Презентация по английскому языку на тему "Ways of exploring the world" 9 класс

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Ways of exploring the world

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There are many ways of exploring the world.

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Previously the choice of the means of exploring the world was rather limited. It was confined to books and meeting other people. Transport was poorly developed to allow people to travel throughout the world without difficulties.

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With the appearance of newspapers in the 17-th century people had a chance to learn about current events more quickly.
The technical progress of the 21-st century has made our planet a small world.

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Books are considered to be a traditional way of learning about the world around us

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With the help of books we can almost eyewitness the major historical events, the way people lived in distant epochs.

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The stories about an ideal society were written by Plato, Thomas Moor, Adam Smith.

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Travelling as a way of learning also has a long tradition. In the past travelling was the final stage of the education of aristocrats. Lord Byron described his journey in his poem "Childe Harolde".

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It is very useful to visit different countries and get familiar with different cultures.
Now a person travels in order to learn more about the culture of the country he is visiting and compare the real life of the people with the information given in the books.

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For example, the pictures of the great painters given in the albums do not show the size, colour or emotion of the paintings.

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Millions of people move from their own countries. By mountain biking or skiing, flying into outerspace, feeding sharks or just sight seeing people explore both themselves and the world around them.

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Another phenomenon of the 21-st century is the Internet. It is a brand-new way of exploring the world.

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The Internet is the global communication system. With its help a person can find friends, who share his interests and tastes in any part of the world.

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People can not imagine their life without mass media. They are one more source of information. Mass media give not only the current information about the situation in the world. They impose certain values on contemporary man.

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I cannot say which way of getting information is the best. It depends upon various factors. Sometimes it is necessary to travel to get more information. I think that books continue to be the best and the most traditional way of getting information. We cannot deny that to get information through the Internet is very convenient. As for me, I think that all the above mentioned manners are useful and important. It is impossible for me to chose one way at the expense of others.

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Why do people travel?
to discover new places

to see the sights

to make friends

to meet people

to know customs, traditions
to visit new places

to learn a language

to know the history, culture

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Thank you for your attention!