Unit 8

British peple read a lot.

They read books, newspapers and magazines. A quarter of the population reads more than 20 books each year.

The British Library is one of the world's greatest libraries. The Queen opened tis new building in 1998. It's got books of course, but also sound recording, music, maps, newspapers and mgazines. 

People predicted that radio,  then television, then the internet would kill reading, but it el still a very popular acivity and necessary.