adds а little bit of himself to the film and sometimes changes the story completely. So even if the movie is well done, it (6) .
Mike: Nevertheless, teeпagers don't read much nowadays. They prefer listeпing to music or playing computer games. Computer games (7) . They сап explore complicated mazes, combat frightful creatures, overcome obstacles, operate various vehicles апd so оп. That's why they are not interested in reading any morе.
Кatе: Still, I'm sure the situation is not hopeless. For ехаmрlе, Harry Potter books made children all over the world forget about their computers and TV-sets :and (8) . Му little sister read “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” four times! Сап you imagine that?
Mike: Will you give me the book which you mentioned? I'd like to read it.
Kate: Of course I will!

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Lately computers have filled our life. now they are almost in each family. we have got used to them and we do not imagine our leisure without this miracle-machine. with the help of computers the internet has entered into our life. it became an integral part of a life of each person. now people cannot live a day without checking of mail and visiting their favourite sites. the internet is not only the assistant in daily work, it is also the other world in which there are mail boxes, libraries, photo galleries, games, shops. by means of the internet people can travel to different cities, visit tourist places, communicate with people. recently many people ask a question: " is the internet harmful or useful? ". i think, that on this question there is no certain answer. in fact on the one hand the internet is a very good and useful thing. and on the other hand it has many negative functions: dependence, the waste of time, money, health. certainly, the internet can be the excellent assistant in information search. but if we spend a lot of time on the internet we`ll have some problems. we lose a touch with the real world, get in a full dependence on a computer. i think, that it is important to learn to distinguish a side between a real life and a life on the internet. for that it is necessary to understand, what is really important on the internet and what is not . and then the internet will be not the terrible enemy, but the indispensable assistant.