Гроза, 9. Students book. Unit 9. Lesson 1-2. Exercise 5a

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Speaker 1: I like reading encyclopedias, though it surprises my friends. So what? I surprise them with curious facts I read about and sometimes 1 know more than my teachers do. I often win competitions at school and I have a lot of prizes at home.
Speaker 2: My favourite stories are horror stories. I read them because I like being scared. I particularly like descriptions of ghosts and monsters. The stories have lots of action in them, and some of the things that happen are really very strange.
Speaker 3: I hate reading if it’s not a sci-fi books. To me sci-fi not only predicts but influences the future – it makes us think! I like science fiction because it allows the author more freedom for the story. The writer can even create whole new worlds. Another advantage of science fiction is that different genres are often combined – adventure, romance, imaginary worlds. Sci-fi is something we wish would happen.